Metal Mythos: GORGOROTH

The DEFINITIVE career retrospective of Gorgoroth is here. Strap in for spikes, leather, and.................................. Satan.
(Dedicated to the memory of Frank "Bøddel" Watkins, 1968-2015)
Table of Carnage:
00:01:45 - Pentagram (1994)
00:05:06 - Antichrist (1996)
00:08:21 - Under the Sign of Hell (1997)
00:11:03 - Destroyer (1998)
00:13:16 - Incipit Satan (2000)
00:15:46 - Twilight of the Idols (2003)
00:18:59 - Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (2006)
00:23:08 - RANT: Gaahl & King vs. Infernus
00:26:28 - Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt (2009)
00:28:56 - Instinctus Bestialis (2015)

[@underthepale]

Anyone who says "screaming takes no talent" has never screamed.

[@Raaplexis55]

+underthepale This. Until they've spattered up blood after a full day of trying to imitate a fucking banshee shriek, they don't understand that it actually requires a buttfuckload of practice and and when not done right can ruin your vocal chords. This is why I stopped, I tore a lesion on my vocal chords and burst some of the blood vessels. Spit up a little blood in the sink and decided to shut down all pursuit of the sought Ringwraith screech.

[@gamezharks]

+Raaplexis thats pretty fucking metal

[@Mattowarrior777]

+underthepale screaming is for mallcore..growling is the term used for real extreme metal lol

[@michaelkeha]

+Raaplexis Dude have you considered that your range just isn't meant to go that high I sing with more of a bass octive range so I know I can't hit banshee wails but I sure as hell can bellow with enough force to make the floorboards shake.

[@DIY_Miracle]

Probably because they can't. Because they have no talent.

[@agostocobain2729]

Pentagram should do a album called Gorgoroth

[@sethrodrigues5142]

With Bobby Liebling.. Anything is possible! Haha 😂😂

[@minnesotapetecampbell6920]

Hmmmm.....interesting lol. We'll see what we can do ;)

[@bostontowny4life744]

The song “Gorgoroth” from Antichrist is probably the best Black Metal song ever made. The atmosphere. The guitars, the vocals, the clean vocals, everything was perfect. When I hear that song I envision a Wraith, walking through Funeral fog during a snow storm.

[@ciupenhauer]

the variety of that song is definitely mindblowing, as are the riffs

[@ciupenhauer]

@@XANTHURENIC who played bass on that album?

[@nunocarvalhoguerra7190]

Satan-Prometheus is the best BM song IMHO

[@lockandloadlikehell]

lol that was the gayest shit

[@a-kill-ez_896]

I'm getting every single time, since more than 20 years, a goose flesh with this song!

[@Metalogy101]

This is really nice, to hear my own voice at 01:45 on this video! It was a really pleasent experience interviewing Infernus. Cheers!!! :) (and thank you, btw)

[@lordnorthumberland277]

Just curious how'd you manage get an interview with Infernus? I presume he was on tour at the time but he's probably the most reclusive figure out of the big 90s black metal bands.

[@cccCCCccc123ccc]

Where can I find the interview?

[@therocinante3443]

You like hearing yourself. Gross.

[@lordnorthumberland277]

1:46 Pentagram 5:06 Antichrist 8:21 Under the Sign of Hell 11:03 Destroyer 13:16 Incipit Satan 15:46 Twilight of the Idols (15:58) 18:59 Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam 26:28 Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt 28:56 Instinctus Bestialis

[@coolatonten4894]

I think that Hat is the best Black Metal-vocalist ever. "Hat" means "hate" for they who dosen't know.

[@mariocolon495]

Coola Tönten yes he is, his pure hatred felt so authentic. His vocals in the intro to their sorcery written in blood demo is fucking inhuman

[@Kriegtalith]

Pest > Hat

[@raourotsukodoji3790]

I agree, he sounds veil.

[@datguitarplayer1656]

@@Kriegtalith shoes > hat

[@kanervatie]

Wrong, a hat is a head covering which is worn for various reasons, including protection against weather conditions, ceremonial reasons such as university graduation, religious reasons, safety, or as a fashion accessory.

