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Stormblåst
''Stormblåst'' (English: ''Stormblown'') is the second studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released on 25 January 1996 through Cacophonous Records, re-released in 2001 by Century Media, and completely re-recorded in 2005, released as ''Stormblåst MMV'' (see below). It was Dimmu Borgir's last album sung entirely in the band's native Norwegian, as they would change to English afterwards. This is also the first album where Tjodalv switched to drums as opposed to guitar, the first where Shagrath is on vocals, though he took on the role of backing vocals, and this album was the bands last album with Silenoz on lead vocals, with him later switching more to a backing vocal role with the band. With every subsequent release, Shagrath has been the lead vocalist. It is also the last album where lyrics would be written by Aldrahn (of Dødheimsgard and Ved Buens Ende) until 2003's '' Death Cult Armageddon'', and the last album to feature Brynjar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic language, Icelandic, Faroese language, Faroese and Old Norse. The band has been through numerous lineup changes over the years; vocalist Shagrath and rhythm guitarist Silenoz are the only original members who still remain.Bradley TorreanoDimmu Borgir AllMusic. Retrieved on 11 June 2011. History ''For All Tid'' and ''Stormblåst'' period Dimmu Borgir was founded in 1993 by Silenoz and Tjodalv. Shagrath, Brynjard Tristan and Stian Aarstad later joined Dimmu Borgir, and then released an EP in 1994 entitled ''Inn i evighetens mørke'' ("''Into the Darkness of Eternity''"). This short EP sold out within weeks, and the band followed up with the 1994 full-length album ''For All Tid'' ("''For All Time''"). This album featured vocal contributio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Cult Armageddon
''Death Cult Armageddon'' is the sixth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released on 9 September 2003. It has since sold over 100,000 copies in the United States; the first album under Nuclear Blast to do so; and debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart at number 169. The song "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" was released as a single with an accompanying music video. This would also be the last album to have Nick Barker on drums and the only one featuring full-scale orchestral ensemble (recorded in Prague). The artwork within the album, done by Swiss artist Joachim Luetke, displays what appears to be an industrial factory, inside of which the band members are living out their fantasies, some of which are similar to scenes seen in the music video for "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse". Most of the songs have a common apocalyptic theme. Release history ''Death Cult Armageddon'' saw initial release on CD, vinyl Vinyl may refer to: Chemis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Sorte Diaboli
''In Sorte Diaboli'' (Latin for "In league with the devil") is the seventh studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released in 2007. It is the band's first concept album. A site on the Nuclear Blast website was created for ''In Sorte Diaboli'', in which a new promotional photo can be seen and an audio sample can be heard. This would be the last album by Dimmu Borgir to feature ICS Vortex, Hellhammer and Mustis. Concept ''In Sorte Diaboli'' is the band's first concept album, with a story located in medieval Europe. It is about a priest who begins to doubt his faith, and then ends up taking the place of the Antichrist. "There's this dude that works as a priest's assistant, and after a while he just discovers that he has nothing to do with Christianity", Silenoz says. "He just sort of has this awakening and realizes that he has different abilities and different powers and is leaning more to the dark side." The words "In Sorte Diaboli" are a repeated line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silenoz
Silenoz (born Sven Atle Kopperud, 1 March 1977) is a Norwegian guitarist who is a founding member, along with Shagrath and Tjodalv, of the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, of which he is the primary songwriter. He is also guitarist for the death metal supergroup Insidious Disease. Biography Silenoz has been Dimmu Borgir's guitarist since they started. He also composes and writes lyrics for most of the band's songs. He contributed vocals (on '' Stormblåst'', its re-recording, and ''Godless Savage Garden'') and bass (on '' Stormblåst MMV''). He also sang lead vocals on their debut album '' For All Tid''. At first, he was known only as Erkekjetter Silenoz (''Arch-Heretic Silenoz'' in Norwegian). Another band Silenoz, or "Ed Damnator" as he was called, played rhythm guitar and occasional bass in the Norwegian thrash metal band Nocturnal Breed. Before becoming a musician, Silenoz used to work in a kindergarten. Silenoz has written the majority of Dimmu Borgir's lyri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shagrath
Stian Tomt Thoresen (born 18 November 1976),Shagrath at Encyclopaedia Metallum known professionally as Shagrath, is a Norwegian musician. He is the vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir and Also, founding member, rhythm guitarist and bassist of Chrome Division. Biography Stian Thoresen was born on 18 November 1976 in Jessheim. He is a founding member, with[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agony (1992 Video Game)
