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GORGOROTH Leave NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have parted ways with Nuclear Blast Records, according to a post on their official web site. "GORGOROTH are relieved to inform that their cooperation with the German label Nuclear Blast is now ended," reads the post. "They have already received a good offer from a...
April 21, 2004
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GORGOROTH Guitarist Speaks Out: 'We Have 40 Million Polish People Who Hate Us'

GORGOROTH founder/guitarist Infernus has spoken out about the controversial concert in Poland that has resulted in the group being investigated for possibly breaching Article 196 of the Polish penal code concerning offense to religious feelings. The maximum penalty for breaching the article is five...
February 12, 2004
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Polish TV Suspends Producer Behind GORGOROTH's Controversial Concert

The management of a Polish state TV station has suspended the producer of last Sunday's (Feb. 1) controversial concert by the black metal band GORGOROTH. "We are trying to determine if he had advance knowledge of the activities that were going to take place during the concert and allowed the show to...
February 8, 2004
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GORGOROTH Singer Rejects 'Animal Cruelty' Accusations, Has A History Of Violent Behavior

The singer of the Norwegian black metal band accused of "offending religious feelings" during a concert in Poland last weekend has rejected accusations that the group had breached the Polish law on protection of animals by displaying the severed and impaled heads of sheep as part of their stage act....
February 5, 2004
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UPDATE: Polish Authorities To Ask For Norwegian Help In Questioning GORGOROTH

A spokesperson for the public prosecutor in Krakow, southern Poland, said on Wednesday (Feb. 4) that they might ask for Norwegian help in questioning members of the black metal group GORGOROTH in order to determine whether Article 196 of the Polish penal code (concerning offense to religious feeling...
February 4, 2004
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Report: GORGOROTH Face Two Years In Polish Prison After Causing 'Religious Offense'

Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH are being investigated in Poland for causing religious offense after a show that included dozens of sheep heads on stakes, a literal blood bath and a naked, crucified woman, newspaper Aftenposten reports. The concert in Krakow was broadcast by state TV station TV...
February 4, 2004
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GORGOROTH Destroy Poland: Photos, Video Clips Available!

A bunch of photos and video clips from GORGOROTH's controversial gig in Krakow, Poland last Sunday (Feb. 1) have been posted online at this and this location. Also available is an XviD file containing a report from the biggest Polish TV news magazine. As previously reported, a prosecutor in Poland h...
February 3, 2004
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Norwegian Black Metallers GORGOROTH Face Polish Criminal Probe

A prosecutor in Poland has launched an investigation into whether a concert by the black metal band GORGOROTH has breached the country's law protecting religion. The Norwegian band are suspected of having sent a hateful and offensive message with their performance Sunday (Feb. 1) at the Krakow studi...
February 3, 2004
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GORGOROTH To Tour South America

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH are in the process of arranging a tour of South America. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Mar. 05 – Belo Horizonte, BRA @ TBA Mar. 06 – São Paulo, BRA @ TBA Mar. 07 – Curitiba, BRA @ TBA Mar. 10 – Buenos Aires, ARG @ TBA Mar. 12 ...
January 26, 2004
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INFERNO FESTIVAL 2004: Complete Schedule Released

The organizers of the annual Inferno Festival have released the complete schedule for this year's festivities, which are set to be held April 8-10 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. The details are as follows: Thursday, April 8: Venue: Rockefeller 18.15 ROTTING CHRIST 19.45 KHOL...
January 25, 2004
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INFERNO FESTIVAL 2004: Complete Lineup Announced

The complete lineup for this year's Inferno Festival — set to be held April 8-10 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway — has been announced. It is as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORYM AETURNUS ÁSMEGIN DECAPITATED DEFILED DIMENSION F3H DISIPLIN ENSLAVED FORGERY GORGOROTH HELHEI...
January 24, 2004
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DISIPLIN Confirmed For Norway's BY:LARM

Norwegian extreme metallers DISIPLIN, featuring ex-members of MYRKSKOG and EVILIZER, have been granted a showcase slot at next year's Norway's biggest music industry event, By:Larm. In the meantime, however, the band have also been booked to support GORGOROTH at Oslo's John Dee on Saturday, December...
December 4, 2003
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CENTURY MEDIA Brings Metal To The Masses

On November 18, the Century Family brings the metal back to the masses with a specially priced double-disc set. This compilation, "Metal For The Masses Volume II", is exclusively available at all Hot Topic retail outlets nationwide and features one 20-track disc clocking in over 75 minutes with new...
November 8, 2003
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SATYRICON, DARKTHRONE, GORGOROTH To Be Featured In Black Metal Documentary

SATYRICON, DARKTHRONE and GORGOROTH will be featured in an upcoming documentary about the Norwegian black metal scene The initial footage for the film will be shot at the upcoming Hole In The Sky festival, a three-day event set to take place August 28-30 in Bergen, Norway. No further information is...
August 27, 2003
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SATYRICON, TAAKE, SAMAEL Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

SATYRICON, TAAKE, SAMAEL, MELDRUM and CULT OF LUNA are among the artists confirmed to appear at this year's installment of the Hole In The Sky festival, a three-day event set to take place August 28-30 in Bergen, Norway. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as...
June 30, 2003