Editing Gorgoroth (section)

==Lyrics and satanism==
Gorgoroth are known for their satanic-themed and anti-Christian lyrics.<ref name=allmusic/> The band's founder and guitarist [[Infernus]] is openly a [[Theistic Satanism|theistic satanist]] and considers himself "[[Satan]]'s minister on Earth". He formed Gorgoroth to express his Satanist beliefs.<ref>{{cite web
|url        = http://www.gorgoroth.org/band/band.html
|title      = Bio/Manifesto
|access-date = 29 November 2014
|publisher  = Gorgoroth official website
|quote      = Gorgoroth was founded by Infernus in 1992 as a strategy to perpetrate sonic and spiritual violence upon the world in order to bring forth change in peoples perception of being therein. Thus, through metal music, Satans minister on earth summoned an avatara of the forces of darkness and did let it manifestate through a variety of attempts on creating what was perceived as ultimate black metal taking form on stage as well as in a variety of studio recordings. [...] With the devoted presence of the new full time members Gaahl and King, as well as a not a day too early achieved social and mental fundament for future work, a deal was inked with the german label Nuclear Blast and the band to a bigger extent adopted the position as a live performance act taking upon them several tours worldwide bringing its sinister presence and the word of Satan to new territories...
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071021010859/http://www.gorgoroth.org/band/band.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=21 October 2007 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.gorgoroth.info/press.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409104751/http://www.gorgoroth.info/press.htm|date=9 April 2009}}</ref> The band's former vocalist [[Gaahl]] is openly [[anti-Christian]]. In an interview for the 2005 heavy metal documentary ''[[Metal: A Headbanger's Journey]]'', Gaahl was asked what inspired Gorgoroth's music and his reply was simply "Satan". When asked what he believes Satan represents, he said "Freedom".<ref name="headbanger">{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/title/tt0478209/ |title=Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005) |publisher=IMDb |access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>

Gaahl explained his use of Satanic and anti-Christian themes: "We live in a Christian world and we have to speak their language ... When I use the word 'Satan' it means the natural order, the will of a man, the will to grow, the will to become the superman and not to be oppressed by any law such as the church, which is only a way to control the masses."<ref name="shaman1">{{cite web |url=http://www.tartareandesire.com/interviews/gorgoroth.html |title=Gorgoroth interview @ |publisher=Tartareandesire.com |date=7 October 2004 |access-date=19 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214650/http://www.tartareandesire.com/interviews/gorgoroth.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

Gaahl and Infernus were openly supportive of the [[Early Norwegian black metal scene#Church arsons and attempts|church burnings]] perpetrated by members of the black metal scene in the early 1990s. Gaahl further said, "there should have been more of them, and there will be more of them".<ref name="headbanger"/>