[@stevens.700]

LOL "GUIDE ME." You know Gaahl contemplated going to prison again when VICE interviewed him in his little toilet-less las plagas town

[@astrokid7664]

yeah Gaahl would have probably done that , however, too much camera evidence. Gaahl is not going to incriminate himself. well then again.....

[@michaelkelley88]

no one in three years has congratulated you for that las plagas town line, i truly spat out my water. Very well said good sir lmao.

[@rufussamsquanch_6547]

@@michaelkelley88 that was some good shit

[@guerrillaradio9953]

He should've at least sacrificed the guide me kid to the dirt floor of his grandparents cabin.

[@joshuar3632]

Who conteplmtes prison?

[@volimNestea]

Mayhem's appropriately named Dead. I lost it.

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

But so true. Lol...ahem. I'm sorry for your loss, Norway.

[@marmadukecarruthers7398]

Dead was Swedish, but agreed

[@mohka136]

volimNestea He named himself dead because he belived he was alreday dead which he is now

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

FramptonComesUndead yeah, but he was black metal as fuck. Rolling around in rotting clothes, blowing his brains out. Apologizing for the brains in the suicide note. He was black metal beyond his own death.

[@randpaul7031]

+FramptonComesUndead He was infinitely better than that throat cancer chicken sounding fuck Attila

[@straightpimpin888]

I met Pest when he was teaching at Franklin county high school in TN, the guy was extremely cool and his insight on Gorgoroth was mind blowing.

[@mikenealon4042]

@Houston Paul rrrrrright???!!!

[@seal7144]

Wait, the fuck? When?

[@ciupenhauer]

so what was his insight on gorgoroth? sounds like something you should share

[@baalzagoroth4693]

@@ciupenhauer these guys always tell a bs story for likes and ignore when you ask questions

[@ciupenhauer]

@@baalzagoroth4693 it sounds like a copypasta tbh haha

[@Abysmii]

New at Hot Topic: Black Metal Suspenders!

[@bannor216]

dope

[@MCPunk55]

Well I'll say this much: I once tried Chester's 18 second scream in "Given Up" and I spent an entire weekend swallowing my own throat blood. Since then, my throat's been all sorts of fucked. Yeah kids, it takes years of practice before you can scream - or in Gorgoroth's case screech like a Banshee being raped by Molag Bal - without sending your throat to Satan's undead stew pot.

[@Daniel_Lynch]

Ha ha

[@Stonkish]

Maybe that's why none of the albums Gaahl was involved with is not available on Spotify. Maybe they are trying to distance themself from that era as much as possible by simply killing his work and deny the albums existence.

[@JSMCalder]

That's a shame because Twilight of the Idols is phenomenal album

[@manosassassin]

it's a kickass album though.

[@mostresticator5]

John Williams exactly

[@mostresticator5]

John Williams agreed. i have all four

[@joshuabeck6008]

Like being kicked out of Stalin's band

[@BazztheBazz]

I've never had an interest in black metal, but between this and your Mythos entry for Darkthrone, I've started to pick up an appreciation for the stuff. Thank you, good sir, for expanding my musical horizons.

[@lillosnx]

Hows the black metal appreciation going these days? :-)

[@LeoValen9]

David Lee Gorgoroth!

[@JohnSmith-rk6jy]

Literally fucking laughed out loud to that one! GOLD.

[@sataricon111]

we need an immortal episode.

[@joegoldburg4352]

"If this were 1983 and you were the Sisters of Mercy that would be edgy as FUCK my friend, but...its 1998 and this shit EATS"

[@guanjun1178]

Fuck yes.

[@3rdFloor666]

He probably won't because if you watched the Darkthrone video, Razorfist talked about how he hates Death Metal, and the best Black Metal influences for a Death Metal fan is either Marduk or Immortal, let's just hope that Razorfist doesn't discover that otherwise we won't get one lmao.

[@Igor-ug1uo]

... . . . . . . . . Satan....

[@stevensatanas9406]

- - - - JESHAUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@OptionallySavage]

* takes girly sip of supermarket merlot *

[@GorgorothBergen-ns7il]

INCIPIT

[@slashismyhommie8182]

@@OptionallySavage Idk, this host us too douchey radio voice via mid 90s. Even radio rock has moved on from that douchey over selling voice. I guess there's a group of teenagers who weren't exposed to that who actually like this channel?

