Very good album . . . I'm 51 years young ( not old ), still with long hair . . . ; - ) I think I bought it when it came out in 2001. Greets from crazy Germany . . . !
Storm blast is better this album, here I like maybe 3 songs I started to lose interest In this band during this released. Previous two albums were better Dimmu has potential but there’s something missing in their music
Literally Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia was a Fever Here in Latin America in 2001, principally in Brazil 😊❤ i listen this since this album made 10, years and now this album made 23 years and still listen, im a great fan of True 👑👑👑 Kings of Norway🇧🇻🇧🇻 DIMMU BORGIR 🤘🏻🤘🏻🇧🇻🇧🇻
I am from Chile, and from 2003 to 2005 i was on a Dimmu tribute band where i played the keyboard. We used to play this album from start to finish. I have this fucking great memory of a particular small open free show on local university. Most of the bands there were soft rock and grunge bands and our black metal band to close the show. Probably just a small group of guys knew Dimmu borgir or even black metal in general. (3 metalheads amongst 500 other People, who probably had nothing to do with metal music) and as soon as we started playing blessings upon the throne of tyranny this 3 guys went fucking insane. All 3 guys moshing and headbanging and screaming at the top of their lungs some made up lyrics in front of the rest of the people. (we where not that good but they were enjoying it). I felt like i was playing for 10.000 people. hahahahaha i fucking loved that show. I remember those 3 guys in the crowd every time i play this record and, puts me in a great mood. I love this fucking record so much. I learned all I know about piano, (which is not much to be honest) trying to figure out this record and all the songs in it. fuck it, I might even upload a couple of videos playing some songs. Have A great day fellas.
I hope u LOVE Judas IScariot and Burzum too ! check out Revenge from Canada and Nargaroth from germany!! u will experience an whole different level of Black metal with these bands.
I used to go sleep with this album when I was like 16. I still remember the first night I listened it, I woke up in the middle of the night with Kings of the Carnival Creation, and that atmosphere in the music, deeply in the dark of my room just with a blue LCD screen of the hi-fi.. Just magical
I love this comment. That's how it felt for me when I first discovered this when I was a kid. My uncle placed it in my cd case when I was 12 as a joke, Back then I only listen to pop music. This album Still sounds as great as the first time. Melodic dark and beautiful.
the exact same kind of moments happened to me at the same age. I remember I used to hang out with friends and get back home drunk or stoned and fall asleep to this album with headphones on, experiencing such "darkness and blue display" vibe in my room. Those years were great.
@@chrisrockwell1370 I like DB but they've had a few bad moments. Abrahadabra in particular is a lackluster album; luckily they bounced back strong with Eonian
@@Evri500 It’s really not. Except for the song Dimmu Borgir it has no standouts, in fact every other song varies between forgettable to outright bad. It’s their worst album by far as far as I’m concerned. Good on you if you enjoy it though.
@@EmpyreanLightASMR to me they try to copy everything Cradle of Filth did. Cradle remastered their cruelty album which totally deserved a remaster hence it sounded very weak. At least dimmu could have choose the spiritual black Dimension album. There is tons of other stuff they copied if you wanna know let me know.
My mom borrowed my car after this album came out, and she couldn't figure out the stereo system, so she had to rock out during her entire hour long commute to work. Not that anyone cares, just one of those funny little moments in our lifetimes that we'll never forget. Especially her =-)
17:52-18:08 listen to that it's stuff like this that really brings it out something in the music as opposed to speed without purpose, which is really not an easy thing to do.
I'm 39 years old, and I remember that I bought this masterpiece the very first day it was released. It was 2001 I think. That day I bought a new album, today I listen to a legendary album!
Same! Have seen them live @lowlands 2002 and ran to the cd store right after the festival buying the album and still listening to it this day!! 💪🤘 F modern music!
I keep going thru my library of Dimmu CDs and this one always comes back as my favorite. In 2001 when this came out I was still new to BM and my favorite band at the time was Emperor. But when I heard this it changed everything. So I have other favorites but this was my introduction to them. In 2008 when Dimmu came to California on tour with Behemoth and Keep of Kalessin my battle guild got the opportunity to perform in the "Chosen Legacy" video and sword fight with these guys. They were all super kool with us. Great bunch of guys. I miss that. Good times. In Sorte Diaboli. \m/
I too. dimmu n emperor both my introduction to bm.. this album & emperor ix equilibrium.. bm not what I'm into really but I do love DB. how well metal & orchestral fit together.., yes! lol
This album clearly marks one of the peaks in music in general. Composition, expression, execution, lyrics, appearance... It's an experience. All those in levels so high that I don't think we'll see or hear again and generally among the few real modern musical masterpieces I've ever heard. Even though, many things have changed over the years, this one always gets me.
I used to listen to this when I was 15 to drown out the noise in my head. I'm 34 now and finding myself coming back here. It's surprising what things you can find comfort in.
I'm compelled to share with yourself, and Patricio B. That of a rarity these days, where I get to pine about how much I love these two pieces together. When my old singer introduced me to them, it was this song, and he fast forwarded through the orchestra. Of course, having reanalysis with my own undivided attention. Which is goddamn Special Education. I am glad that I can share with random digital acquaintance. Yes, I fucking love this affect to the affect of masterful album arrangements by these deviant heathens! Or is it Pagan? Warlock, um. Wait, WARLOCK? *Pffffftt*. They went straight Heretic on this performance 👍🤘🤟🤪 ,🤘😈
Still vividly remember buying this at the store in the mall then smoking weed in my buddy’s truck on the way back home and listening to this and we were kind of making fun of the intro because i thought I might have bought a classical opera cd. Lo and behold track 2 kicks in and we were like fucking hell this rules!
