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Not much to add to the other reviews (Robert Thompson very ably dissected the album piece-by-piece) other than my opinion of the sound. GRIM. I am from the Pest camp...while not disliking Gaahl's vocals, I much prefer Pest's...more vicious and less pretentious-sounding. And he is in great form on this new one, even managing to add a bit of clean singing in "Satan-Prometheus", which may strike some as Emperor-esque, if one was unfamiliar with Pest's work in Obtained Enslavement("Shepherd...Hell"=EXCELLENT album...if you like this Gorgoroth, seek it out!) The drums are kind've hit and miss; they are never ineffectual, but rarely astonishing. There is a welcome resurgence of Infernus' patented Gorgoroth Guitar Gashing that seems to have been missing or half-hearted since "Destroyer"...to my ears, he treats us to some VERY vintage-sounding riffs and playing, but with a more modern production and more matured ability...there is no out-of-control chainsaw frenzy like in the early days, but there is much more "action" than the rather mono-dimensional recent albums offered. There are as many cool riffs on here as on old Gorgoroth albums, as well as several drawn-out selections/passages that actually add to the feel of the album rather than getting tiresome (a fine line, indeed). There are definitely some riffs on here that will have longtime Gorgoroth fans cackling with wicked glee! The production is perhaps a bit too cold or thin, but just a bit...the impactive parts hit you like a semi-sharp sword, rather than a spiked sledgehammer. But they DO hit you. The overall feeling of this album is ferocious and GRIM, there aren't any nigh-goofy/cheerful parts on it like we've gotten in the past, and thankfully hardly any "experimental" crap(again, like we've had to ENDURE in the past)...closest thing is the brief intro to track 4 and the final track, which is less than a minute long and actually creepy sounding/effective. Out of all Gorgoroth's albums, I'd only give "Under The Sign of Hell" 5 stars, if that puts it in any perspective for ya. A VERY worthy "Rebirth"(one of the song titles). PLUS, IT COMES WITH A BITCHIN' SEW-ON PATCH(of the album's grim cover)...FREE!(don't know if this is in all versions or is only limited to first pressing or what?)

Simply the "BEST" Gorgoroth album since under the sign, play it loud the riffs will rip your face off.

This album brings Gorgoroth back to their metal throne. This is one of the best black metal albums I have heard this year with other greats such as All Shall Fall. Awesome riffs, inspired songs, great musicianship and way better vocals, pest is awesome as Gorgoroth's vocalist, he always has been. This is the new/old Gorgoroth back in the saddle. Hail Infernus!

There are Black Metal fans that love this album and there are those that hate it. Why the disparity? The one thing about the haters is that these are the same folks who feel that Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth "sold out" and that true Black Metal means: low recording quality, repetitive chord progressions, and boring vocal patterns - all smeared with white face-paint. Folks, THAT is not Black Metal; THIS is Black Metal.

This album blew me away and I feel it is Gorgoroth's best and most memorable album. The recording quality is very good, which is sure to tick off grumpy Black Metal haters. The songs on this album are catchy for black metal but never come close to even sniffing the realm of the mainstream. The first couple songs are more typical and as the album progresses, it gets more technical. This was probably intentionally done to keep the haters happy, although it still didn't make them happy enough as everyone can see from the negative reviews. But, anyway, some of the songs on this album are outright brilliant. Songs such as "Human Sacrifice" and "Satan-Prometheus" are incredible - having both thrashy elements and Black Metal elements with tons of emotion and atmosphere.

To me, this is a black metal album for fans that want to actually hear the music. The vocals are Gorgoroth's best. The recording quality is great. The music is memorable if you stick with the whole album. And, the mood and atmosphere feels inspired. I feel that this is not only an awesome Black Metal CD but one of the best metal CD's of 2009. If you are an open-minded Black Metal fan, do not hesitate to buy this CD.

Unbelievable new album by Gorgoroth.........so much more perfected production wise, and a new style for Gorgoroth!!!!!

Apologies for this review coming in late, but I figure I'd put my 2 cents in. While a lot of bands change their sound or rearrange things around a bit, they usually do it and the album would sound awesome, untouchable. Unfortunately, the case isn't with this..I stopped listening halfway through the CD before it ended. While the production was pretty awesome, the drums were kinda disappointing. I didn't care too much for Pest's vocals in this one. Now, don't get me wrong, it's a good album in its own right, but not good enough for me to play it over and over again like the previous releases. When it was first announced that this album was coming out, I was excited and couldn't wait. I mean, the bassist, Frank Watkins from Obituary is what sparked my interest, but I didn't hear too much of any bass in this CD. All in all, this CD didn't show any hunger, any anger, any energy. And as grim sounding as it was (grim is good) this CD failed to deliver anything else that was in any way like Gorgoroth in general. In my opinion, This CD gets only 2 stars, not a bad effort, but very bad in the delivery.

Because I don't hear anything that remotely resembles any of the material found on Antichrist or Pentagram. It starts off really lukewarm, then sort of picks up for about 5-20 seconds, and then just takes a nosedive into sheer mediocrity.

A trifle bit ironic that the song, *ahem*, "Rebirth" sounds more like a scrapped Xasthur track than anything Gorgoroth from 15 years ago would have composed; "Rebirth" into what? cashing in? For shame.

I've never really held the band in high regards to be totally honest, I'll enjoy listening to their first two full length albums now & again, but this album is going right into the recycling bin on my computer. There's nothing interesting happening here; there's no energy, there's no passion, it is a phoned in effort.

Oh well, 2009 hasn't been a COMPLETELY disappointing year for metal.

An excellent black metal album by Gorgoroth. Infernus put together some amazing riffs for this album. The return of Pest was also nice to see. If you prefer the older Gorgoroth albums like Under the Sign of Hell, than this is the Gorgoroth album for you.

The album is just boring. It isn't horrid, it is listen-able, but I assure you when you get to the end you will not be able to tell one song from the other. If this was an album from a new black metal band, it would be acceptable. This however is not the case. The fact that this album is supposed to be the sort "rebirth" of the band since Infernus took the rights. Looking at it in this way is really quite sad. It lacks the passion, energy and anger that Gorgoroth became famous for.

So ultimately, yeah, go ahead and take a listen...but I am not sure you want to put your money towards something so mediocre.