[@camiloth9953]

jajajaja

[@TrumpImmortal]

Gorgoroth plays. Auto generated subtitles: [Laughter]

[@TonyDiaz.]

"BLACK METAL IS ALL ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS, SUBTLY IS NOT ONE OF THEM"... Perfect quote! Love Black Metal!

[@overzhitz]

"hat", in Norwegian, means "hate", btw.

[@TheRageaholic]

+JC Denton - I prefer the existential depravity of 'Pussywillow'.

[@TheDeesotilio]

+The Rageaholic he's right. And it's pronounced "hot," not "hat"

[@TheRageaholic]

Joel Zuidema You... you seriously missed the fact that it's a joke? I translated Norwegian song titles in this video, and you think I don't know what 'Hat' translates into?

[@TheDeesotilio]

+The Rageaholic I caught the joke, I was more jumping on your pronunciation ;)

[@ENTERPLAYSTUDIO]

+The Rageaholic + Please PLEASE....can the next episode be on Devin Townsend? PLEEAAAAASSEEEE!!! He is the most interesting, most talented, most uncompromising and original artist to have ever graced the metal community, and even his later work with DTP and his solo stuff (while not all metal, but neither is Michael Jackson) he would make for ONE HELL of an episode!!!

[@WarPigs413]

Please do a mythos on DEATH.

[@raykiller545]

+WarPigs413 I'd fucking love that!

[@cyrusdoce9896]

+WarPigs413 Well Rageholic kinda or really hates death metal so that might not be possible.

[@WarPigs413]

Cyrus Doce I know.. But there is something different and special about Death. They're not your typical death metal band.

[@finismalorum9746]

+WarPigs413 All their albums except Scream Bloody Gore are generic vapid shit.

[@palagius9149]

+WarPigs413 I think I remember once in the Hate-bit Podcast Razorfist said he likes early Death.

[@metalmaniacal]

"Pentagram" is their best album.

[@JJ-006]

Ad majorem

[@2000Doriyas]

That or Under the Sign

[@ebmdude]

Please make more metal/music mythos .I've watched and rewatched these more times than I can count

[@lllFeanorlll]

I like Sign of an Open Eye, despite everything going on at that time.

[@iamalpharius9483]

Feanor was the worst thing that ever happened to the elves and middle earth. 🧝‍♂️

[@anfie2495]

The song is an anthem.

[@mrfleisch1636]

@@cccCCCccc123ccc alternate.

[@cccCCCccc123ccc]

@@mrfleisch1636 👍🏻

[@Verdreztruch]

@@iamalpharius9483 nah! the valars were shit assholes all the time

[@Gameviewsblog]

Holy shit Razor! when you said slottet i det fjerne, i actually understood what you were saying O.o that is by far some of the best Norwegian pronounciation i've ever heard by a foreigner that doesn't speak the language. well done sir.

[@emjaaaay]

Satur9_ in_Capricorn "Castle in the distance" Love from Norway!

[@emjaaaay]

Satur9_ in_Capricorn haha, he asked you to fight and when you didn't understand him he apologized? 😂

[@ourvaluesarewhoweareinadem4093]

The track "Gorgoroth" is one of the most beautiful pieces of music to come out of black metal.

[@ideasarebulletpr00f]

My introduction to black metal was through Dimmu Borgir. Before everyone shits their pants I had never heard any black metal before and living in a small town with no internet I was lucky to have found them at 2am on some mtv late night metal something-or-other back when Mtv still played music. I still love Dimmu Borgir I know they may not be "true" black metal anymore but they kicked ass in my opinion, I can listen to Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia over and over again.

[@JSMCalder]

IdeasAreBulletPr00f I agree. I could listen to PEM and DeathCult Armageddon all day

[@HeroSword_P]

Any douchebag who slams you for not listening to "true" anything isn't worthy of being acknowledged.

[@DefaultName-du3kr]

Stormblast from 1996 still gets regular play from me. The new stuff not so much.

[@andrewamp1]

Same here, Dimmu Borgir's enthrone Darkness triumphant was my first take on black metal.

[@ajaxtelamonian5134]

Burzum for me. But respect your courage.

[@Vraetzught]

Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam will stay one of my favorite Gorgoroth albums, but that has probably more to do with the fact it was one of the first Black Metal albums I got my hands on as a teenager.