This Album is Literally their Master Piece! while In Sorte Diaboli was a great contender, the Epicness is about 90% of this Album made nearly 10 years before... this is 20 years old Right now and is washing the floor with Most newer Bands's best try!
I remember buying this CD. I was 34 years old. None of my friends could handle it. I played it on a continued loop (replay) because I was so blown away. Such a brilliant album from start to finish. I get sad when Perfection or Vanity comes on, because I know the CD is ending. Just means it's time to hit replay to not be sad !!!!!
@Nick Litrento, i'm 37 too. Today, find a band that gives me goosebumps is totally rare too, but two weeks ago i've discovery MGLA. They're awesome, and Exercises in Futility is a masterpiece of black metal. Sorry my bad english.
This album along with Death Cult Armageddon and Spiritual Black Dimensions are the pinnacle of symphonic black metal. Wish they were still into this kind of old school sounds and dynamics.
@@teobuzzo779 Nah PEM and DCA are way better than EDT... EDT has some nice melodies but overall is pretty generic simple melodic wannabe black metal (Still enjoyable to listen to, but pretty "easy" music). PEM and DCA are just way above EDT in terms of musical skill, creativity and overall musicial approach
I don't hate them. I love them up to this album. After this one (except for the re recording of "Stormblast"), they lost me. Things got too "cheesy". Same with Cradle of Filth. Though Cradle's past few have been a great return to form.
@@archangelofcoffee922 uh i abrahadabra was a bit bad but i dont see how you find death cult armageddon, sorte diaboli(except the lyrics) or eonian "cheesy"
This is still the best Dimmu album IMO. Brings back a lot of memories, I was a young kid just getting into metal when it came out. I remember my mom took me to a record store for my 15th birthday and told me I could choose any CD I wanted. I chose this one, it was love at first listen. I played the CD so much it's basically useless now, full of scratches. I keep coming back to this album and I'm amazed every time at how freaking good it is. From start to finish.
We were all terrible at keeping our CD's in good condition in our teens weren't we? 😂 So many albums and video games from my youth are scratched to death.
I was going through art college when this album came out. I remember being discouraged with art school, and I would go into the computer lab and play Unreal Tournament and download songs on Limewire. I remember downloading Kings of the Carnival Creation on a whim......holy hell. 3 months later I dropped out of art school and bought a drumset. Nick Barker was a huge inspiration for me...I later joined a band, got signed and toured for 6 years. I credit this album for kickstarting my musical journey. I don't think any band came close to this level, I think Fleshgod Apocalypse has been the closest. But man, what an album.
Well said. This is why I like to read the comments of fellow fans, because you find Gems like these: "I don't think any band came close to this level, I think Fleshgod Apocalypse has been the closest." There is no amount of reading Metal Magazines, fan forums, sampling hours of new band material, talking with friends about their tastes in Black metal Genres etc. that will compare to that suggestion. Thank you.
Ah, the Nick Barker+ICS Vortex+Mustis era Dimmu... I miss them so much! This one and "Death Cult Armageddon" were both absolutely glorious records, back to back! I remember being blown away the moment I played the CD, the intro preceeding "Blessings Upon..." sets the tone of the album BRILLIANTLY!
I remember to being appalled by how Death Cult was forced and overproduced. Needed few years to shake off. Still do not listen anything after Puritanical.
@@ahenathon I actually agree with you, it sounded _way too nice_ at first, it took me a few listens but eventually I got hooked, certainly not as quick as it happened with "Puritanical..." though.
I'm 25, and I first heard this album 12 or 13 years ago. It's still my favourite album, and I've heard hundreds of albums across 1000+ bands/artists. It's perfect. It takes me to another world.
This album is god tier. Why Mustis and Vortex were kicked boggles the mind. Even if there were differences between members or whatever they should have kept those guys for the sake of the band. They had something truly magical going on between Spiritual Black Demensions and In Sorte Diaboli.
They weren't kicked iirc. Mustis left because he felt he wasn't given proper credit for his input and Vortex left shortly after with the same reasoning. Probably have it a bit messed up. Definitely a shame
@@MonkeyCurler Musits left. Vortex was kicked out. For all his talent, voice etc., he was irresponsible af. Check out Dimmu's response to their allegations. Vortex forgot to get his own gear to a tour. Such people spoil the vibe for others. Glad he was asked to leave.
They're one of the reasons the real black metal guys quit wearing corpse paint in the late 90-early2000s. Them and Cradle of Filth are poser fucktards. I bet OP probably likes Shitknot, too.
@@uraniumcranium2613 I'm aware of that, but there's a bit more than kick samples that define how a band sounds; like their melodies, song structure, use of harmony, vocal style, etc
Simply beautiful. This, DCA and SBD are among my favorite Dimmu albums of all time. Magical. Orchestral and black metal are perfect when put together and done right.
