Is it black metal? I would say it's best that they had NO leads on this album yet that is my feeling anyway. Even at the end of “Kings of the Carnival Creation”, after a lot of boring shit, a monstrous tremolo riff awaits you. The last subgenre of the three sure is the least populair. One is the robot voice, replaced in concerts with low-register speaking (or “preaching”, whatever). Also, some really bad Pantera-ish halfthrash riffs abound, especially in the song "Puritania", which just has some of the worst ideas the album has to offer, with the stupid robot vocals and whatnot. The guitar riffs are extremely heavy and aggressive, for the most part they are extremely fast but sometimes they get slower and even more majestic; the songs feature mindblowing tremolo picking sessions and time changes (think again to "Kings of the Carnival Creation" or "Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny").

With the start of Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (which I will short down to Puritanical in this review), Dimmu Borgir abandoned almost every melodic riff to conentrate fully on the symphonies. This song begins with an atmospheric keyboard from Mustis and then the guitars and drums begin the chaos. Barker’s performance is flawless. Approach to this album with an open mind, and you will appreciate it for what it really is: a real work of art.

Every element is at its peak, with exemplary sections in all the songs.

Then “Blessings upon the Throne of Tyranny” begins. Well, this album is actually better than “Spiritual Black Dimensions” and it’s loaded with many cool ideas in almost each track, sign that the band worked harder this time; the problem is that, for each single good part, you find a big bunch of mediocre and unnecessary ideas surrounding it. The intro is epic, almost like a movie soundtrack (for some reason I think of The Godfather), and is sure to bring shivers down your spine as the second track comes in your speakers. I can hardly find any melody or catchiness in it.

I'm a guitar player but I've always been fascinated by incredible drummers, as a top notch drummer can really make or break an album. This instrumental reminds me a bit of Glittertind due to the usage of all instruments, not just keyboard, although this one doesn't contain shrieks.

This song features some more awesome symphonic riffs of Mustis, then the heavy part comes in and Shagrath shrieks alot. I love Vortex's part in this one and the song's intro, but the rest is pretty mediocre in my opinion. Now this Dimmu album was great in its own way. For instance the opener to Absolute Sole Right and Sympozium are in your face examples of swaying and brutal orchestration, especially in the latter. It's fast, razor sharp and precise. Think of it as there being a certain "base formula" for the sound, and then each song just builds on top of that. Nothing feels overpowering, clearly Dimmu Borgir was already established at this stage, not having to try too hard, it all came naturally.

In the bible, Lucifer is known as the morning star, or the rising sun, that brings light to the world. It's a mixture of extreme metal and industrial metal, all with the welcomed orchestra. What the fuck does Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia mean anyway?! I haven't heard many Dimmu Borgir records, but this one is quite different from Stormblåst. Of course, I admit that this is a rather easily digestible form of black metal, nevertheless, it is a legitimate approach within the bounds of this genre. Ok, so perhaps that may be a tad harsh, but certainly Dimmu Borgir has done nothing deserving of the praise they garnish in the metal community. Oh baby..that riff-solid, annihilating-AWESOME!!. Now... let’s talk about the industrial parts.

Most of the time his voice sounds like a dry croak here on PEM. The real weak link is Silenoz, who will fuck up the albums more and more.

Instrumentally speaking, I have to say something about the guitarists.

Why, Dimmu? While a majority of Shagrath's performance is raspy roars, he occasionally has a lower-tone rasp, not exactly a growl but think a preaching man in a tall black coat with a deep voice speaking, that's the best way I can describe it. The guitar sound is just plain heavy. Everything sounds perfect. The album epitomizes the very concept of song craft over technical ability.

The lava flow surface remains partly intact around the Dimmuborgir area, so that the Dimmuborgir itself sits below the surrounding surface area. Puritania is track 5, I'd recommend scratching it out. (I keep mentioning the vocals on this album because on this album, they definitely help determine the quality of a song.) That feeling of power is in good part due to his performance, which is leagues ahead of that on the lackluster Spiritual Black Dimensions.

The drumming is almost the best highlight of this album. The non-symphonic keyboards add yet another Cradle of Filth feeling, to which Shagrath's whispers and other types of vocals contribute even more.

90% Of all the guitar riffs are simple tritone riffs without any substance. Now I need to change my pants. Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993.

That said, the overall inconsistency doesn’t make for an awful album: it has filler, and a poorly constructed overall flow (that random second half), but the amount of quality material is still quite good.

Avoid this, and buy some good black metal.

After this, I always thought they went a bit downhill, focusing more on their image than their songs, a problem shared by Behemoth. This album really isn’t even black metal at all. never again can Dimmu top this outcome. It wouldn't be so bad for a three to four minute song, but the song drones on for six minutes. Just give this album a chance. Let he who is without sin cast this drivel into the nearest fire. Some Dimmu Borgir albums are a lot harder to corner and evaluate than others. It’s fast and melodic and just amazing. There are many boring slow and “atmospheric” parts that sound totally inconsistent and irritating to hear, even ruining some potentially good songs like “The Maelstrom Mephisto”. 2001, CD, Nuclear Blast (Limited edition, Boxed set, Deluxe edition). Well, guess now they can add the tag now to their music-extreme gothic/industrial metal. I don't understand who calls the sound "over-produced" just because it's well recorded and sounds powerful like Dolby Digital in movies; why should music sound thin and lack bass, like listening to Iron Maiden's first studio album on some vinyl (not to offend Iron Maiden - I love em, but their sound is much better nowadays, and live)? When bringing two talented musicians as they into an all ready all star fold we are bound to bare witness to one of the great albums that precedes the 21st century. The Dimmuborgir area is composed of various volcanic caves and rock formations, reminiscent of an ancient collapsed citadel (hence the name). In any case, live CD's beat the crap out of both old and new studio albums when it comes to sounding good.



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