True Norwegian Black Metal - Live in Grieghallen

Infobox Album | Name = True Norwegian Black Metal - Live in Grieghallen
Type = live
Artist = Gorgoroth


Released = June 23, 2008
Recorded = 2007/2008
Genre = Black metal
Length = 31:13
Label = Regain Records
Producer =
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Last album = "Black Mass Krakow 2004" (2008)
This album = "True Norwegian Black Metal - Live in Grieghallen" (2008)
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"True Norwegian Black Metal - Live in Grieghallen" is Gorgoroth's first full-length live album. It was recorded live in studio at Grieghallen Lydstudio in Bergen and Threeman Recordings in Stockholm. The songs featured on the album represent the most commonly played songs in Gorgoroth's live set. The cover design by Magnus Wohlfart is radically different from the last three full-length albums, being more reminiscent of the cover of the 1997 album Under the Sign of Hell. Most of the album was recorded before the band split into two opposing factions, with guitarist and original member Infernus on one side and vocalist Gaahl and bassist King on the other. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82875 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GORGOROTH Begins Work On Live Album ] ] The bass for this album was later re-recorded by Infernus. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=98125 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GORGOROTH: Complete 'Live In Grieghallen' Details Revealed ] ] The album was released by Regain Records, despite the fact that King and Gaahl stated in December 2007 that they would not continue working with the label [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87015 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GORGOROTH's GAAHL, KING Retain Ownership Of Band's Name And Logo ] ] , as the label had previously released a statement in support of Infernus. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86725 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Record Label Takes Guitarist's Side In GORGOROTH Name Dispute ] ] Infernus dedicated the album to the late Jon Nödtveidt of Dissection.

Controversy

In July 2008, the Gaahl and King fronted version of Gorgoroth posted a MySpace bulletin announcing that "Swedish court authorities (Malmø tingrett) have sided with Gorgoroth copyright holders Gaahl and King" against Regain Records in halting the distribution of the album. According to the bulletin, Regain Records had "illegally removed King's bass tracks and mixed the recordings without the knowledge of Gaahl and King". King and Gaahl claimed that Regain Records thus broke their contract with them. The bulletin also announced that they plan on taking further action against Regain Records. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101702 GORGOROTH's GAAHL, KING Force REGAIN RECORDS To Stop Distribution Of 'Live In Greighallen' - July 27, 2008] ]

The following day, Regain Records released a response to the announcement, stating that the ceasing and sales of marketing was "only an interemistic decision made by the court to stop all actions in regards of the album" until "the case is settled and there's no verdict made on the matter yet". [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101801 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - REGAIN RECORDS Issues Statement Regarding GORGOROTH 'Live In Grieghallen' Dispute ] ] On August 12, 2008, Infernus issued a statement saying that this conflict would be decided in another to-be-announced trial in Malmö, Sweden; until then, a temporary injunction has stopped Regain Records from promoting and distributing the album. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=102676 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Guitarist Infernus Vows to Continue Fightover Gorgoroth Name] ]

Track listing

# "Bergtrollets hevn" - 3:16
#*Originally appeared on Antichrist
# "Destroyer" - 2:50
#*Originally appeared on Destroyer
# "The Rite of Infernal Invocation" - 3:37
#*Originally appeared on Under the Sign of Hell
# "Forces of Satan Storms" - 4:34
#*Originally appeared on Twilight of the Idols
# "Possessed (by Satan)" - 5:07
#*Originally appeared on Antichrist
# "Unchain My Heart!!!" - 4:28
#*Originally appeared on Incipit Satan
# "Profetens Åpenbaring" - 4:21
#*Originally appeared on Under the Sign of Hell
# "Revelation of Doom" - 3:00
#*Originally appeared on Under the Sign of Hell

Credits

*Infernus - Guitars & bass
*Gaahl - vocals
*Teloch - Session guitars
*Garghuf - Session drums

All music and lyrics by Infernus, except track 1 (lyrics by Hat), track 2 (music by Tormentor) and track 4 (music by King).

Recorded live in studio in 2007 and 2008. Engineered by Pytten at Grieghallen Studios in Bergen and Nico Elgstrand of Entombed at Threeman Recordings in Stockholm. All bass re-recorded by Infernus at Threeman Recordings. Mixed by Nico Elgstrand. Mastered at Cutting Room in Stockholm by Infernus and Mats Lindfors. [ [http://www.gorgoroth.info/tnbm.htm Gorgoroth - Albums ] ] [ [http://www.regainrecords.com/regainrecords-NEW/viewItem.php?id=266 ::Regain Records:: ] ] [ [http://www.gorgoroth.info/menu.html Gorgoroth official website ] ]

Trivia

*Gaahl only did the vocals on 3 of the original album versions of these tracks - "Destroyer", "Unchain My Heart!!!" and "Forces of Satan Storms". Hat did the vocals on the original album version of "Bergtrollets hevn", and Pest did the vocals on the original album versions of the remaining 4 tracks.
*Infernus played bass on 5 of the original album versions of these tracks, found on "Antichrist", "Under the Sign of Hell" and "Destroyer". King ov Hell provided the bass for the original album versions of "Unchain My Heart!!!" and "Forces of Satan Storms", and Ares did the bass on the original album version of "Revelation of Doom".
*Session guitarist Teloch continued touring with the Gaahl-fronted version of the band after the split. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=85501 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GORGOROTH In Nottingham; Video Available ] ]

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