Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam

Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam
Studio album by Gorgoroth
Released 19 June 2006 (2006-06-19)
Recorded January–May 2005, March–April 2006
Genre Black metal
Length 31:39
Label Regain
Producer Herbrand Larsen
Gorgoroth chronology
Twilight of the Idols
(2003)
Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam
(2006)
Bergen 1996
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]

Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was released on 19 June 2006 by Regain Records.[3] This was the only Gorgoroth album on which all of the lyrics and music were written by Gaahl and King ov Hell, and was the last to feature both members[4] It also marked the return of drummer Frost and was the last Gorgoroth album that he appeared on. It was nominated for Norway's 2006 Spellemann award in the "Metal" category.[5] It is the first Gorgoroth album with no Norwegian lyrics.

In November 2007, Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam was reissued with a slightly different cover and a DVD containing the "Carving a Giant" music video and another video documenting how the album was recorded.[6][7]

Title and artwork

The title is a Latin term meaning "for the greater glory of Satan". It is a mutation of the Society of Jesus motto "Ad majorem Dei gloriam", meaning "for the greater glory of God". It contains a grammatical error, however, as "Sathanas" is typically declined as a first declension masculine noun, where its genitive (possessive) form would correctly be "Sathanae".[8] It was conceived by Infernus after he read an article about the organisation.[9]

The cover artwork was taken from the 1850 painting Dante and Virgil in Hell by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.[10][11]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Gaahl; all music composed by King ov Hell.

No. Title Length
1. "Wound Upon Wound"   3:30
2. "Carving a Giant"   4:10
3. "God Seed (Twilight of the Idols)"   4:14
4. "Sign of an Open Eye"   4:04
5. "White Seed"   4:36
6. "Exit"   3:30
7. "Untamed Forces"   2:37
8. "Prosperity and Beauty"   4:54
Total length:
31:39

Personnel

Gorgoroth

Additional personnel

  • Thomas Eberger – mastering

Engineering

  • Geir Luedy – drums at Lydriket Studio, Bergen; January 2005
  • Svein Solberg – guitar & bass at Steel Production Studio, Spydeberg; May 2005
  • Herbrand Larsen – vocals and mixing at Earshot Studio, Bergen; March 2006

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.