Orcustus is the debut full-length album of the Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 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 Orcustus

Orcustus

-History:Orcustus is a black metal band formed in Bergen, Norway, in early 2002 by Taipan, Dirge Rep, Infernus and Tormentor. Their moniker, meaning "the inner circle of Hell where Lucifer resides on his throne", was suggested by Dirge Rep and the band got approval to use it from the name's...

. It was released by Southern Lord in March 2009.

Track listing

1. "Coil" - 5:13
2. "Of Sophistry, Obsession and Paranoia" - 8:49
3. "Conversion" - 5:21
4. "Jesus Christ Patricide" - 7:45
5. "Death and Dissolution" - 4:42
6. "Ego Sum Chaos" - 6:03
7. "Asphyxiokenisis" - 3:50

Credits

• Dirge Rep - Drums. Spoken word on track 7. Invocation in track 2.
• Taipan - Vocals. Guitars on tracks 2, 3, 4 & 6.
• Infernus - Bass on tracks 1, 4, 5, 6 & 7.
• Tormentor
  Tormentor (musician)
  Tormentor is a black metal musician who is best known for his work as guitarist with the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth.-Biography:Tormentor joined Infernus in Gorgoroth in 1996, and participated as guitarist and songwriter on the two Gorgoroth albums Destroyer and Incipit Satan , both...
  
   - Guitars on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 & 7. Bass on track 2.

Bass on track 3 by Radek and Vrangsinn

Vrangsinn

Vrangsinn is a Norwegian musician, best known as the bassist of Carpathian Forest .-Biography:Daniel Vrangsinn is a Norwegian musician, poet, video and graphics artist. He is most known for his bizarre stage stunts while performing live with Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest...

. Additional grunts on tracks 1, 4 & 5 by Radek.

Music written between 2003 and 2007 by Taipan. Lyrics written by Dirge Rep between 2003 and 2007.

Music recorded and produced at Misantrof Studios by Vrangsinn

Vrangsinn

Vrangsinn is a Norwegian musician, best known as the bassist of Carpathian Forest .-Biography:Daniel Vrangsinn is a Norwegian musician, poet, video and graphics artist. He is most known for his bizarre stage stunts while performing live with Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest...

 and Orcustus

Orcustus

-History:Orcustus is a black metal band formed in Bergen, Norway, in early 2002 by Taipan, Dirge Rep, Infernus and Tormentor. Their moniker, meaning "the inner circle of Hell where Lucifer resides on his throne", was suggested by Dirge Rep and the band got approval to use it from the name's...

in 2007. Vocals recorded at Slimecave Studios by Radek and Taipan in 2007-2008. Mixed at Conclave Studios by Bjørnar E. Nilsen and Taipan in 2008. Graphic arts and layot by Dirge Rep.

External links

• Southern Lord