Destroyer (Gorgoroth album)

Destroyer (subtitled as: Or About How to Philosophize with the Hammer) is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was their first release on Nuclear Blast. It contains eight tracks performed by several different lineups, with band founder Infernus being the only member to be featured on all tracks. Four different vocalists were featured on the album, including Infernus on two tracks, Pest on four tracks, and T-Reaper and new vocalist Gaahl each on one track.^[2]

Destroyer – or About How to Philosophize with the Hammer
Studio album by Gorgoroth
Released	18 May 1998 (1998-05-18)
Recorded	1994–1998
Genre	Black metal
Length	37:09
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Infernus
Gorgoroth chronology
Under the Sign of Hell (1997) Destroyer – or About How to Philosophize with the Hammer (1998) Incipit Satan (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Destroyer was the first album to feature Gaahl and guitarist Tormentor, the only one for T-Reaper and drummer Vrolok, the last to feature Pest until his return in 2008, and the last for drummer Frost until his return in 2004.

The album was re-released in 2006 by Back on Black Records as a gatefold vinyl LP. The subtitle of the album, Or About How to Philosophize with the Hammer, was also the subtitle of Friedrich Nietzsche's book Twilight of the Idols (itself 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

Gorgoroth

• Infernus – guitars (tracks 2–7), bass (tracks 1, 3, 5 and 6), vocals (tracks 6 and 8), drums (tracks 5 and 6), mixing (February 1998 at Abyss Studio), production

Additional personnel

• Tormentor – guitar (1, 2, 4–7)
• Pest – vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5 and 7)
• Gaahl – vocals (track 1), mixing
• Ares – bass (tracks 2, 4 and 7)
• Daimonion – synthesizer (track 3)
• Frost – drums (track 3)
• T-Reaper – vocals (track 3)
• Vrolok – drums (tracks 2, 4 and 7)
• Pytten – engineering (Grieghallen Studio)
• Peter Tägtgren – mixing

References

1. "Destroyer". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
2. "Biography". Gorgoroth.info. Archived from the original on 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2012-02-13.