I listened to this album so much when it came out. on the way to work id start it, by the time i hit the on ramp for the highway blessings always came on perfect timing. downshifting getting up to speed always pumped me up for work
Damn I still can not avoid playing "Kings Of Carnival Creation" several times and spent at least 40 minutes playing it over and over again. This track is absolute cold killer, with clear atmosphere of death and especially tremolo parts for guitars with blastbeats on drums are merciless passages truly surrounding the soul and heart of the listener. Who has never been enchanted by all the darkness and evil this track will change it. Also passages with more visible symphonical passage might be a way to the hearts of new "victims". After all the grace of the songs at the end there comes salvation within the killing outro with blastbeats and hellish speed of guitars accompanied by last verses capturing all the tragedy of this weakening manking. This song was written 21 years ago and recorded 20 years ago, but at that time Silenoz, Shagrath, Mustis, Galder, Vortex and Nicholas Barker had no clue what will happen in 2020 and year later on ... This song is truly dark prophecy for these times. Never forget these verses from the end of this song. "Sense the withering eternity as it fades away The ultimate graceless voyage of all times Only death will be guarding your angels, silently Cripples joining arms in clamour Institutionalized for the rebirth, the herd will be hunted"
I went to this drummers house, he was still in high school and I was out for several years. I come over to jam, he's playing pop punk stuff and I'm playing Metallica type things. As I left, this guy was sitting on a car hood outside trying to look as badass as possible. He calls me over and says I have something for you. He says he thinks I'll enjoy this. *hands me this Dimmu album*. I say thanks, get home and pop this album in and couldn't believe my ears.
"critically acclaimed" means jack shit. No one person's opinion is more valid than another's, and if two people have opposing views on a SUBJECTIVE topic like a music album then they are both correct.
First track I heard from this was "Kings of the Carnival Creation" back in 2001, and it was shown to me by then my new girlfriend (whom I'm still with to this day). This ended up being the first Dimmu album I bought, then followed up with Death Cult Armageddon. These two albums have been one of the biggest influences on my music ever since, I class both as pure metal perfection.
And it's in E standard tuned guitars. While every band lowers and lowers their guitars they still can't reach this level of heaviness and technicality.
I really enjoyed Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, but I'd have to say this is probably Dimmu's best album. Incredible production, insane drum performances, really rich orchestration and some great vocals from Vortex. While I enjoy the raw quality of EDT, this is where they noticeably stepped up and sounded like a truly professional and seasoned band. Classic.
Still listening? unfortunately I just recently found this band. Lol I'm way behind, can't believe I've never heard about them. Guess they're not that popular in the 🇺🇸 USA. Not sure why
Continues to be an awesome album for me to listen to. First discovered this band in 2007, and this is one of my favorite albums from this band. It is still best to listen to the full allbum, from start to finish without skipping songs whenever I want to listen to it.
I remember as a teenager one of my friends told me to listen to Hybrid Stigmata because it was used as entry theme of a wrestler called Delirious (we were both into wrestling at that time). I've started to listening to it and it gradually the whole became an obsession for me
I remember picking this up off a friend in high school when the heaviest thing I knew at the time was still Slipknot's Iowa. This shit grabbed me and booted me all the way down the rest of the metal spectrum. I could not get enough after that, and still cant 20+ years later. Absolute masterpiece of an album.
@@dnthrx Scandinavian bands tend to be special! First the Swedes came up with their specific touch on death metal then the Norwegians came up with BM and the Finnish with melodic death metal with their own Karelian etc. recipes...!
One of the best albums of rock. This album deserves to be called a piece of music. Very well crafted. I listen here because I lost my cd well over 10 years ago.
Already getting nostagiac feels of my early-mid teens. Blessings on the Throne of Tyranny, Kings of the Carnival Creation, Puritania..... Damn, I feel good again😎😳😎😳😎
They are remastering this album in 2021. I hope they will make a pure piano outro out of Perfection Or Vanity. Its extremly beautiful - composed by the musical genius Shagrath.
I remember seeing that face many times and one time an old lady went as far as calling up a manager to see if I had to be 18 to buy a record (forget which band and album) and I wasn't able to purchase it.
Is it weird that I used to fall asleep to this and Nile when I was a kid? Nick Barker is a beast on the drums and was a big inspiration for me when I was a kid learning to play drums. However my poor family had to deal with me learning blast beats back in the day lol good times. This is one of my favorite albums by dimmu. Progenies is a close second.
Top 3 best Black Metal Album of all time/Top 10 metal album of all time.. hands down. Mustis went innn on this album so hard, and it shows how incredibly gifted that pianist is.... Thank god for Mustis!!!
first time I heard this, it was total chaos to me. Know that I play metal myself it's just gorgeous creativity, technique and a fabulous combination with classical music that I also love - amazing for long bike rides when I need the power!!
I remember is was 12years old and i had a tank with 3 big turtles and every week i fed them a live goldfish. The tune to let the fish in the tank was hybrid stigmata and when the fish went in the turtles went crazy for goldfish blood. My dad was laughing in the doorway while looking at me. I felt fullfilled upon the turtles feasted on goldfish.
Dont know what im trying to say here ,but ive had this album 4 times now Haha its been said before and i agree the drums have always stood out to me and nick has been an incredible influence on my playing since dusk...when he joined dimmu i was curious but after a live show before this came out i was floored
The best of them. Top 10 of all time easy. I remember the first time i heard Blessings upon the Throne of Tyranny, what a punch in the face! the sound quality was just amazing. This album has the sound quality i like in music. There's no bad song in this album.
It almost feels like the ending track was written knowing that what they pulled off was an absolute masterpiece. Perfect ending to a perfect album. Rate 10/10. This album makes me grateful to appreciate heavy music
This will always be one of my favorite albums of all time.
Same brother
I just come from your top 10 albums video and I just had to listen to this brutal masterpiece again.
Ohhh yurrrrrrrrr
Fuck yeah!
Opus
Man, I bought this album in 2002 and I remember listening for the first time and it seems like yesterday, I'm 42 years old ...
Same here, having a nostalgic trip right now. I think i got it in 2003 though
Completely the same but I have 44 ☺😈
Very good album . . . I'm 51 years young ( not old ), still with long hair . . . ; - )
I think I bought it when it came out in 2001. Greets from crazy Germany . . . !
