God Seed
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God Seed is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen, Norway. The name was adopted in 2009 by former Gorgoroth members Gaahl and King ov Hell following the conclusion of the Gorgoroth name dispute.
History
God Seed's roots hearken to the band Gorgoroth and the Gorgoroth name dispute, when longtime Gorgoroth members Gaahl and King ov Hell attempted to remove founding member Infernus. Gaahl and King had joined Gorgoroth in 1998 and 1999 respectively, performing on the albums Incipit Satan (2000), Twilight of the Idols (2003), and Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (2006). The two musicians wrote most of Twilight of the Idols and the entire Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam album. Gaahl also performed vocals on the title track of Destroyer (1998).
Following the conclusion of the Gorgoroth dispute in March 2009, when the court recognised Infernus as the legitimate owner of the band name, Gaahl and King assumed the name God Seed. This was the name of a song (originally intended to be the title track of Twilight of the Idols) on Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam.
While using the name Gorgoroth during the dispute, Gaahl and King had begun preparing a new album which is set to be released under their new name. The band's new album is expected to be released in late 2009, and will feature guitarists Ice Dale and Teloch and drummer Frost as session musicians. The album is expected to be released through Indie Recordings, who ostensibly signed Gaahl and King while they were using the name Gorgoroth during the dispute.[1]
In March 2009, King stated in an interview that Gaahl had been spending time in Spain - something also reported to have been during the winter of 2008-2009 the previous month by Nettavisen[2] (Seite nicht mehr abrufbar, festgestellt im März 2009.) - working on lyrics and vocal arrangements for the debut God Seed album.[3] However, in an interview conducted with King in April 2009 - after Gaahl returned from Spain - he stated the following:
We have recorded everything in the studio and are just waiting for Gaahl to put on vocals on it. So we have only vocals and the final mix to go before it`s all done. It's sometimes a nightmare to work with him in the studio because of the pride he puts into the smallest details. If he is not in the right mood or doesn't find the correct words we get nothing done. At times I've spent days in the studio counting seconds with nothing happening. It's the same way now, but I know in the end the result will be unique and powerful. We have to wait till Gaahl is done writing his lyrics to chose the title for the album. When the whole concept of this album is done lyrically we’ll decide which title to use.[4]
God Seed will be performing at Hellfest Summer Open Air 2009.[4]
Band members
- Gaahl - vocals (since 2007)
- King ov Hell - bass (since 2007)
Session members
- Teloch - guitar (2009)
- Ice Dale - guitar (2009)
- Sir - guitar (2009)
- Frost - drums (2009)