Gorgoroth
Black Mass Krakow 2004
Rating
Style: True Norwegian Black Metal
Release date: June 9th 2008
 

So this is the infamous 2004 show recorded at the place of choice for many metal DVD recordings, Krakow, Poland.
As one of those who weren't there, I have the past four years had great expectations towards this show. Surprisingly nothing as shocking as promised, given the fuss that was made about Gorgoroth's stage art that night.

The ado concerning the band's imagery couldn't anyway possibly cast a shadow upon the intensity of this show.
It retraced in one hour Gorgoroth's history from Antichrist (second record, 1996) to Twilight of the Idols (last in date in 2004) magnificently, with Under the Sign of Hell (1997) as a core (5 of 13 songs), showing the band's unity and faithfullness to their expression.
The sound is excellent too, the several camera perspectives and graphical effects great.

The looped background sound sequence in the main menu intro deserves its own paragraph. Must have let it go over two hours some times. 
The world, annihilated, lies grey covered with fog (remember Destroyer?). A cold, metallic, gathering war siren afar haunts and drags the few survivors to a black mass...


Tracklist

01. Procreating Satan
02. Forces of Satan Storms
03. Possessed (by Satan)
04. Bergtrollets Hevn
05. The Rite of infernal Invocation
06. Profetens Åpenbaring
07. Of Ice and Movement...
08. Ødeleggelse og Undergang
09. Blood stains the Circle
10. Unchain my Heart!!!!
11. Revelation of Doom
12. Destroyer
13. Incipit Satan

Bonus video:
Live at With Full Force Festival,
Leipzig, 2000 (bootleg)
1. Destroyer
2. Incipit Satan

Also includes:
Photo gallery / Biography / Discography / Desktop images / Weblinks / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

Label: Metal Mind Productions
Distribution: Metal Mind Productions
Artwork rating: 98/100
Reviewed by: Laurence Mériaux
Date: August 26th 2008
Website: www.gorgoroth.org