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===With Pest (1995β1997)=== [[File:Pest and nfernus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Pest (musician)|Pest]] (left) and [[Infernus]] in 2010]] Vocalist [[Hat (Gorgoroth vocalist)|Hat]] decided to leave Gorgoroth in September 1995, but agreed to finish recording the vocal tracks for ''[[Antichrist (Gorgoroth album)|Antichrist]]''. After Hat left, Infernus recruited vocalist [[Pest (musician)|Pest]] from [[Obtained Enslavement]] as Gorgoroth's new vocalist. In December 1995, the band supported [[Cradle of Filth]] at the [[London Astoria]], a show which also included the band [[Primordial (band)|Primordial]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.primordialweb.com/prim_tour.htm |title=primordial_main |publisher=Primordialweb.com |access-date=10 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722110938/http://primordialweb.com/prim_tour.htm |archive-date=22 July 2009 }}</ref> This marked the first Gorgoroth live appearance of both vocalist Pest and bassist [[Ares (musician)|Ares]]. In 1995 the band had been offered a record deal with [[Moonfog Productions]], but this offer was rejected in favour of an offer made by German label Malicious Records. Malicious Records released the band's second album, ''[[Antichrist (Gorgoroth album)|Antichrist]]'', in 1996, and also re-released the debut album ''[[Pentagram (Gorgoroth album)|Pentagram]]''. The band went on a European tour with [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]] and [[Dissection (band)|Dissection]] in April 1996,<ref name="dissection-pastshows" /> followed by a one-off gig in [[Bergen]] with Hades Almighty and Gehenna, at which the live EP ''[[The Last Tormentor]]'' was recorded. The band also played a one-off gig in the fall in [[Bischofswerda]], Germany, with [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]]. Soon the name Gorgoroth was commonplace in the black metal underground, both in Norway and in the rest of Europe, if somewhat overshadowed by some of the more famous black metal bands such as [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] or [[Emperor (Norwegian band)|Emperor]]. The band's third full-length album, ''[[Under the Sign of Hell]]'', was recorded in spring 1996, and guitarist [[Tormentor (musician)|Tormentor]] joined the band later in the year. ''[[Under the Sign of Hell]]'' was released in 1997, and Gorgoroth went on their first headlining European tour in fall 1997, with support by [[Mystic Circle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sweetslyrics.com/bio-Mystic%20Circle.html |title=MYSTIC CIRCLE Biography |publisher=Sweetslyrics.com |access-date=10 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325001203/http://www.sweetslyrics.com/bio-Mystic%20Circle.html |archive-date=25 March 2009 }}</ref> It was on this tour that Infernus and Tormentor were approached by the major German [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] [[record label]] [[Nuclear Blast]], who wanted to sign the band. The band accepted the offer in late 1997.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
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