A Sorcery Written in Blood

A Sorcery Written in Blood was the first demo released by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth.[1] The title of the demo was taken from the lyrics of the song "The Return of Darkness and Evil" by the band Bathory. The demo was released in 1993 as a limited edition hand-numbered cassette. A 7" vinyl bootleg also existed; however, there were no official reissues. 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 7 January 1994.[2] The demo led to the band landing a record deal with French record label Embassy Productions. The track "Sexual Bloodgargling" was an early version of the song "Ritual", re-recorded for Gorgoroth's first album Pentagram.

A Sorcery Written in Blood
Demo album by
Released28 April 1993 (1993-04-28)
Recorded4 April 1993
GenreBlack metal
Length8:56
LabelSelf-released
ProducerGorgoroth
Gorgoroth chronology
A Sorcery Written in Blood
(1993)
Promo '94
(1994)

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Gathered at Blåkulla"1:21
2."Sexual Bloodgargling"3:54
3."(Under) The Pagan Megalith"3:41
Total length:8:56

Gorgoroth

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References

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  1. ^ "Gorgoroth". Fil.nrk.no. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ "PFU-sak nr 94-018". Pfu.no. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.