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beliefs, "but this does not affect all the lyrics. We wouldn't really fit into the label black metal. Well, we could, but we choose not to label ourselves, which is a new thing to be into nowadays, but anyway... The thing is, it's not purely based on
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someone who hates you', But it's not necessarily about worship. Either way, you don't have to like it, but you are who you are. It's just something that comes very naturally to me. I don't think Satan's a nice guy, though." The lyrics on
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Gehenna are mostly "about music. This means that the actual lyrics are something we add. Of course, we start out with the music, so it's basically for the music." Many of the lyrics and philosophies are based on
Sanrabb's personal
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at Folken, Stavanger and planned a new album. In 2008, Gehenna announced that they had signed with
Norwegian-based Indie Recordings. In 2009 Skinndød replaced Amok as guitarist in Gehenna.
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was "not so much a black metal phoenix rising from the ashes, but a band completely redefining their philosophy toward songwriting , choosing to throw its lot in with the grim sounds of
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such a maleficent feel, while Dolgar's vocals drip with an unnerving and coarse hatred as the band hammer out their themes of war and destruction at a frenetic pace."
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