Storm blast is better this album, here I like maybe 3 songs I started to lose interest In this band during this released. Previous two albums were better
Dimmu has potential but there’s something missing in their music
@@eugenkramaric1173 SAME !! 1975 IRON CLASS !!
Playing this whole album on drums is the best cardio exercise ever 🤘
I want a midget to sit her asshole on my tongue and spin around
R.I.P. dude
Literally Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia was a Fever Here in Latin America in 2001, principally in Brazil 😊❤ i listen this since this album made 10, years and now this album made 23 years and still listen, im a great fan of True 👑👑👑 Kings of Norway🇧🇻🇧🇻 DIMMU BORGIR 🤘🏻🤘🏻🇧🇻🇧🇻
I am from Chile, and from 2003 to 2005 i was on a Dimmu tribute band where i played the keyboard. We used to play this album from start to finish.
I have this fucking great memory of a particular small open free show on local university. Most of the bands there were soft rock and grunge bands and our black metal band to close the show. Probably just a small group of guys knew Dimmu borgir or even black metal in general. (3 metalheads amongst 500 other People, who probably had nothing to do with metal music) and as soon as we started playing blessings upon the throne of tyranny this 3 guys went fucking insane. All 3 guys moshing and headbanging and screaming at the top of their lungs some made up lyrics in front of the rest of the people. (we where not that good but they were enjoying it). I felt like i was playing for 10.000 people. hahahahaha
i fucking loved that show. I remember those 3 guys in the crowd every time i play this record and, puts me in a great mood.
I love this fucking record so much.
I learned all I know about piano, (which is not much to be honest) trying to figure out this record and all the songs in it.
fuck it, I might even upload a couple of videos playing some songs.
Have A great day fellas.
I hope u LOVE Judas IScariot and Burzum too ! check out Revenge from Canada and Nargaroth from germany!! u will experience an whole different level of Black metal with these bands.
That is an awesome story to an awesome album
subete un video pa cachar que tan bueno es el batero que tenian
waw!! please upload a video!!
wena wena
I used to go sleep with this album when I was like 16. I still remember the first night I listened it, I woke up in the middle of the night with Kings of the Carnival Creation, and that atmosphere in the music, deeply in the dark of my room just with a blue LCD screen of the hi-fi.. Just magical
When I was 28, I've just usually went for walk at night by my dark Town and feel the power of this tunes now in the car
I love this comment. That's how it felt for me when I first discovered this when I was a kid. My uncle placed it in my cd case when I was 12 as a joke, Back then I only listen to pop music. This album Still sounds as great as the first time. Melodic dark and beautiful.
Dude, me too. This comment made me feel good. Ty for being someone I can relate to. It's RARE. Cheers!!
Sleep, on this album?
the exact same kind of moments happened to me at the same age. I remember I used to hang out with friends and get back home drunk or stoned and fall asleep to this album with headphones on, experiencing such "darkness and blue display" vibe in my room. Those years were great.
There is not a single mediocre song in this album. Every single one is absolutely mind blowing in one way or the other.
I don't think they're capable of releasing bad music.Dimmu is amazing.Found them in middle school and never looked back.
@@chrisrockwell1370 I like DB but they've had a few bad moments. Abrahadabra in particular is a lackluster album; luckily they bounced back strong with Eonian
@@Transilvanian90 Are you kidding me. Abrahadabra is fantastic!
@@Evri500 It’s really not. Except for the song Dimmu Borgir it has no standouts, in fact every other song varies between forgettable to outright bad. It’s their worst album by far as far as I’m concerned. Good on you if you enjoy it though.
other issue - kings is so far above of the rest of the songs....
This does not need a remaster. It's perfect as it is.
Came here to write this comment
Exactly. Shagrath and Dimmu fail by remastering this
@@metalsmithnick8714 they seek da money
@@sinisterking6009 Probably trying to cut Mustis and ICSVortex out as well.
@@EmpyreanLightASMR to me they try to copy everything Cradle of Filth did. Cradle remastered their cruelty album which totally deserved a remaster hence it sounded very weak. At least dimmu could have choose the spiritual black Dimension album. There is tons of other stuff they copied if you wanna know let me know.
My mom borrowed my car after this album came out, and she couldn't figure out the stereo system, so she had to rock out during her entire hour long commute to work. Not that anyone cares, just one of those funny little moments in our lifetimes that we'll never forget. Especially her =-)
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Nick Barker will always be Dimmu's best drummer
Hes one of the best drummers ever, not only in the band. This album was in his prime.
He's the best drummer anyone would have in their band. The man is a machine!
17:52-18:08 listen to that it's stuff like this that really brings it out something in the music as opposed to speed without purpose, which is really not an easy thing to do.
Is that Hellhammer's real name?
@@yannmondehard4171 Nope. Hellhammer is Jan Axel Blomberg
I'm 39 years old, and I remember that I bought this masterpiece the very first day it was released.
It was 2001 I think.
That day I bought a new album, today I listen to a legendary album!
Same age here. Same memory. We're getting old... Cheers pal
@@JaimeNoro we are getting better mate!!! 😎 Keep it up!!!
Same! Have seen them live @lowlands 2002 and ran to the cd store right after the festival buying the album and still listening to it this day!! 💪🤘 F modern music!
Поддерживаю мне тоже 39, в 2001 у меня тоже появился этот альбом.
Привет из Беларуси!
