Written by Warman on 31.08.2009 at 13:34

Mustis leaving the band is no big deal for me, Vortex on the other hand... he handles the clean vocals. Wonder what will happen now? But as composers to the band I don't see any problem. Dimmu Borgir made awesome songs years before they came. And the last two (or even last three) albums are certainly nothing I listen to on a strict basis. Maybe now we'll get the old Dimmu sound back? And don't quote me! Let me dream!

Written by ioannisk on 31.08.2009 at 16:33

Lets see some arcturus reunion

Written by Nerevarine on 31.08.2009 at 20:04

An Arcturus reunion would really be terrific news :/

Written by Jon on 31.08.2009 at 20:30

There is good and bad here. The bad is that Vortex's voice has become identifiable with Dimmu Borgir's sound over the past decade, and the same sound was contributed to in no small part by Mustis' composition. So it is likely that, far from being the next part in a trilogy as Shagrath suggested, the new album will be a far cry from anything the band has recorded in the past and will undoubtedly be controversial in composition and delivery, especially if a new singer is hired. As epidemia said, both were key men. It seems as if Shagrath might be turning into Ritchie Blackmore or Tuomas Holopainen.

The good is that the band retains two very valuable assets. The first is Galder, who has proven himself on one Old Man's Child album after another that his writing and playing skills are second to fucking none, and perhaps with these guys out he might take a role in writing the music (I mean, Slaves Of The World is better than anything Dimmu Borgir have released in years) and even in supplementing Shagrath's rather damp vocals with his own, much more convincing voice. The second is live drummer Daray (haven't seen them live then check out Vader's Art of War for proof of his skill) who we can only hope will be inducted into the band as a full member to beef out the sound some more. What's more, as others have astutely pointed out, the chances of an Arcturus reunion with Hellhammer are increased by Vortex's being out of a job, and that band fucking rocks.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 31.08.2009 at 20:47

Written by Jon on 31.08.2009 at 20:30

There is good and bad here. The bad is that Vortex's voice has become identifiable with Dimmu Borgir's sound over the past decade, and the same sound was contributed to in no small part by Mustis' composition. So it is likely that, far from being the next part in a trilogy as Shagrath suggested, the new album will be a far cry from anything the band has recorded in the past and will undoubtedly be controversial in composition and delivery, especially if a new singer is hired. As epidemia said, both were key men. It seems as if Shagrath might be turning into Ritchie Blackmore or Tuomas Holopainen.

The good is that the band retains two very valuable assets. The first is Galder, who has proven himself on one Old Man's Child album after another that his writing and playing skills are second to fucking none, and perhaps with these guys out he might take a role in writing the music (I mean, Slaves Of The World is better than anything Dimmu Borgir have released in years) and even in supplementing Shagrath's rather damp vocals with his own, much more convincing voice. The second is live drummer Daray (haven't seen them live then check out Vader's Art of War for proof of his skill) who we can only hope will be inducted into the band as a full member to beef out the sound some more. What's more, as others have astutely pointed out, the chances of an Arcturus reunion with Hellhammer are increased by Vortex's being out of a job, and that band fucking rocks.

I didn't know Daray played on Art of War. "This Is the War" and "What Colour Is Your Blood"...so technical and so quick. If Dimmu lands him as a full-time member, I anticipate their next release being their most brutal composition in the last decade.

Written by Jon on 31.08.2009 at 20:53

Written by Troy Killjoy on 31.08.2009 at 20:47

Written by Jon on 31.08.2009 at 20:30

There is good and bad here. The bad is that Vortex's voice has become identifiable with Dimmu Borgir's sound over the past decade, and the same sound was contributed to in no small part by Mustis' composition. So it is likely that, far from being the next part in a trilogy as Shagrath suggested, the new album will be a far cry from anything the band has recorded in the past and will undoubtedly be controversial in composition and delivery, especially if a new singer is hired. As epidemia said, both were key men. It seems as if Shagrath might be turning into Ritchie Blackmore or Tuomas Holopainen.

The good is that the band retains two very valuable assets. The first is Galder, who has proven himself on one Old Man's Child album after another that his writing and playing skills are second to fucking none, and perhaps with these guys out he might take a role in writing the music (I mean, Slaves Of The World is better than anything Dimmu Borgir have released in years) and even in supplementing Shagrath's rather damp vocals with his own, much more convincing voice. The second is live drummer Daray (haven't seen them live then check out Vader's Art of War for proof of his skill) who we can only hope will be inducted into the band as a full member to beef out the sound some more. What's more, as others have astutely pointed out, the chances of an Arcturus reunion with Hellhammer are increased by Vortex's being out of a job, and that band fucking rocks.

I didn't know Daray played on Art of War. "This Is the War" and "What Colour Is Your Blood"...so technical and so quick. If Dimmu lands him as a full-time member, I anticipate their next release being their most brutal composition in the last decade.

Yup, the boy can really play! He also played on The Beast (as a stand-in) and on Impressions In Blood, both worth hearing if not quite as furious as Art of War. Like Galder though, it will just be a case of him being able to flex his muscles instead of just playing along with Silenoz.