A Sorcery Written in Blood

Infobox Album | Name = A Sorcery Written in Blood | Type = Demo | Artist = Gorgoroth |
| Released = 1993 | Recorded = April 4, 1993 | Genre = Black metal | Length = 8:56 | Label = Self-released| Producer = Gorgoroth| Reviews = | Last album = | This album = "A Sorcery Written in Blood"
(1993) | Next album = "Promo '94" (1994)| "A Sorcery Written in Blood" was the first demo released by the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. The title of the demo was taken from the lyrics of the song "The Return of Darkness and Evil" by the Swedish band Bathory. [ [http://www.music-lyrics-chord.com/Bathory/26639-The_Return_Of_Darkness_And_Evil.html The Return Of Darkness And Evil lyrics (Bathory) - Music Lyrics Chord ] ] The demo was released in 1993 as a limited edition hand-numbered cassette. A 7" vinyl bootleg also exists. However, there are no official re-issues. Due to the Satanic imagery used on the demo cover, the newspaper Firda in Førde in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, ran a front page story on the demo and Gorgoroth on January 7, 1994. [http://www.pfu.no/case.php?id=324 7. januar 1994 hadde Firda en førstesidehenvisning med tittelen "Lokal musikk med Satan-symbolikk". Teksten lyder: "Gruppa Gorgoroth fra Hyllestad/Fjaler gav i fjor ut ein demo-kassett som vert marknadsført med Satan-symbolikk. Coveret til "A sorcery written in blood" har m.a. omvendte kors og satanstjerne. Musikarane presenterer seg med "kunstnernavna" Hat, Goatpervertor og Infernus".] The demo led to the band landing a record deal with French record label Embassy Productions. The track "Sexual Bloodgargling" is an early version of the song "Ritual", present on Gorgoroth's first album "Pentagram". [ [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=2329 Encyclopaedia Metallum - Gorgoroth - A Sorcery Written In Blood ] ] [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/1168783 Gorgoroth - A Sorcery Written In Blood ] ] [ [http://www.rockdetector.com/discography,3729.sm?type=Promo GORGOROTH | Discography | Rockdetector ] ] [ [http://www.tartareandesire.com/albums/Gorgoroth/A_Sorcery_Written_In_Blood/3535/ Tartarean Desire - Gorgoroth - A Sorcery Written In Blood album details ] ] [http://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/gorgoroth/a_sorcery_written_in_blood/] [ [http://www.last.fm/music/Gorgoroth/A+Sorcery+Written+in+Blood A Sorcery Written in Blood – Gorgoroth – Music at Last.fm ] ]

Track listing

#"Gathered at Blåkulla" - 1:21
#"Sexual Bloodgargling" - 3:54
#"(Under) The Pagan Megalith" - 3:41

Credits

*Goatpervertor - Drums
*Hat - Vocals
*Infernus - Guitars
*Kjettar - Bass

References