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I'm sure you'll like it

Advantages: it is composed in the very style of Dimmu Borgir
Disadvantages: i'm rather subjective

...firstly have to say thet Death Cult Armageddon is one of my favorite Dimmu Borgir albums. It's only within the second track 'Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse' (Progenies of The Great Apocalypse, one of the singles and one of the most popular Dimmu songs in general) that you soon notice that the extremities have been pushed notably further to polar extremes with the grand orchestration playing the dominant epic nihilistic lead role. this record has ...
...on guitar, ICS Vortex from Arcturus provides backing vocals and bass, Mustis on synth and piano and Nicholas Barker, formally of Cradle of Whatever on drums, also they have Immortal frontman Abbath helping on two tracks and the Prague Philharmonic backing them up to provide the album with the drama and over the topness it requires. ...

darkscout 24.11.2008 · Read full review
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In Sorte Diabli - The Devil you know

Advantages: Exellent album extremely well packaged.
Disadvantages: Some may not like the vocal style

...Nowadays that's all changed. In Sorte Diaboli has a truly bombastic sound. The production is fantastic, and the musicianship is technically stunning. It's all a bit like Wagner goes metal, and it's stunning. This album is a bit of a rarity these days, as it's a concept album. The story is set in the middle ages about a man who tries to follow the new religion sweeping through Europe (Christianity), but has a lapse of faith due to what he sees as ...
...he will be tried and in all probability burned at the stake as a heritic. The songs tell his story, from the lapse of faith to his eventual execution, the final track ending with the sounds of flames. The album is consistently good, with no single track falling below par. There is a strong orchestral sound and you feel that this album would sound stunning live if the keyboards were replace with an actual orchestra. The packaging for the limited ...

dalg 22.05.2007 · Read full review
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Darkness Enthroned!

Advantages: Great musicianship, classic songs, clear production
Disadvantages: Some weak tracks

"Enthrone Darkness Triumphant" is yet another fantastic album from Symphonic Metal masters, Dimmu Borgir. I found this album to be highly enjoyable and bursting with talent and originality. The band clearly demonstrate that they are masters of their craft, with the majority of the songs here being laced with catchy guitar hooks, beautiful keyboard passages and empowered blast beat drumming, all tightly and flawlessly executed. This album supplies ...
...the form of the tracks 'Mourning Palace" "In Death's Embrace" and "Master Of Disharmony" There are, of course, a few duds to be found here, in particular "Relinquishment of Spirit and Flesh" The production on this album is excellent, providing some of the raw energy necessary for the execution of this style whilst maintaining clarity of sound. Each instrument is distinct and clearly audible yet the band fuse seamlessly together into a single musical ...

Morgan12873 26.02.2006 · Read full review
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Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli

Advantages: just great
Disadvantages: none

...developing nicely since their beginning in the 1990s . The crew backing Shagrath's lead vocals -- killer guitar by Erkekjetter Silenoz and some wonderfully harmonic backing vocals that are near operatic, or at least influenced by Jon Anderson and Yes -- have become a brand in metal. The transitions in tunes such as "The Conspiracy Unfolds" and "The Sacrilegious Scorn," the former with its intense blastbeats and ranging power riffs and the latter ...

darkscout 24.11.2008 · Read full review
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Norwegian Titans Release Hell!

Advantages: Raw powerful overwhelming black metal with extras!
Disadvantages: Isnt Any

First released January 28, 2002 When i first heard that Nicholas Barker (ex Cradle of Filth) was joining Dimmu borgir i knew something special was going to happen. Excellent thrash guitar riffs rip throughout this album accompanied by keyboard and synthesizer pieces which only add to the atmosphere. The album starts with a misleading, almost tranquil instrument, 'Fear and Wonder', before launching at high speed into 'Blessings Upon the Throne of ...
...playing their instruments. The next few tracks are all black metal artworks with speedy guitars and the incredible vocal talents of Shagrath. Track 6 'Puritania', an experimental track from Shagrath and Mustis, using distorted voices and synth effects, a complete shy away from the style of the album but fits in well as a rest bite from the black metal punishment. The rest of the album steers back to the traditional, but faster black metal of the ...

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