I keep going thru my library of Dimmu CDs and this one always comes back as my favorite. In 2001 when this came out I was still new to BM and my favorite band at the time was Emperor. But when I heard this it changed everything. So I have other favorites but this was my introduction to them. In 2008 when Dimmu came to California on tour with Behemoth and Keep of Kalessin my battle guild got the opportunity to perform in the "Chosen Legacy" video and sword fight with these guys. They were all super kool with us. Great bunch of guys. I miss that. Good times. In Sorte Diaboli. \m/
I too. dimmu n emperor both my introduction to bm.. this album & emperor ix equilibrium.. bm not what I'm into really but I do love DB. how well metal & orchestral fit together.., yes! lol
This album clearly marks one of the peaks in music in general.
Composition, expression, execution, lyrics, appearance... It's an experience.
All those in levels so high that I don't think we'll see or hear again and generally among the few real modern musical masterpieces I've ever heard.
Even though, many things have changed over the years, this one always gets me.
I used to listen to this when I was 15 to drown out the noise in my head. I'm 34 now and finding myself coming back here. It's surprising what things you can find comfort in.
Me too kid, me too
Big same
"Fear and Wonder" followed by "Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny" may very well be the best intro to a metal album ever.
With out a fucking doubt a masterpiece, gives me goose bumps every time, and gets my adrenaline flowing when that second track hits!
I'm compelled to share with yourself, and Patricio B. That of a rarity these days, where I get to pine about how much I love these two pieces together. When my old singer introduced me to them, it was this song, and he fast forwarded through the orchestra. Of course, having reanalysis with my own undivided attention. Which is goddamn Special Education. I am glad that I can share with random digital acquaintance. Yes, I fucking love this affect to the affect of masterful album arrangements by these deviant heathens! Or is it Pagan? Warlock, um. Wait, WARLOCK? *Pffffftt*. They went straight Heretic on this performance 👍🤘🤟🤪 ,🤘😈
Still vividly remember buying this at the store in the mall then smoking weed in my buddy’s truck on the way back home and listening to this and we were kind of making fun of the intro because i thought I might have bought a classical opera cd. Lo and behold track 2 kicks in and we were like fucking hell this rules!
When time fades away / Sons of winters and stars by wintersun.
You may very well be right.
This Album is Literally their Master Piece! while In Sorte Diaboli was a great contender, the Epicness is about 90% of this Album made nearly 10 years before... this is 20 years old Right now and is washing the floor with Most newer Bands's best try!
No matter how much new black metal I listen to this era of dimmu never fails to blow my mind when I come back to it.
I remember buying this CD. I was 34 years old. None of my friends could handle it. I played it on a continued loop (replay) because I was so blown away. Such a brilliant album from start to finish. I get sad when Perfection or Vanity comes on, because I know the CD is ending. Just means it's time to hit replay to not be sad !!!!!
@Nick Litrento, i'm 37 too. Today, find a band that gives me goosebumps is totally rare too, but two weeks ago i've discovery MGLA. They're awesome, and Exercises in Futility is a masterpiece of black metal. Sorry my bad english.
@@P36dqiit
Its the age of Slam!
Slam (All metals combined)
@@P36dqiit
Have you ever heard of deeds of flesh?
Their album (Of whats to come)
Rip Erik
Yeup. My wife just marched out & told me to turn this music off. Grown ass man, and I still can’t listen to good music in peace lol
This album along with Death Cult Armageddon and Spiritual Black Dimensions are the pinnacle of symphonic black metal. Wish they were still into this kind of old school sounds and dynamics.
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant is better than those albums, here they are already becoming plastic\cringe which they completely turned into after.
EDT has great songs but presents a poor guitar work. SBD and PEM are their best records in terms of musianship and complexity.
@@containternet9290 finally someone mentioned it, astennu was the best guitar player this band ever had
@@teobuzzo779 Nah PEM and DCA are way better than EDT... EDT has some nice melodies but overall is pretty generic simple melodic wannabe black metal (Still enjoyable to listen to, but pretty "easy" music). PEM and DCA are just way above EDT in terms of musical skill, creativity and overall musicial approach
Best Dimmu Borgir album and one of my favourite albums. This one changed music for me.
Same here. This album changed everything I thought I knew about music. Pinnacle of their career imo
Idiots
@@ivarrasmussen5272 your parents are the real idiots
oliveeleven it’s ok, I enjoy it and dug the remaster but enthroned darkness triumphant is where Dimmu really grabbed me
Ivar Rasmussen salty
Hate them or love them, this is still one of the best Symphonic Black Metal albums of all times.
you'd have to be an elitist wanker to deny DBs musical brilliance
i dunno i think i like eonian a bit more
Meh,Enthroned Darkness triumphant 20x better
I don't hate them. I love them up to this album. After this one (except for the re recording of "Stormblast"), they lost me. Things got too "cheesy". Same with Cradle of Filth. Though Cradle's past few have been a great return to form.
@@archangelofcoffee922 uh i abrahadabra was a bit bad but i dont see how you find death cult armageddon, sorte diaboli(except the lyrics) or eonian "cheesy"
This is still the best Dimmu album IMO. Brings back a lot of memories, I was a young kid just getting into metal when it came out. I remember my mom took me to a record store for my 15th birthday and told me I could choose any CD I wanted. I chose this one, it was love at first listen. I played the CD so much it's basically useless now, full of scratches. I keep coming back to this album and I'm amazed every time at how freaking good it is. From start to finish.
totally agree, I listen to all genres of music but this is just captivating
be sure to check out World Misanthropy, the doco provides a lot of insight into what and why! Awesome shit
We were all terrible at keeping our CD's in good condition in our teens weren't we? 😂 So many albums and video games from my youth are scratched to death.
This was their peak
It makes me deeply sad that music like this is a lost art these days. Such a great band...
I wanna piss inside of a midgets pussy to see if itll come out of her mouth
Remember blasting Hybrid Stigmata at my 11th birthday-party and all my friends started crying ...
