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Incipit Satan is the fifth full-length album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was released on 7 February 2000 by Nuclear Blast, and reissued in 2006 by Back on Black Records. Incipit Satan was the first album with King ov Hell as bassist, the last album to feature Tormentor on guitar and the only one with Sjt. Erichsen on drums. The band members dedicated the album to their deceased friend and former bandmate Erik Brødreskift (a.k.a. "Grim").
| Incipit Satan | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 February 2000 | |||
| Recorded | July, August, and October 1999 at Sunlight Studio in Stockholm | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 36:48 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Gorgoroth, Jocke Petterson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Incipit Satan" | Gaahl | Tormentor | 4:33 |
| 2. | "A World to Win" | Infernus | Infernus, Tormentor | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Litani til Satan" | Charles Baudelaire | Infernus | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Unchain My Heart!!!" | Infernus | Infernus | 4:47 |
| 5. | "An Excerpt of X" | Infernus | Infernus | 5:50 |
| 6. | "Ein eim av blod og helvetesild ("A Reek of Blood and Hellfire")" | Gaahl | Infernus, Tormentor | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Will to Power" | Gaahl | Daimonion, King ov Hell | 4:28 |
| 8. | "When Love Rages Wild in My Heart" | Infernus | Infernus | 5:43 |
| Total length: | 36:48 | |||
Personnel
edit- Gaahl – vocals, vocal arrangements (tracks 1–4, 6, 7)
- Infernus – guitars, bass, drums, vocals (track 5)
- Tormentor – guitars, additional vocals (track 4)
- King ov Hell – bass
- Sjt. Erichsen – drums
- Daimonion – synthesizer, piano
- Mickey Faust – vocals (track 8)
Production
edit- Gorgoroth – production, editing
- Jocke Petterson – production, recording, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Infernus – mixing, mastering
- Herr Brandt – editing, mixing, mastering
- Mia – editing