[@cccCCCccc123ccc]

Steampunker X Thank you! I like the songs better when they are played live, like at Wacken 08. Probably the best black metal show ever. Whoever mixed that show should be praised!

[@lildemon6816]

Like bruh Carving a giant is such an amazing song.

[@TrenchcoatNinja3]

Sign of an open eye is still my favorite of that album.

[@Feminismisfornobody]

are we going to get a bathory metal mythos?

[@oliverhayhoe]

Judging by his shirt collection, most definitely

[@amixofeverything]

+Feminism is for nobody I fucking hope so. There'd be no Black Metal if there were no Bathory.

[@dantasticmania8728]

+West Is Best Yes that is not only true but factual.

[@amixofeverything]

***** Racism aside...that all depends on what you consider Black Metal. I'd definitely say they were proto Black Metal. They coined the term. They didn't exactly sing like Iron Maiden. But they were more Thrash than Black Metal. Bathory...Quorthon more accurately, really invented the sound of Black Metal as we know it today. Not did he start the black and white album covers (debut), but he sung in that Satanic voice. And although his first album was more extreme thrash, his third album was definitely what we know today as Black Metal. And then, holy shit, he went on to invent Viking Metal. Bathory is WAYYYYYYY under appreciated in the history of heavy metal.

[@palagius9149]

+West Is Best - Venom didn't just coin the term "Black Metal", and they're not Thrash Metal, they _are_ Black Metal If you consider Bathory Black Metal (which you should) then it's stupid to say Venom isn't, considering both of the bands are sonically identical. Venom - Don't Burn the Witch (1982) /watch?v=bMwaDeJFx60 Bathory - Born for Burning (1985) /watch?v=KGED1yjVG5A Despite that, Venom had blast beats (Bathory didn't even have blast beats on their first record,) guttural vocals, tremolo picked guitars (at the end of the Witching Hour,) and of course the satanic lyrics.

[@hEXordo]

Ad majorem is like one of my fav albums ever

[@Igor-ug1uo]

It's been more then 10 years since the Headbanger's journey came out and my friends an I still parody the "Satan" scene. Shit, Gaahl is so into his character he was walking around a beach on a hot summer day at 2008 MHM fest wearing his full outfit drinking whine :D

[@SuperTJK1992]

+Igor “Ahoy” Arutiunian He does it all for .....................................Satan

[@Thepoltergiest101]

That was a great documentary. Nothing really beats the drunk Necrobutcher interview, though.

[@Igor-ug1uo]

Zach Ritchie Oh yea, that's priceless. "People don't like it, fuck them! Fuck you! You know what I mean?" :D

[@sombraarthur]

His "character"? Nope. Gaahl was never into his "character". He was he, inside or outside of the stage. What you think is his "character" is Gaahl himself.

[@sombraarthur]

@@volinusyoutubeisgarbage Gaahl is not "a norse pagan, now", as he is still is a satanist. He worked with Kvitrafn in two of his Wardruna albums, because Einar asked him to do it. Wardruna has 4 albums. And Wardruna is damn good, just the stupid metal heads (as Varg said) cannot understand that Wardruna is NOT metal. Wardruna is folk music, is an attempt to rescue the long lost musical tradition of the vikings into this era, given that all of the old songs are dead, as Einar explained.

[@OptiumusMagnum]

*YES.* Not a single word spoken about the rise and fall of Gorgoroth that I didn't 100% agree with. Easily the best Metal Mythos yet.

[@lordtrigon1733]

Antichrist was the first black metal album I ever owned, I remember being absolutely transfixed by the darkness of the riffs and needed more of this evil sound. Then completed the trifecta with Pentagram and Under the Sign of Hell, I loved all 3 of them and still do. But yes Profetens Apenbaring did immediately weird me the fuck out.

[@BlackHermit]

I really like your videos! You're very eloquent and your vocabulary is so vast!

[@Fj-fe6co]

I can't believe this guy doesn't have millions of views. Great stuff

[@Jackofspades180]

Metal Mythos: Black Sabbath?

[@KTF0]

The funny part is that more people seem to love Deafheaven, an average atmospheric band, yet look at bands like Gorgoroth, Emporer, Darkthrone Immortal, and early Satyricon as noise.