As it should be
@@McChuggah lool 🤣👍🏼
Legend
Tears of happiness hahahahah
@Jeswin Thomas easy there super edgy elitist kid, you are still special in your parents' dungeon.
I was going through art college when this album came out. I remember being discouraged with art school, and I would go into the computer lab and play Unreal Tournament and download songs on Limewire. I remember downloading Kings of the Carnival Creation on a whim......holy hell. 3 months later I dropped out of art school and bought a drumset. Nick Barker was a huge inspiration for me...I later joined a band, got signed and toured for 6 years. I credit this album for kickstarting my musical journey. I don't think any band came close to this level, I think Fleshgod Apocalypse has been the closest. But man, what an album.
Well said. This is why I like to read the comments of fellow fans, because you find Gems like these: "I don't think any band came close to this level, I think Fleshgod Apocalypse has been the closest." There is no amount of reading Metal Magazines, fan forums, sampling hours of new band material, talking with friends about their tastes in Black metal Genres etc. that will compare to that suggestion. Thank you.
Human language fail to describe the artistic magnificence of this album.
Ah, the Nick Barker+ICS Vortex+Mustis era Dimmu... I miss them so much! This one and "Death Cult Armageddon" were both absolutely glorious records, back to back!
I remember being blown away the moment I played the CD, the intro preceeding "Blessings Upon..." sets the tone of the album BRILLIANTLY!
Whatever happened to Nick Barker? He kind of disappeared from the music scene.
I remember to being appalled by how Death Cult was forced and overproduced. Needed few years to shake off. Still do not listen anything after Puritanical.
@@ahenathon I actually agree with you, it sounded _way too nice_ at first, it took me a few listens but eventually I got hooked, certainly not as quick as it happened with "Puritanical..." though.
@@davelanciani-dimaensionx He's playing with Lock Up and done some live performances with different bands since Dimmu.
Are you a fucking right!!!!
A timeless masterpiece!
Yesss!!!! 🤘
@@ivankovacevic9462 Yes indeed
From Australia
I'm 25, and I first heard this album 12 or 13 years ago. It's still my favourite album, and I've heard hundreds of albums across 1000+ bands/artists. It's perfect. It takes me to another world.
I envy being able to grow up with this.
Father introduced me to Dimmu Borgir when I was 11 and 8 years later I still love this band.
Still today this album is perfection incarnate. Always amazing how a lot of bands have their best records in their mid 20's.
mid 20´s = still passionate about the music and mature enough to implement what theyve learned so far.
Yeah, something happens to a minstrel’s spirit after their balls drop
I get shivers on the intro every single time. Even decades later. That says something.
This album is god tier. Why Mustis and Vortex were kicked boggles the mind. Even if there were differences between members or whatever they should have kept those guys for the sake of the band. They had something truly magical going on between Spiritual Black Demensions and In Sorte Diaboli.
They weren't kicked iirc. Mustis left because he felt he wasn't given proper credit for his input and Vortex left shortly after with the same reasoning. Probably have it a bit messed up. Definitely a shame
@@MonkeyCurler Musits left. Vortex was kicked out. For all his talent, voice etc., he was irresponsible af. Check out Dimmu's response to their allegations. Vortex forgot to get his own gear to a tour. Such people spoil the vibe for others. Glad he was asked to leave.
@@anant.maheshwari true. Vortex is a drunk. His live shows with Arcturus is a testimony to this fact
Nah, that's not how bands work, man. These are people and relationships. Once bonds are severed they're severed
I'd say this album and DCA. In Sorte was the beginning of their descent into the corny shit they re today.
Best Borgir album imo
A true metal masterpiece.
They haven't had a better studio sound since.
PEM is pinnacle Dimmu. No two songs sound alike but every single one is masterfully done.
One of my top 10 albums of all time. I love this album so much
It will forever be in the metal Hall of Fame.
"One of my top 10 albums of all time"
That mean you kno nothing about Black Metal/symphonic BM.
Imbecile!
@@ivarrasmussen5272 Shut up, idiot. You can't even write properly, let alone understand what music is.
Poserboy
They're one of the reasons the real black metal guys quit wearing corpse paint in the late 90-early2000s. Them and Cradle of Filth are poser fucktards. I bet OP probably likes Shitknot, too.
My brother was listening to this band since he was 12 and I was barely 3 years old. Great way to grow up :)
I hope this remains on the internet for history lessons.
"sounds like pantera"
-- absolutely no one except Shagrath
it DOES sound like Pantera! and that s why i loved that album back then even if i hated ''black metal''
@@facepalmjesus1608 Is that you, Shagrath?
Well this album does use the kick sample from 5 minutes alone.
@@uraniumcranium2613 I'm aware of that, but there's a bit more than kick samples that define how a band sounds; like their melodies, song structure, use of harmony, vocal style, etc
I don't think Vinnie could play Nick Beats...no disrespect of course, I love Pantera...
This album is a perfectly destruction symphony and everything sounds absolutely great!
"Destruction Symphony"... When you are a genuine metal brother and it shows in your everyday language.
Didn't go unnoticed brother 😎🤘❤️
This album sounds so beautiful.
One of the first CDs I ever bought with my own money. Still in my car. Great Album.
If you haven't, give Enthrone darkness triumphant a go. It's much darker.
That album, that perfect line-up, Nick Barker.. Dude! It’s a greatest hits of its own.👌🏼
You speak the truth
Travis Barker's brother 👌
This and Death Cult Arma
Nick barker was a total band whore, everyone he played for blew up and he just left lol
Simply beautiful.
