Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam ( June 19th, 2006 Catalog ID: RR 079 Label: Regain Records Format: CD
1. Wound upon Wound 03:32 2. Carving a Giant 04:12 3. God Seed (Twilight of the Idols) 04:16 4. Sign of an Open Eye 04:06 5. White Seed 04:39 6. Exit 03:33 7. Untamed Forces 02:39 8. Prosperity and Beauty 04:54
Band members Gaahl Vocals, Lyrics King Bass Infernus Guitars Guest/Session Frost Drums Miscellaneous staff King ov Hell Cover art Svein "Schwein" Solberg Engineering (guitars & bass) Geir Luedy Engineering (drums) Thomas Eberger Mastering Infernus Mastering, Cover art Herbrand Larsen Engineering (vocals), Mixing Alexander Langsholt Cover art, Photography
Produced by Gorgoroth. All music by King.
Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam has been released in a limited edition digipack on Regain Records. This edition features slightly modified cover art and a bonus DVD which includes the uncensored version of the "Carving a Giant" video not previously seen on MTV or YouTube as well as "The Making of Carving a Giant" documentary. More information on the release is available via Regain Records' website.
The title is Latin for "For the Greater Glory of Satan". It is a parody of Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam ("For the Greater Glory of God"), the motto of the Society of Jesus, conceived by Infernus after having read an article on the counter-reformation and the Jesuits. This is so far the only Gorgoroth album not to have any titles and lyrics in Norwegian.
The artwork used is from the painting Dante and Virgil in Hell by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
Recording information:
Guitars and bass recorded at Steel Production's Studio in Spydberg, May 2005, engineered by Svein Solberg. Vocals recorded at Earshot Studio in Bergen, March 2006, engineered by Herbrand Larsen. Drums recorded at Lydriket Studio in Bergen, January 2005, engineered by Geir Luedy. Mixed by Gorgoroth and Herbrand Larsen in Bergen. Mastered by Infernus and Thomas Eberger at Cutting Room in Stockholm, April 2006.