Destroyer

Gorgoroth | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 28, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B00000AEYG
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,987 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Limited Edition re-issue of the 1998 album released on Back On Black. Gorgoroth's brand of black metal is straight-ahead, primal pounding, with the scuzzy guitar grind and bleeding-throat vocals that typify the genre at its most basic. Includes the songs 'Open The Gates' and 'Blodoffer'. 2006. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What is going on here?, July 1, 2004

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Cremisi North (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Destroyer (Audio CD)

I have read many reviews and heard many comments by the "true" black metal fans on various websites totally belittling this album. So having heard this I didn't purchase it right away. Man, am I ashamed. This is one fine slab of black metal that will be in my CD player for days on end. The music is superb (I would expect nothing less of the band.) And sure, they experiment around here and there, but that doesn't detract from the sheer listening pleasure that this album provides. The vocals are sick as all hell, the production is a great blend (good enough to blast at extreme volume levels, but still holds that necro-tinny sound that Gorgoroth is known for.) Don't be fooled by what many say, this album is definitely worth every penny. My favorite track at this point is song 2, Open the Gates.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inhuman demonic slaughter., May 7, 2005

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Metal_fan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Destroyer (Audio CD)

This is the epitome of black metal, despite what others think. The production is violent and harsh and hectic, and the vocals spew pure venom. The hatred is here, and so is the extremely overwashed guitars. Sure, there are a few slow songs here and there (The Virginborn, Open the Gates) but they are good slow songs. Songs like "The Devil, The Sinner, And His Journey" and "Slottet I Det Fjerne" are pure pieces of nuclear speed chaos (though not as fast as Mayhem), and "Destroyer" and "Pa Slagmark Langt Mod Nordt" are pure demonic mayhem, as if the demons of hell are speaking through your speakers. It is no surprise, then, that those two are my favorites on this album.

And by the way, Telnes, Tiegs, and Kronenes are Tormentor, Infernus, and Pest. Did it ever occur to any of you that their real names aren't Tormentor, Infernus, and Pest? Yes, they all have civil names that they use to sign their checks and other stuff like that.

Either way, this album blows about 90% of all black metal albums away. And it doesn't do it with all that schmaltzy symphonic crap; they do it with pure rage and emotion and chaos. This album is a pinnacle of Gorgoroth, I think. I like it much better than Antichrist, Pentagram, and Incipit Satan.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Both Worlds, December 9, 2006

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J. McHenry "Lit Nerd" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Destroyer (Audio CD)

As a guitarist catching up on my Metal, these guys are a recent suprise. This album manages to follow the strict rules of Black while including enough variation and detail work to make tracks distinguishable from one another (a problem with some artists). The vocals have much more personality than most recent Metal acts - who cares if you can scream for forty minutes, dude?! The sound is amazingly filthy, lo res and harsh, another requirement of pure Black Metal. The drums don't fall into those alternating snare-bass spazzouts that are so unimpressive. You also get the kind of scary chord progressions one expects. In short, I think this is a great Black album, maybe the best I've ever heard (better even than Transylvanian Hunger). So if you prefer Immortal to Mastodon, this is where you need to drop your cash.