Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam
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Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was released on 19 June 2006 by Regain Records.[3] This was the only Gorgoroth album on which all of the lyrics and music were written by Gaahl and King ov Hell, and was the last to feature both members[4] It also marked the return of drummer Frost and was the last Gorgoroth album that he appeared on. It was nominated for Norway's 2006 Spellemann award in the "Metal" category.[5] It is the first Gorgoroth album with no Norwegian lyrics.
In November 2007, Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam was reissued with a slightly different cover and a DVD containing the "Carving a Giant" music video and another video documenting how the album was recorded.[6][7]
Title and artwork
The title is a Latin term meaning "for the greater glory of Satan". It is a mutation of the Society of Jesus motto "Ad majorem Dei gloriam", meaning "for the greater glory of God". It contains a grammatical error, however, as "Sathanas" is typically declined as a first declension masculine noun, where its genitive (possessive) form would correctly be "Sathanae".[8][original research?] It was conceived by Infernus after he read an article about the organisation.[9]
The cover artwork was taken from the 1850 painting Dante and Virgil in Hell by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.[10][11]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Gaahl; all music is composed by King ov Hell
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wound Upon Wound" | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Carving a Giant" | 4:10 |
| 3. | "God Seed (Twilight of the Idols)" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Sign of an Open Eye" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "White Seed" | 4:36 |
| 6. | "Exit" | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Untamed Forces" | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Prosperity and Beauty" | 4:54 |
| Total length: | 31:39 | |
Personnel
Gorgoroth
Additional personnel
- Frost – drums (session)
- Gorgoroth – mixing (in Bergen)
- Herbrand Larsen – engineering (vocals, Earshot Studio, Bergen, March 2006), mixing
- Thomas Eberger – mastering
- Geir Luedy – engineering (drums, Lydriket Studio, Bergen, January 2005)
- Svein Solberg – engineering (guitars, bass, Steel Production studio, Spydberg, May 2005)
References
- ^ About.com review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ BLABBERMOUTH 'Ad Majorem Satanhas Gloriam' European Release Date Announced
- ^ BLABBERMOUTH Gorgoroth to split up?
- ^ Spellemannprisen
- ^ BLABBERMOUTH 'Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam' Limited Edition Released
- ^ REGAIN RECORDS Gorgoroth-Ad Majorem... LTD.
- ^ Karl Pomeroy Harrington, Joseph Michael Pucci, Alison Goddard Elliott. Medieval Latin, p.517
- ^ Gorgoroth Interview - Infernus Interview - Interview With Gorgoroth
- ^ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Bouguereau_-_Dante_and_Virgile_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
- ^ https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/dante-and-virgile/-AF79SI4-gGMKA?utm_source=google&utm_medium=kp&hl=en&projectId=art-project Dante and Virgile