[@palagius9149]

What's annoying though, is that King ov Hell is in Abbath's solo band.

[@malice4720]

+Parker Cestaric he's no where near the bassist that Nocturno Culto is.

[@Stonkish]

Palagius Oh no, you're joking right?

[@vaevictis_]

Kanye West is extremely talented, it’s his persona and antics that make him a joke. If you like hip hop you can’t debate his production talent and ear for good music and talent.

[@Ordos_Repeating_Blaster]

Abbaths solo project is the tits.

[@zachyoung1222]

King is egotistical his music is good and what he wrote was amazing stuff but yes he Is kinda a dickwad

[@taco7144]

25:29 "He's about attention. He's about spectacle. He's David Lee Gorgo-Roth!" 😂

[@leeroyhat6173]

I woke up this morning with this open, no memory of what I did after coming home from work last night, and random music facts about Queen, Motorhead, and Dokken in my head.

[@sahawndada]

Ad Majorem top 3 black metal albums of all times. LISTEN FOR YOURSELF. The fastest and most brutal Gorgoroth

[@SarahAParis]

All of Gorgoroth's songs are INCREDIBLE, but one stands out for me in particular. This is "Blodoffer". Why do I love it so much? Simple. Infernus sings it. When I heard my favorite guitarist get on the mic, I went through the roof!😍😍🤘🤘That snarling raspy growl is very dear to me. My copy of Destroyer is signed by Infernus, who is also my friend.

[@shaftlamer]

Cringe

[@uliuchu4318]

i expect to be crucified for the following statement, but I really like Godseed... Saw them live opening for Cult of Luna... Was an amazing night!!! and Ghaal does have a charismatic and captivating stage appearance....

[@notramesses4790]

Ghaal is a great vocalist but a shit person.

[@NepTunezzzz]

dont feel like that, feel like this dude is gaahl's biggest hater lol

[@vodkalover4204]

@@NepTunezzzz no i am gaahls biggest hater

[@Signal_in_the_noise]

Gorgoroth opening for Cult of Luna is the weirdest line up I’ve ever heard

[@AngryForeigner]

hey do one on Limp Bizkit dude

[@doger235]

lol

[@wistbandofficial8800]

EABT, visste inte att du gillade Black metal

[@kevinthomas5215]

How about no

[@marcusbigounce6928]

Angry Foreigner shittiest band ever

[@thewildhealer541]

Han har ju en Dimmu Borgir affisch på sin vägg.

[@David-pj9xt]

Do a Taake Metal Mythos

[@kennymut]

+Vault Dweller Taake fucking slays

[@Sugarman96]

+Mysterious Stranger Taake, the only band with the balls to use a fucking banjo in black metal.

[@krilkaazzoor9281]

+Amit Sugarman what song is it that has a banjo? i must have missed it...

[@Sugarman96]

Krilkaazzoor Myr

[@krilkaazzoor9281]

John Doe i know panopticon does.

[@SarahAParis]

Gorgoroth is my favorite Black Metal band ever. Hail Infernus!🤘🤘😍I am dedicated to Gorgoroth on a level that is hard for most people to understand.

[@ridleysomeliana-lauer5814]

I'm just stoked my favorite Norma Jean song got mentioned in a Gorgoroth video of all places.

[@Archaval_AZ]

Will you be doing a metal mythos on King Diamond/Mercyful Fate or Black Sabbath?

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

Adrian Zafari I heard a yes on a live stream for mercyful fate/king diamond.

[@DarkturtleX]

Adrian Zafari Very good!

[@weefy117]

Just in case you javent checked it out, hes done Black Sabbath and King Diamond.

[@pleopardi643]

always nice to see something of Gorgoroth. Any opinions on Impaled nazarene or Satanic warmaster? Both representing of course the finnish scene for the genre.

[@RJCE420]

🔥Rebirth of Gorgoroth🤘🏼💀🔥

[@BaronVonWolfe19]

Any chance of an Iced Earth Mythos at some point? I can't think of many bands more deserving.

[@Sugarman96]

+BaronVonWolfe19 With multiple mentions of the band and multiple uses of their songs in his reviews, it's more about "when" than "if". Maybe it'll happen once they release The Judas Goat

[@travisnapier2693]

How in the hell do you not have more subscribers? I'm not even in to metal but the combination of great editing, clever wit, and timing sharper than... Well a razor subsumed fist cause me to watch everything you release.

