This MCD is a reissue of the former 7“ edition limited to 666 copies. In proper style this new issue is nicely designed , coming in a black smearproof board (yeah, no dabs will stick to the material). When unfolding, the first photo you see is one of band-founding member Infernus, who states about himself in the credits: “Infernus appears curtesy of Satan”. Next photo you see when taking out the disc is one of the incredible Pest, one of the former vocalists of Gorgoroth, whereby you’ll know what to expect vocalwise: Pest’s devilish screeching and shrieking which has set the pattern for BM vocals in his active period. 
The MCD, just like the original 7”, contains only two songs: “Revelation of doom” (starting with terrible distortion) and “Ritual” (recorded live in Bergen 1996, of course, as the CD-title says). But these two tracks are adequate to make you catch a glimpse of the atmosphere of the BM gigs during that time. The recording quality is terrible as expected and full of hissing. Pest screams, screaks and brays exzessively. Yeah, that’s how raw, brutish and coarse satanic Black Metal has been at that time. 
Those who are old enough and have experienced those gigs will enjoy to hear it again and might feel like the clock is turned back for a few minutes. 
And those who are too young and have missed it will get a pertinent impression of the beginning days and how the former Gorgoroth made their fans’ hearts beat faster. 

So this MCD is a must-have for all long-time Gorgoroth fans as well as for collectors and for fans of the very primal BM, which did hurt in the ears and at the same time did the ears good.
It’s not for newcomer-Gorgoroth-fans who know only the latest albums. Those probably can’t do anything with this thoroughgoing stuff.

Score: 
for the cultic factor: 10 out of 10 points
for the recording quality: 3 out of 10 points
for the cover: 7 out of 10 points
for the songs/songwriting: 9 out of 10 points
for the vocal performance: 10 out of 10 points
totalized: 8 out of 10 points

Review by Twilightheart

Pest/Gorgoroth live in Munich, Germany 1997:

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