The lead remains the same, but the instruments at lower pitch that previously only provided the simplistic, high-speed background take a lead role by morphing into a memorable, beautiful accentuated melody at moves into the foreground, amplifying the epic character of the opening part's atmosphere. A high-pitched, vibrant and humblingly epic lead hovers over crushing blastbeats, commanding attention on its own, and in a move only few bands can manage to pull off, lead and rhythm change places. It starts out on an extremely high level already.
This song progresses narratively, building up climactic tension with every part towering over the previous one with a dramatic increase of passion. Beginning abruptly, the fast tremolo riffs and blastbeats are reminiscent of Transilvanian Hunger the layers of guitar and bass work well to create a somber atmosphere. This is, definitely, one of the highlights of the band's career, alongside "Maaneskyggens Slave". The winds lead into one of the best riffs ever created, as the song "Gorgoroth" begins. The song ends with the sound of winter winds blowing across the desolate landscape. Following a couple verses, a short break leads the listener into a crushing acceleration, which will give way to the return of the opening riff at the end, accentuated by Hat's screams. Frost employs some old school drum beats, in the beginning and end, unleashing double bass throughout. Hat's vocals maintain the very raspy approach from the previous album, though seeming a little more in control. This song shows the same type of melody as on Pentagram, with slight progression. The true beginning of the album is "Bergtrollets Hevn". This is not particularly noteworthy and adds very little to the album, really. The album opens with a brief intro, "En Stram Lukt av Kristent Blod". Also, while creating raw Black Metal, Gorgoroth always maintain a high level of power in their compositions. His influences are not hard to discern, yet they come together in a distinctive style. It is difficult to process how one man can write so many brilliant guitar riffs, yet Infernus seems to do so with ease. Handling the drumming duties on this outing is Frost, of Satyricon, utilizing a more minimalist approach to suit the music. This album introduces a new vocalist, Pest (of Obtained Enslavement), while also featuring Hat on some songs as well. This album is very much in the vein of its predecessor, Pentagram, while maintaining an identity of its own. Antichrist is the second Gorgoroth album, released in 1995.
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