Recorded 4 April 1993 Label Self-released Artist Gorgoroth Producer Gorgoroth | Length 8:56 A Sorcery Written in Blood
(1993) Promo '94
(1994) Release date 28 April 1993 Genre Black metal | |
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Released 28 April 1993 (1993-04-28) | ||
A Sorcery Written in Blood was the first demo released by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. 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. 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.
Contents
Gorgoroth a sorcery written in blood
Gorgoroth
Songs
1Gathered at Blåkulla1:21
2Sexual Bloodgargling3:54
3(Under) The Pagan Megalith3:41