This, DCA and SBD are among my favorite Dimmu albums of all time. Magical.
Orchestral and black metal are perfect when put together and done right.
Me too ,these 3
Man, I haven't listened to this album in a long time. I forgot how much I liked Sympozium. Thanks Nuclear Blast for putting this up!
Yeah, this was my shit in high school. Im now revisiting all my favorite black metal albums and it's pretty awesome.
Sympozium💯
I listened to this album so much when it came out. on the way to work id start it, by the time i hit the on ramp for the highway blessings always came on perfect timing. downshifting getting up to speed always pumped me up for work
Lol sem
That’s the shit right there
Damn I still can not avoid playing "Kings Of Carnival Creation" several times and spent at least 40 minutes playing it over and over again. This track is absolute cold killer, with clear atmosphere of death and especially tremolo parts for guitars with blastbeats on drums are merciless passages truly surrounding the soul and heart of the listener. Who has never been enchanted by all the darkness and evil this track will change it. Also passages with more visible symphonical passage might be a way to the hearts of new "victims". After all the grace of the songs at the end there comes salvation within the killing outro with blastbeats and hellish speed of guitars accompanied by last verses capturing all the tragedy of this weakening manking. This song was written 21 years ago and recorded 20 years ago, but at that time Silenoz, Shagrath, Mustis, Galder, Vortex and Nicholas Barker had no clue what will happen in 2020 and year later on ... This song is truly dark prophecy for these times. Never forget these verses from the end of this song.
"Sense the withering eternity as it fades away
The ultimate graceless voyage of all times
Only death will be guarding your angels, silently
Cripples joining arms in clamour
Institutionalized for the rebirth, the herd will be hunted"
The whole album is fire.
Nostalgia. This, Emperor, Cradle and Moonspell is what got me into extreme metal. I was binge hearing this during my first year at the university.
Amazing stuff, mate!
Johnny mayhem dmds
I went to this drummers house, he was still in high school and I was out for several years. I come over to jam, he's playing pop punk stuff and I'm playing Metallica type things. As I left, this guy was sitting on a car hood outside trying to look as badass as possible. He calls me over and says I have something for you. He says he thinks I'll enjoy this. *hands me this Dimmu album*. I say thanks, get home and pop this album in and couldn't believe my ears.
binge listening this album while playing final fantasy 8😁🤘🏻
Nice, what part are you on?
FF 8 rules
Dude
Best Final fantasy game of all
Dimmu Borgir es y será una banda legendaria, este disco es una obra de arte de principio a fin!
pqp muito boa msm mano. ja é lendária pode crê
Me encanta este disco y banda 😙❤
This album is thoroughly voted one of the best metal albums ever by critically acclaimed sources. Top tier band.
"critically acclaimed" means jack shit. No one person's opinion is more valid than another's, and if two people have opposing views on a SUBJECTIVE topic like a music album then they are both correct.
First track I heard from this was "Kings of the Carnival Creation" back in 2001, and it was shown to me by then my new girlfriend (whom I'm still with to this day). This ended up being the first Dimmu album I bought, then followed up with Death Cult Armageddon. These two albums have been one of the biggest influences on my music ever since, I class both as pure metal perfection.
Both good albums, I'm the same - I first heard this album back in '01 when I was 17 \,,/
One of my favourite albums of Dimmu Borgir. Especially the technicality was at the highest point.
And it's in E standard tuned guitars. While every band lowers and lowers their guitars they still can't reach this level of heaviness and technicality.
@@7James77 what the hell this is not in e standard
@@maximbalmos4908 What is it then? Specificly asking for "Blessings..."
@@lets_go_brandon99 They went as low as A#
5:48 sounds like A#
@@woodenhoe Its E standard little dude. Some of their other stuff is in D standard.
I really enjoyed Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, but I'd have to say this is probably Dimmu's best album. Incredible production, insane drum performances, really rich orchestration and some great vocals from Vortex. While I enjoy the raw quality of EDT, this is where they noticeably stepped up and sounded like a truly professional and seasoned band. Classic.
You forgot, electronic stuff too
Can't argue with your reasoning. And I love EDT.
Fear and Wonder 00:00 - 02:48
Blessings upon the Throne of Tyranny 02:49 - 08:06
Kings of the Carnival Creation 08:07 - 15:55
Hybrid Stigmata - The Apostasy 15:56 - 22:52
Architecture of a Genocidal Nature 22:53 - 29:01
Puritania 29:02 - 32:07
IndoctriNation 32:08 - 38:04
The Maelstrom Mephisto 38:05 - 42:47
Absolute Sole Right 42:48 - 49:14
Sympozium 49:14 - 54:28
Perfection or Vanity 54:29
Damn, 20 years old and still my favorite Black Metal album.
Omg I´m old.
Listen to this every time when at work, feels fantastic!
Aye, I'm almost 31 and have loved coming back to this one every chance I get over the past two decades!
my favorite album from them. Who else is still listening to this in 2022??
@@dt5072 bro I had a stroke reading your comment
Everlasting Misanthropy
Still listening? unfortunately I just recently found this band. Lol I'm way behind, can't believe I've never heard about them. Guess they're not that popular in the 🇺🇸 USA. Not sure why
@@zakarias9218 i replied to your comment three times and each time it was removed by youtube.
I’ve loved this album for like 18 years
I’m still jammin on it!
One of the most 'underrated' album in extreme metal history. Masterpiece...brilliant album.
It's only underrated by people who never listen it, or deaf people
Continues to be an awesome album for me to listen to. First discovered this band in 2007, and this is one of my favorite albums from this band. It is still best to listen to the full allbum, from start to finish without skipping songs whenever I want to listen to it.