''Agony'' is a horizontally scrolling shooter with a surreal fantasy background. It was released by Psygnosis in 1992 for the Amiga. The game was developed by the company Art & Magic, which was originally known as Ordilogic Systems. Agony was the only Amiga game developed under the Art & Magic name, as after Agony was released, Art & Magic started developing arcade video games exclusively. ''Agony'' features a barn owl flying its way through six worlds filled with monsters. The owl uses various waves of echolocation which the player fires at the enemies. Plot According to the manual backstory, the sun-wizard master Acanthopsis discovers the "Cosmic Power" with a toll on his life. Before dying he teaches it to his disciples, Alestes and Mentor. Alestes has been transformed into a barn owl, and has to pass through Mentor's traps and monsters in order to reach the Cosmic Power. Music The theme song is by Tim Wright, a classically themed, piano-led instrumental. The title song was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stian Aarstad
Stian Aarstad is a Norwegian pianist and keyboard player best known for his four-year (1993–1997) stint with the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir during which he played keyboards and synthesizers Dimmu Borgir's second album Stormblåst (1996) was criticised for plagiarism. Stian Aarstad was accused of plagiarising the Magnum track "Sacred Hour" in the opening song "Alt lys er svunnet hen" ("All Light Has Faded Away"), as well as the title track of the Amiga game "Agony" for the song "Sorgens kammer" ("Chamber of Sorrow"). The band re-recorded the album in 2005, omitting these tracks. In 1998 to 1999, he produced a demo for the unblack metal Unblack metal (also known as Christian black metal or White metal) is a religious philosophy and subgenre within black metal, inheriting several characteristics of it, such as the melody, the lyrics and the aesthetics (corpse paint), whose artis ... band Vaakevandring, which was later re-released as a self-titled EP in 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynjard Tristan
Ivar Tristan Lundsten (professional name: Brynjard Tristan) (born 14 June 1976) is a Norwegian bassist and songwriter, presently living in Oslo, but originally hails from the nearby municipalities of Nesodden and Jessheim.Norsk black / ekstrem metal He is mostly known for his time as bassist for the band , from 1993 to 1996, which he left after the album ''''. In 1994-1995 Brynjard w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Laureano
Tony Laureano is a heavy metal drummer originally from Puerto Rico. He has played for a number of metal bands (either as a full band member or a session drummer) including Dimmu Borgir, Nile, Angelcorpse, Malevolent Creation, God Dethroned, Acheron, Aurora Borealis, Belphegor, Nachtmystium, 1349 and Brujeria. He was the touring drummer for Dimmu Borgir during their performances at Ozzfest 2004, and Wacken Open Air in 2007 (a recording of the Ozzfest show was included with the 2005 reissue of '' Stormblåst''). Laureano also took the place of 1349 drummer Frost on the Enslaved tour during September 2006 in the UK, as Frost was busy writing material with Satyricon. In June 2007, he returned to Dimmu Borgir stepping in for Hellhammer, who was recovering from a neck injury. He was later replaced by ex-Vader drummer Daray in late August, who became Dimmu Borgir's new drummer for their next album. Tony toured in the summer of 2009 with All That Remains, after drummer Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tjodalv
Ian Kenneth Åkesson (born 1976), known professionally as Tjodalv, is a Norwegian drummer. He is a founding member of the black metal bands Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child. He now plays in Black Comedy and Susperia. Tjodalv played guitar on the first Dimmu Borgir albums '' Inn i evighetens mørke'' and '' For all tid''. He then switched to drumming for them on Stormblåst and continued with this until 1999. Due to his family, he left Dimmu Borgir. He was replaced by Nick Barker, formerly of Cradle of Filth. Shortly before leaving Dimmu Borgir, he founded the group Susperia, with whom he remains active to date. Discography ;With Dimmu Borgir *'' Inn i evighetens mørke'' (1994) *'' For all tid'' (1995) *''Stormblåst'' (1996) *''Enthrone Darkness Triumphant'' (1997) *''Godless Savage Garden'' (1998) *'' Spiritual Black Dimensions'' (1999) ;With Gromth * ''The Immortal'' (2011) * ''Alone'' (Single, 2012) ;With Susperia * '' Illusions of Evil'' (Demo, 2000) * '' Predominan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For All Tid
''For all tid'' ( Norwegian: "For All Time") is the debut studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1995 through No Colours. It was remastered and re-released in 1997 through their new label Nuclear Blast with the front cover art in full color and the entire '' Inn i evighetens mørke'' EP added. It is the band's only studio album on which Shagrath is on drums, Tjodalv on guitar and Silenoz on vocals. The artwork displayed on the front cover of the album is inspired by Gustave Doré's illustration of Camelot from ''Idylls of the King''. Track listing Critical reception In their favourable review of the album, AllMusic wrote, "The production is awful, boasting thin and sharp guitars, muted drumming and echoing vocals that sound like what it might have been like to stand outside of their rehearsal hall. But somehow the songs manage to overcome the production, offering a somewhat beautiful (albeit warped) view of heavy meta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
