Destroyer (Gorgoroth album)

Destroyer - Or About How To Philosophize With the Hammer
Studio album by Gorgoroth
Released	18 May 1998
Recorded	1994-1998
Genre	Black metal
Length	37:09
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Infernus
Gorgoroth chronology
Under the Sign of Hell (1997) Destroyer (1998) Incipit Satan (2000)

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Destroyer is the fourth full-length album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was their first release on Nuclear Blast. It contains eight tracks performed by several different line-ups, with band founder Infernus being the only one to be featured on all tracks. Four different vocalists are featured on the album, including Infernus on two tracks, Pest on four tracks, and new vocalist Gaahl on one track. The album was re-released in 2006 by Back on Black Records on gatefold LP. The subtitle of the album, "Or About How To Philosophize With The Hammer", is also the subtitle of Nietzsche's "The Twilight of the Idols", which itself would be a future Gorgoroth album title.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Destroyer"	Infernus	Tormentor	3:49
2.	"Open the Gates"	Pest	Infernus	5:29
3.	"The Devil, the Sinner and His Journey"	Infernus	Infernus	3:26
4.	"Om kristen og jødisk tru (About Christian and Jewish Faith)"	Pest	Infernus	4:47
5.	"På slagmark langt mot nord (On Battlefields Far North)"	Pest	Infernus	5:08
6.	"Blodoffer (Blood Offering)"	Infernus, Tormentor	Infernus, Tormentor	3:19
7.	"The Virginborn"	Pest	Infernus	8:15
8.	"Slottet i det fjerne (Darkthrone cover)"	Fenriz	Fenriz	3:41
Total length:				37:09

Personnel

• Infernus - guitars (tracks 2-7), bass (tracks 1, 3, 5 and 6), vocals (tracks 6 and 8), drums (tracks 5 and 6)
• Tormentor - guitars (all tracks except track 3)
• Pest - vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5 and 7)
• Gaahl - vocals (track 1)
• Ares - bass (tracks 2, 4 and 7)
• Daimonion - synth (track 3)
• Frost - drums (track 3)

• T-Reaper - vocals (track 3)
• Vrolok - drums (tracks 2, 4 and 7)

Recorded at Grieghallen Studio. Engineered by Pytten. Mixed in February 1998 at Abyss Studio by Peter Tägtgren, Gaahl and Infernus. Produced by Infernus.