Servants of Darkness

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Servants of Darkness
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Studio album by Nifelheim
Released 2000
Recorded 11-25 March 2000 at Maestro Musik in Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre Black metal, speed metal
Label Black Sun
Producer Christoffer Wallin
Nifelheim chronology
Devil's Force
(1997) Devil's Force1997
Servants of Darkness
(2000)
Unholy Death
(2000) Unholy Death2000

Servants of Darkness is the third album of Swedish black metal band Nifelheim. It was released in 2000 on CD (first 1000 came with a slipcase), LP (only 1000 copies, 200 on golden vinyl) and on cassette by Rockor Disc in Romania.

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms.

Nifelheim band

Nifelheim is a Swedish black metal band. The band was formed in 1990 by the twin brothers Erik and Per Gustavsson, under the stage names Tyrant and Hellbutcher and is known for their "old school" style of black metal.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Evil Blasphemies" - 3:17
  2. "Sadistic Blood Massacre" - 2:50
  3. "Black Evil" - 2:16
  4. "The Bestial Avenger" - 5:17
  5. "War of Doom (Armageddon)" - 4:16
  6. "Servants of Darkness" - 3:50
  7. "Infernal Desolation" - 3:27
  8. "Into the Morbid Black" - 5:07
  9. "Sacrifice to the Lord of Darkness" - 4:20

Personnel

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