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Totally agree. This guy is excellent.

[@dan-3268]

Cause he is annoying af, trying really hard to be witty, but failing miserably

[@VillageIdiotFs]

Hope you keep doing these Black Metal videos. Really enjoying all of them, but I really appreciate your attention to both Gorgoroth and Darkthrone. Great work. Really enjoyed the Priest episode as well! Thank you.

[@sarinvx]

Frost what a badass name. I love Satyricon.

[@magalipearl7]

One of the very best drummers, you could have said more about his time on Gorgoroth, that I'm personally curious about, than cape thing. I don't care what they put on. Actually he used to wear Euronymous cape, so is kinda part of it. With Gorgoroth he recorded the albun "Antichrist" (1996), as a guest the "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" (2006) and the “Destroyer,or About How to Philosophize with the Hammer“ (1998) and especially on “The Devil, The Sinner and His Journey“. How bow that?

[@nicholasbastardo2318]

I thought he did more than one track on “destroyer” pa slagmark langt mot & the next track are brutal nonetheless, think it’s vrolok & Infernus on those

[@Maxpound]

What are your thoughts on Dissection? I love them.

[@crimsondeath7468]

the most underrated band in metal period!

[@Inzolity]

Thanks for recommending quantos possunt ad satanitatem trahunt. I've had it on repeat for about 3 weeks.

[@Guitarmaniac007]

I really love this series man motorhead and darkthrone has been my favourite coverage so far. Fucking great bands man

[@JaySway17]

An At The Gates mythos would be cool.

[@AliJr_MetalGames_MetalGuitar]

He doesn’t like death metal

[@HeroSword_P]

@@AliJr_MetalGames_MetalGuitar They are far from just "death metal". Melodic death metal is such a vast genre unto itself that it's a completely different world from typical death metal.

[@KUPHSER]

this guy has nailed exactly how i feel about gorgoroth 100% to a tee. im so glad this video exists. i always say to people, for as long as gaahl and king were in the band, the band was cheese, Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt was an absolute beast of a comeback, atteringer is only good in triumfall, and HOEST should be recorded on Instinctus Bestialis!!!

[@jakobgustafsson7898]

One thing to note. Hat’s name is pronounced with a long A, like Haat. It means hate in norweigan

[@NoxintheBox]

Rather be hotboxed with flatulence than listen to this genre of metal. BUT, I love me some Metal Mythos. So I'll buckle in, fill my ears with gauze, hope to learn something new and decrease my ignorance of black metal. G.F.S. Razor

[@charlesguthrie1844]

My favorite RazorFist quotes ; "He was never been about substance, He's about attention , He's about spectacle"... " He's David Lee Gorgoroth"!!! ..." Fuck Gaahl & the horse face, that he rode in on.." Lmfao ..Next!!!! \m/

[@paulnash9851]

That final after credit clip made my ribs hurt I laughed so hard

[@Matt-ec7yb]

That crack at Pest was the first thing to make me smile this week Hahaha

[@yanggyan9729]

👍🕵

[@ridleysomeliana-lauer5814]

I've come back to this video so much purely because of how much catharsis I get from you shitting on Gaahl and King.

[@brainrunnethout]

"Norsecore" I cracked up.

[@NatteKrant29]

The Gaahl/KingovHell albums are by far my favorite

[@breadbaker5449]

thats just silly

[@MaelstromTheDemon]

After seeing this, i cannot WAIT for his take on Behemoth....if he actually does do Behemoth.

[@euthanasia9930]

I've only listened to Evangelion and The Satanist.. Daimonos was godly, but the rest kinda paled. Messe Noir and Ben Sahar are tracks I remember from The Satanist, but the albums as a whole didn't do much for me. Sometimes I think it's me, but are their older albums much different?

