Cirith Gorgor, one of the longest existing black metal bands from the Netherlands, have never compromised on their extreme fast yet melodic and melancholic black metal art.1993-1997Cirith Gorgor is founded (as 'Dark Sorceress') by guitarists Asmoday and Astaroth Daemonum in late 1993 and Levithmong and Lord Mystic join the band shortly afterwards on drums and bass guitar, respectively. Apart from creating extreme black metal their main inspiration springs from an intense antipathy towards all (organised) religions. In the course of 1996 Nimroth replaces the band’s first vocalist who had been dismissed due to lack of motivation. A period of frequent rehearsals and composing eventually leads to the release of the demo Mystic Legends… in 1997, of which all available copies are soon sold out.1998-2000The success of Mystic Legends… results in a record deal with Osmose Productions, who release the debut album Onwards to the Spectral Defile in 1999. Immediately after the recordings, however, Asmoday deci