Dødheimsgard "666 International (Norway, Moonfog Productions, FOG 020)"

666 International is the third full-length album by Norwegian black metal band Dødheimsgard. It was released on June 11, 1999, by Moonfog Productions.

With 666 International, Dødheimsgard abandoned the black metal style of their previous two albums, further developing the style of their EP Satanic Art (1998). The album heads into a more avant-garde style that fuses black and industrial metal, with some electronic and keyboard interludes.

666 International was Dødheimsgard's last release to feature Aldrahn on vocals (until his eventual return to the band in 2013, when the band recorded A Umbra Omega with him), Apollyon on bass, and Svein Egil Hatlevik on keyboards. It was also their last release under the name Dødheimsgard; in 2003, the band shortened their name to DHG.

The piano intro on "Shiva-Interfere" is taken from the outro track "Wrapped in Plastic" from Satanic Art.

William York of AllMusic called 666 International "an elaborate, ambitious and creative album that is bound to frustrate purists".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Aldrahn; all music is composed by Vicotnik except where noted.

1. "Shiva-Interfere" 9:10
2. "Ion Storm" 4:20
3. "Carpet Bombing" (instrumental; music by Svein Hatlevik) 2:25
4. "Regno Potiri" 10:19
5. "Final Conquest" 5:59
6. "Logic" (instrumental; music by Svein Hatlevik) 0:59
7. "Sonar Bliss" 7:39
8. "Magic" (instrumental; music by Svein Hatlevik) 1:43
9. "Completion" 6:28

Time: 49:02

All music composed by Vicotnik except tracks 3,6,8 by Zweizz.

This album has in fact 66 tracks. Tracks 10 to 65 are all nothing but a few seconds of silence. Track 66 is music for about 1:30, followed by another approximate 10 minutes of silence.

The piano intro on the first track is taken from the outro track "Wrapped in Plastic" of the "Satanic Art" EP.

Recording information:

Recorded at Bjørn Boges Musikk Produksjon. 

Mastered at Strype Audio.

Bjørn Boge – production, engineering, mixing

Tom "Thrawn" Kvålsvoll – mastering