[@MaelstromTheDemon]

1999s Satanica is a masterfully well done Black Metal album, and while Nergal's vocals are a far cry from what one would call true black metal vocals, his snarling roar compliments the swarm of roaring guitars and epic blastbeats. "Decade of Therion" and "Ceremony of Shiva" are two particular standouts that I recommend without reserve, and the album as a whole is all killer, no filler in the 4th degree. 2000's Thelema 6 is a tad tamer, with a longer run time and 15 tracks, however, 12 of those 15 are black metal squared, with Nergal's vocals actually going into the higher registers. Not all killer, but only 3 fillers. After these two i can't say much about them until The Apostasy and Evangelion, both of which i consider fantastic albums. Truth be told it's been a long time since i actually sat down to actually listen to Behemoth, but I still consider them a fantastic band, and i hope Razor does an episode on them

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

Don’t count on it. Razor’s said on an arcade episode that he’s not a fan of behemoth, and he doesn’t do mythos on bands he doesn’t like.

[@MaelstromTheDemon]

So I figured.

[@mixinmasta]

@@euthanasia9930 insanely different. I started with demigod, and holy fuck its like nile had a 3 way with morbid angel and satan himself xD then theres zos kia cultus, which is riff heaven. Of course i cant forget The apostasy, their experimental record. Check out At the left Hand Ov god, or Christgrinding Avenue

[@spastikcuntflaps3750]

Great video. I really love the Pest footage. They are definitely becoming one of my favorite bands.

[@jamesboon1158]

Great video, as usual. You mentioned The Sisters of Mercy briefly. What do you think of them?

[@rooshzam1640]

Shoud do a mythos on Watain/Dissection, that would be epic

[@farqueleyou7578]

@@anfie2495 🤣

[@RavenMessiah]

FINALLY! Thanks. Been waiting for this. \m/

[@palagius9149]

The drumming on Pentagram is fucking *infernal.* Seriously, it's like the song you would hear when you would go into the dungeon in Diablo 1.

[@palagius9149]

And speaking of Diablo, Gorgoroth would definitely fit blaring over Diablo 1 and 2 (and I guess 3 aswell.)

[@nightwing245]

Will you be doing a music mythos on David Bowie?

[@beautifulnoisevinylandgami7746]

That'd be great

[@hennyzhi2261]

+nightwing245 If it's going to happen we should assume it's going to be pushed back several months. It's never a good idea to jump on a retrospective of something after the death of the subject in question because it can skew your genuine experience for what they have actually contributed be it good or bad (unintentionally or even intentionally if you feel like you will get death threats by fanatics). I already know several people who have gone overboard by worshiping a person they have never known over their profession/persona in the entertainment industry. The two are not the same and it's the blurring of those lines that ultimately pushes the fans to destroy what they admire. Dave Chappelle left comedy because he was so adored to the point where Mickey frickin' Mouse at Disney Land was swearing in front of his child because of a famous tag line Chappelle used... an adult working at a theme park could not treat him like a person outside of his gig as a comedian.

[@WORLDFESTMMXCIX]

"David Lee Gorgoroth" I can't breathe

[@jordanowen42]

David Lee Gorgoroth. Love it.

[@shadcovert1160]

"When Love Rages Wild In My Heart".... I'm dying over here.. Bahahaha.

[@thecoldlight]

Not sure how you feel about the band, but it would be awesome if you did a Metal Mythos on Deathspell Omega.

[@killslay]

Gaahl is pure comedy, his paintings are legit though

[@sombraarthur]

The comedy truly, is you.

[@manosassassin]

gaahl does badass vocals

[@oz_jones]

@@manosassassin Bad ass vocals, you are correct.

[@Raaplexis55]

Ah, this takes me back to 9th grade, my literature teacher and I would talk about metal for hours after school playing Magic the Gathering, and he introduced to me to Gorgoroth and Moonsorrow in the same conversation. And after realizing I just said "this takes me back" even though that was just 4 years ago, really shows how fucking old I feel mentally, holy tapdancing christ.

[@plymouthdodgewrecks]

I'm sure someone has already pointed this out, but tiny correction; Samoth of Emperor was actually the bassist on Pentagram, Kjettar only played on the "A Sorcery Written in Blood" demo tape from 1993.

[@Satyr000]

Hay Razor, what do you think of Marduk? Panzer was the first black metal album I heard and it made me fall in love with BM.

[@lokilaufeyson276]

Hey man, I was wondering, what's your opinion on Watain and Dissection? Do you like either of them or not?

[@Tankdomain]

So I'm going to guess you did not give God Seed a listen then?

[@anfie2495]

Mister Eerie I Begin is a fantastic album, I listen to it at least weekly.

