Death Cult Armageddon by Dimmu Borgir (CD, Sep-2003, Nuclear Blast (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	727361104726
Artist:	Dimmu Borgir
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2003
Record Label:	Nuclear Blast (USA)
Genre:	Black Metal, Heavy Metal

Track Listing
1. Allegiance
2. Progenies of the Great Apocalypse
3. Lepers Among Us
4. Vredesbyrd - (Norwegian)
5. For the World to Dictate Our Death
6. Blood Hunger Doctrine
7. Allehelgens Dod I Helveds Rike - (Norwegian)
8. Cataclysm Children
9. Eradication Instincts Defined
10. Unorthodox Manifesto
11. Heavenly Perverse

Details
Distributor:	Caroline Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Dimmu Borgir: Vortex (vocals, bass); Shagrath (vocals); Galder, Silenoz (guitar); Mustis (piano, synthesizer); Nick Barker (drums, percussion).Additional personnel: Abbath (vocals); Charlie Storm (synthesizer, programming).Producers: Dimmu Borgir, Frederik Nordstrom.Recorded at Fredman Studio, Gothenburg, Sweden.DEATH CULT ARMAGEDDON was briefly reissued with a limited edition enhanced bonus disc featuring video footage and five bonus tracks.Dimmu Borgir: Silenoz (guitar); Nicholas Barker (drums); Vortex (background vocals); Galder, Shagrath, Mustis.Personnel: Vortex (vocals, bass guitar); Abbath Doom Occulta, Shagrath (vocals); Galder, Erkekjetter Silenoz (guitar); Mustis (grand piano, synthesizer); Charlie Storm (synthesizer).Additional personnel: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.Audio Mixer: Fredrik Nordström .Recording information: Fredman Studio, Gothenburg, Sweden (03/2003-05/2003).Photographer: Alf Borjesson.Unknown Contributor Role: Nicholas Barker.Arranger: Dimmu Borgir.Purists won't call it black metal, but if one has to choose a sub-genre it'll do. The only other thing you can accurately call it is extreme metal. With DEATH CULT ARMAGEDDON, the Norway based Dimmu Borgir has synthesized the last 20 years of heavy music into one very coherent and terrifying album. Along with Emperor and Cradle of Filth, they have risen to the top of their own dark niche.Like breaking into a haunted carnival at midnight, DCA assaults you with fear and surprise at every turn. Sound effects and atonal guitar harmonies in "Allegiance" set an evil mood; this is going to be fun, but scary fun. "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" is the first glimpse of the live orchestra used to flesh out parts handled previously by synthesizers; few extreme bands have incorporated such ensembles so well. Finding beauty in the chaotic darkness is what makes Dimmu exciting. In a return to their roots, Dimmu has gone back to singing in their native Norwegian ("Vredesbyrd"), and it's a gamble that will likely pay off by impressing older fans, while giving newer listeners something different. Looking for extreme melodic metal? Look no further.

Editorial Reviews
...The complexity demonstrated on DEATH CULT ARMAGEDDON is sure to make Dimmu the next black metal band to make heads do a 360...
CMJ (20030922)