Grand Declaration of War
Encyclopedia
Grand Declaration of War is the second full-length studio album
by Norwegian black metal
band Mayhem
, released through Necropolis Records
, on 16 May 2000.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Norwegian black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Mayhem
Mayhem (band)
Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984 in Oslo, Norway and regarded as one of the pioneers of the influential Norwegian black metal scene...
, released through Necropolis Records
Necropolis Records
Necropolis Records was a record label founded in 1993, mainly providing an American home for extreme black metal to start. The label's roster included artists such as Archgoat, The Black, Incantation, Satanic Slaughter, Witchery, Rotten Sound, Babylon Whores, Dissection, Dawn,, Vondur, Impaled and...
, on 16 May 2000.
Track listing
- There is also a hidden bonus track that can be found by rewinding the CD from the start, it plays Completion in Science of Agony (Part II of II) in reverse.
Personnel
- Maniac (Sven Erik KristiansenSven Erik KristiansenSven Erik Kristiansen is a Norwegian musician. He is best known as the former vocalist in the black metal band Mayhem under the stage name Maniac.-Personal life:...
) - Vocals - Blasphemer (Rune Eriksen) - Guitar
- Necrobutcher (Jørn Stubberud) - Bass
- Hellhammer (Jan Axel BlombergJan Axel BlombergJan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg is a three time Spellemannprisen award-winning heavy metal drummer. He is most well known for his drumming with the band Mayhem, with which he began his career...
) - Drums - Anders OddenAnders OddenAnders Odden , is a musician. He is the guitarist of Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult and as well as multi-instrumentalist and songwriter for Magenta...
- Co-writing and programming of "A Bloodsword and a Colder Sun" - Øyvind Hægeland - Vocal Collaboration on "Completion in Science of Agony"
- Tore Ylwizaker - Samples and Noise construction on "Completion in Science of Agony"
- Sebastian Ludvigsen - Photography
- Mark Francombe Red - Cover Design
- Anne Cecilie Olavesen - Makeup