''Vobiscum Satanas'' (
Latin
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for "May Satan Be with You") is the second studio album by Swedish
black metal
Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with tr ...
band
Dark Funeral
Dark Funeral is a Swedish black metal band from Stockholm, founded by guitarists Blackmoon and Lord Ahriman in 1993. They emerged during the second wave of black metal.
Their lyrical themes have traditionally pertained to Satanism and anti ...
. ''Vobiscum Satanas'' is the first album to feature longtime vocalist and lyricist
, and the only one to feature guitarist Typhos and drummer
Alzazmon
Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. It was formed in 1992 by guitarist Infernus, who is the sole original member remaining, and has released nine studio albums. Gorgoroth are a Satanism, Satanic band and have drawn contro ...
. Only guitarist
Lord Ahriman
Mikael Jan Svanberg (born 13 November 1972), better known as Lord Ahriman, is a Swedish musician who is the primary guitarist, songwriter and sole founding member of the black metal band Dark Funeral. He is also the rhythm guitarist in the band ...
returns for this album from the lineup that appeared on the previous album.
The album was remastered and reissued on CD by Regain Records in 2007. The reissue was limited to 3,000 copies and also featured four bonus tracks recorded live at Hultsfreds Festival in 1998. The album was remastered in May 2007 by Peter In de Betou at Tailor Maid Productions.
Track listing
Personnel
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– vocals, bass guitar
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Lord Ahriman
Mikael Jan Svanberg (born 13 November 1972), better known as Lord Ahriman, is a Swedish musician who is the primary guitarist, songwriter and sole founding member of the black metal band Dark Funeral. He is also the rhythm guitarist in the band ...
– guitar
* Typhos – guitar
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Alzazmon
Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. It was formed in 1992 by guitarist Infernus, who is the sole original member remaining, and has released nine studio albums. Gorgoroth are a Satanism, Satanic band and have drawn contro ...
– drums
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Peter Tägtgren
Alf Peter Tägtgren (born 3 June 1970) is a Swedish musician and record producer. He is the founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band Pain in which he is the only m ...
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mixing
References
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1998 albums
Dark Funeral albums
Albums produced by Peter Tägtgren