[@cccCCCccc123ccc]

Isobella Parsons Yes! Alt Liv and Lit are amazing songs!

[@cruelcumber5317]

Spikes, leather, AND Satan? Sounds like a jolly day at the beach.

[@Violetcas97]

Hearing Razör scream is surprisingly awesome

[@palagius9149]

+(Un)Filtered Frustration - There's a demo he did with a Black Metal band on youtube. I'll give you the link: /watch?v=oSi7mmcpo_0

[@disasterpiece6480]

1:31 I live in the pacific northwest (washington specifically) and I can confirm, we all look exactly like that

[@superkool7]

Dude, I love the Thief II poster you got up! Nice!

[@laz4erin]

Thank you for adding the Zandig JEEZUS at the end! \m/!

[@hiroshi138]

Isn't Norway on that "10 happiest countries on the planet" list every year? Why the despair? More importantly, why aren't there any black/death metal bands from places like... I don't know...Malawi, Congo, Bangladesh or Delaware? Now those people got something to scream about.

[@ownageDan]

Hiroshi13 try al-namrood... anti-islamic blackmetal from saudi arabia. if they ever get caught, they will literally be beheaded for apostasy.

[@rbagel55]

Have you ever been to Norway? It is a rugged land, very mountainous and it is cold and wet there quite a bit . The weather is as shitty as it is in the UK, but even worse, like it can rain there more than 70 days in a row. I think weather plays a part in our happiness level. Now perhaps the wages in Norway are high, and I guess you are happy if you are working But as far as being one of the happiest countries on Earth-I wouldn't know about that because of the bad weather

[@xristosthanellas3252]

Iceland is the happiest and most suicidal at the same time

[@hiroshi138]

rbagel55 Sooooo, bad weather makes you hate Christianity and all life in general? Got it.

[@rbagel55]

Hiroshi13 Huh? Well I don't live there, I live in S Texas USA, But yes I have been to Norway. And I don't hate life, nor Christianity, I just don't believe in it

[@MRRIllustrations]

Your black metal scream ain't half bad, dude...and David Lee Gorgoroth!!! ROFL

[@sollybear33]

First video ive ever watched on this channel. This guys pretty kool

[@MusicTheLifeBlood]

Hey man. Just saw this footage from 2023 today - thought you'd be interested. Sound quality is Black Metal...but so is the music. Zing! Still a shame we haven't gotten Hoest on a studio album. Dude, kills it. -Dustin

[@digable_celestial_dwarfs6778]

Wow, early 90s Dave Grohl really knows his black metal!

[@Northernmight]

Gaahl is cool and all. But the days of Hat were the best IMO. Frickin' Pentagram

[@sonofangron2969]

+The Rageaholic - A great look back on the band which introduced me to black metal, and a peerless example of Scandinavian brilliance. I'll admit, when I was first introduced to Gorgoroth at the age of 15, since I had all the taste and informed opinions of a person of that age, I listened primarily to the Gaahl-era albums and was something of a fanboy of him and his pseudo-philosophical late night tv tripe. However, with age and perspective, I wholeheartedly agree that not only does Infernus deliver far greater quality songs throughout a much longer period of the band's life, and that he is the closest thing to the embodiment of Gorgorth, but that the celebrity culture exploiter Gaahl actively tried to destroy the band. I'll be listening to the earlier albums with glee and would just like to say two things: first, thank you so much for introducting me to the marvel of metal by the name of Inquisition through the opening of your Dragon Age review, and second, to ask you what you think of the band's reputation to refuse to publish the lyrical content of their songs and to even actively oppose attempts to publish interpretations of the songs by fans online? (God fucking speed!)

[@theconceptofcreatures9478]

This dude's energy is pretty fucking cool.

[@yanggyan9729]

Why is he so "hated"?

[@sebastianlindh136]

I love all of gorgoroths albums🤘🔥

[@richnewman]

I only listen to Gorgoroth for Gaahl. Love that dude. Ad Majorum is my fave album by this band--and White Seed my fave song.

[@erwingomez1249]

Godspeed rageman , most of the recommendation you have made on this videos have been on point. Thank you.

[@eamonnkelly8945]

Man these black metal mythos are so damn good, please do more extreme metal