I just discovered these guys and I’ve never heard a band before that could soothe my anger and depression at the same time so deeply
You're in for a ride man, enjoy it.
Nick Barker, amazing !!!!!
Best produced album ever ! The tones on all instruments are perfect
Juan Carlos Bernabe Aviles it’s so perfect
I remember as a teenager one of my friends told me to listen to Hybrid Stigmata because it was used as entry theme of a wrestler called Delirious (we were both into wrestling at that time). I've started to listening to it and it gradually the whole became an obsession for me
I remember picking this up off a friend in high school when the heaviest thing I knew at the time was still Slipknot's Iowa. This shit grabbed me and booted me all the way down the rest of the metal spectrum. I could not get enough after that, and still cant 20+ years later.
Absolute masterpiece of an album.
I discovered dimmu on limewire in 2005, went to best buy and found purtanical, death cult, and stormblast mmv on cd, been jamming them ever since
When you've had a bad day and just want some peace and quiet ........ Ahhh, such a romantic album 💜💜💜
A classic. Best album of metal of all time.
One of the best metal album in the world
Perfection or Vanity... Eargasmic...
This shit made me who I am, still one of the best Albums I've ever listened.
One of their best! I remember my jaw hitting the floor listening to the first two tracks.
@@dnthrx Hell Yeah!!!
@@dnthrx Scandinavian bands tend to be special! First the Swedes came up with their specific touch on death metal then the Norwegians came up with BM and the Finnish with melodic death metal with their own Karelian etc. recipes...!
One of the best albums of rock.
This album deserves to be called a piece of music. Very well crafted. I listen here because I lost my cd well over 10 years ago.
Is it strange that this album brings you to a meditative state?
Full album is a masterpiece... 🖤🖤🖤
Already getting nostagiac feels of my early-mid teens. Blessings on the Throne of Tyranny, Kings of the Carnival Creation, Puritania..... Damn, I feel good again😎😳😎😳😎
They are remastering this album in 2021. I hope they will make a pure piano outro out of Perfection Or Vanity. Its extremly beautiful - composed by the musical genius Shagrath.
Love it yes shagarath the best
What a formative album for my late teens. I still harbor Misanthropy and hope one day I at least end my own life.
Najlepsza płyta Dimmu, genialne kompozycje i klimat. Jedna z płyt wszech czasów..
You should have seen the face of the lady from georgia at FYE in the early 2000s when I bought this album.
🤘🤣🤘
Haha
I remember seeing that face many times and one time an old lady went as far as calling up a manager to see if I had to be 18 to buy a record (forget which band and album) and I wasn't able to purchase it.
@Hezekiah Rodriguez how? same rule for movies...
Dimmu Borgir ist eine Band die ihresgleichen sucht. Eine der besten Bands überhaupt...true norwegian bm
Is it weird that I used to fall asleep to this and Nile when I was a kid? Nick Barker is a beast on the drums and was a big inspiration for me when I was a kid learning to play drums. However my poor family had to deal with me learning blast beats back in the day lol good times. This is one of my favorite albums by dimmu. Progenies is a close second.
Masterpiece 🔥
Spruced up a bit, Vincenzo.
Oh yes!!! One of the best albums Ever! Certainly the best of Dimmu!
This album changed my life.
the best Dimmu album.
Top 3 best Black Metal Album of all time/Top 10 metal album of all time.. hands down. Mustis went innn on this album so hard, and it shows how incredibly gifted that pianist is.... Thank god for Mustis!!!
first time I heard this, it was total chaos to me. Know that I play metal myself it's just gorgeous creativity, technique and a fabulous combination with classical music that I also love - amazing for long bike rides when I need the power!!
A real masterpiece! I feel a little King here, but from the better ones and the storytelling...
I really enjoy to listen to this amazing band.
Hail Dimmu Borgir!
Incredible album. A masterpiece.
I accidentally clicked on this, but didn't go back! Was a good time, I liked this very much ❤
I'm getting old though...
This for me would definitely be the album I would blast in my ears while lifting weights.
At the same level of any great master piece of of Western musical heritage...
Long live Dimmu Borgir❤
This album is still my favorite album buy them hands down. Everytime I listen to it, I can't help but jam out.
Yeah, kind of like midian for COF in my opinion.
@@sehr1515 Midian is meh, Cruelty, Dusk and Thornography are the shit
@@veneficus582 ill take it.
Nick really went to the next level on this record. It's a work of freaking art.
I remember is was 12years old and i had a tank with 3 big turtles and every week i fed them a live goldfish. The tune to let the fish in the tank was hybrid stigmata and when the fish went in the turtles went crazy for goldfish blood. My dad was laughing in the doorway while looking at me. I felt fullfilled upon the turtles feasted on goldfish.
That's so funny dude
Underrated album! It's absolutely flawless! Hybrid stigma the apostasy imo is one of the best metal songs ever recorded.
Dont know what im trying to say here ,but ive had this album 4 times now Haha its been said before and i agree the drums have always stood out to me and nick has been an incredible influence on my playing since dusk...when he joined dimmu i was curious but after a live show before this came out i was floored
The best of them. Top 10 of all time easy. I remember the first time i heard Blessings upon the Throne of Tyranny, what a punch in the face! the sound quality was just amazing. This album has the sound quality i like in music. There's no bad song in this album.
It almost feels like the ending track was written knowing that what they pulled off was an absolute masterpiece. Perfect ending to a perfect album. Rate 10/10.
This album makes me grateful to appreciate heavy music
The year 2001 was the introduction for me to this band , i was 16 and i was blown away from this album ! 2001 was the best era for this Band