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Blending black metal's most brutal tendencies, the melancholic beauty of opera, and industrial metal's production techniques,
Dimmu Borgir
carved a niche in the metal world as one of the most savage and creative acts to hail from the Norwegian scene. The group first started in 1993, when members
Shagrath
(vocals),
Erkekjetter Silenoz
(guitar), and
Tjodalv
(guitar and drums) came together to join the emerging metal scene. Although some groups like
Emperor
and
Mayhem
had already been making noise for a
while, this next generation of groups was the first to directly take their influence from their efforts. They drafted bassist
Brynjard Tristan
and keyboardist
Stian Aarstad
into the fold and began their career with a 7" single,
"Inn I Evighetens Morke."
The single sold out in a few weeks, inspiring the band to record a full-length album. Although their live performances were starting to gain them a lot of attention, it wasn't until
For All Tid
's release in 1994 that they made their mark internationally. After some European touring and a few rave reviews from metal publications, the band went back to the studio to work on their next album. The result, 1996's
Stormblast
, was a step up from the primal debut album. Featuring stronger melodies and their first attempts at the classical flourishes that would enhance their later work, the group again gained more rave reviews. They were still in the shadow of many of their contemporaries, as landmark releases from
Cradle of Filth
and
Emperor
were released around the same time. They suspected their use of Norwegian may have been the cause, so
Stormblast
was also the last album to use their native language to deliver the lyrics. They toured quite heavily behind the album and even released a single for
"Devil's Path"
in between albums, but along the way, they also lost
Tristan
and had to replace him with
Kovenant
bassist
Nagash
.
When they did return to the studio, they recruited producer
Peter Tagtren
to record the monumental
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
, a landmark album in both scope and songwriting. Due to new label Nuclear Blast's heavy marketing and distribution, the album sold much larger quantities than anything they had produced before, and found them thrust to the forefront of the black metal movement. The band was more than ready to take that responsibility and the following tour saw them pick up second guitarist
Astennu
. They also fired longtime keyboardist
Aarstad
because of internal difficulties and replaced him with future
Sinergy
frontwoman
Kimberly Goss
. She could only last through a part of the tour due to contract responsibilities, and she was replaced by
Mustis
.
Tjodalv
also left the band after the tour to be with his newborn child and was replaced by
Aggressor
for a mini-tour after taking a break from their
Enthrone
promotion.
For All Tid
was re-released in 1998 with
"Inn I Evighetens Morke"
added onto the track listing, while the
Godless Savage Garden
EP was also released to tide over fans until the next album. The recording sessions for
Spiritual Black Dimensions
came next and
Tjodalv
came back to the fold after his family sabbatical. The album was released in 1999 to more praise from the metal media, as it revealed a heavier and more complex vision than anything they had accomplished before.
Nagash
quit before any touring could take place, but the band had asked bassist
Simen Hestnaes
from
Borknagar
to add operatic vocals to the recordings anyway, so he slid into the role quite easily. The band also made a split album with
Old Man's Child
around the same time, and the results were released as
Sons of Satan Gather for Attack
in the same year.
Tjodalv
unexpectedly left the band after their 1999 tour, but
Cradle of Filth
's
Nick Barker
was more than ready to step into his shoes and the tour resumed without a hitch.
In keeping with the spirit of their luck in the late '90s, the turn of the century saw
Astennu
fired from the band before the recording of their next album. Financial and time constraints put off the recording process until the fall of 2000, and in the meantime, they drafted
Galder
from
Old Man's Child
to become their new guitarist.
Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
was the resulting album and the effort was by far their most complicated release to date. Featuring a symphonic orchestra on almost the entire album, the CD was an astonishing accomplishment in the world of black metal. The band toured behind it, but the tragedies of September 11, 2001, cut short their plans to tour with
Napalm Death
in the States and they had to stay in Europe. Still, they managed to release an EP and a DVD in their newfound spare time and
Barker
and
Galder
could do work with their various side projects and other bands before stepping back into the studio to record the mammoth black/death/thrash/gothic/industrial/symphonic metal masterpiece
Death Cult Armageddon
. Released in 2003,
DCA
relied heavily on
the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
. That same approach was taken on 2007's equally impressive
In Sorte Diaboli
. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide
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