A Sorcery Written in Blood

A Sorcery Written in Blood was the first demo released by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth.[1] The title of the demo was taken from the lyrics of the song "The Return of Darkness and Evil" by the band Bathory. The demo was released in 1993 as a limited edition hand-numbered cassette. A 7" vinyl bootleg also existed; however, there were no official reissues. Due to the Satanic imagery used on the demo cover, the newspaper Firda in Førde in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, ran a front-page story on the demo and Gorgoroth on 7 January 1994.[2] The demo led to the band landing a record deal with French record label Embassy Productions. The track "Sexual Bloodgargling" was an early version of the song "Ritual", re-recorded for Gorgoroth's first album Pentagram.

A Sorcery Written in Blood
Demo album by Gorgoroth
Released	28 April 1993
Recorded	4 April 1993
Genre	Black metal
Length	8:56
Label	Self-released
Producer	Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth chronology
A Sorcery Written in Blood (1993) Promo '94 (1994)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gathered at Blåkulla"	1:21
2.	"Sexual Bloodgargling"	3:54
3.	"(Under) The Pagan Megalith"	3:41

Gorgoroth

• Hat – vocals
• Infernus – guitar
• Kjettar – bass
• Goat Pervertor – drums

References

1. "Gorgoroth". Fil.nrk.no. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
2. "PFU-sak nr 94-018". Pfu.no. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.