Italic Title: | force |
Gnostikoi Ha-Shaitan | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Saturnian Mist |
Cover: | Gnostikoi Ha-Shaitan.jpg |
Released: | 13 December 2011 |
Recorded: | December 2010 – February 2011 |
Genre: | Black metal, blackened death metal |
Length: | 44:59 |
Label: | Ahdistuksen Aihio Productions |
Producer: | Zetekh, Shu-Ananda |
Next Title: | Chaos Magick |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Gnostikoi Ha-Shaitan is the first studio album by Finnish black metal band Saturnian Mist. It was recorded at three locations, Watercastle Studios, Desolate Star Studios and Ordo Templi Keliokis, during December 2010 - February 2011.
The title is combination of Hebrew and Ancient Greek and it loosely translates: "Those who are able to know the adversity". According to Metal Rules interview of the band's vocalist Zetekh "Adversity" refers here to an archetype of the Devil and "Gnostikoi" means "Those who are able to know", derivative from the works of Plato and the term Gnosis.[1]
A music video was made from the album, from the track ”Aura Mystica” which was also serving as a directorial debut of Zetekh.
All lyrics written by fra. Zetekh except "Bythos In Quintessence" by le Sorcier and "The Watcher's Feast" by Johannes Nefastos. All music written by Saturnian Mist