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Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon



8.2 | 968 votes |
Release date: 2003
Style: Symphonic black metal

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Disc I
01. Allegiance
02. Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse
03. Lepers Among Us
04. Vredesbyrd
05. For The World To Dictate Our Death
06. Blood Hunger Doctrine
07. Allehelgens Død I Helveds Rike
08. Cataclysm Children
09. Eradication Instincts Defined
10. Unorthodox Manifesto
11. Heavenly Perverse
12. Satan My Master [Bathory cover] [bonus]
13. Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse [Orchestral version] [bonus]
14. Eradication Instincts Defined [Orchestral version] [bonus]

Disc II [Ozzfest Edition Bonus]
01. Satan My Master [Bathory cover]
02. Burn In Hell [Twisted Sister cover]
03. Devil's Path [2000 Version]
04. Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse [Orchestral version]
05. Eradication Instincts Defined [Orchestral version]
06. Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse [video]

Disc III [DVD Audio Surronded 5.1]
01. Allegiance
02. Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse
03. Lepers Among Us
04. Vredesbyrd
05. For The World To Dictate Our Death
06. Blood Hunger Doctrine
07. Allehelgens Død I Helveds Rike
08. Cataclysm Children
09. Eradication Instincts Defined
10. Unorthodox Manifesto
11. Heavenly Perverse
12. Satan My Master [Bathory cover] [bonus]
13. Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse [Orchestral version] [bonus]
14. Eradication Instincts Defined [Orchestral version] [bonus]
+ Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse [video]
+ Photogallery

Line-up
Stian Tomt Thoresen - vocals
Øyvind Johan Mustaparta - grand piano, synthesizers
Thomas Rune Andersen Orre - guitars
Sven Atle Kopperud - guitars
Nicholas Howard Barker - drums
Simen Hestnæs - bass, vocals

Additional musicians
Olve Eikemo - vocals

Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adam Klemens.

Additional info
Produced by Dimmu Borgir and Fredrik Nordstrom.

Guest review by
Spyroid
Rating:
9.4
I am not a great fan of black metal, especially not fairly well-produced "raw"/"brutal"/"intense" black metal. I listen to some atmospheric stuff, but that's all. I am not a great fan of symphonic metal either, in my opinion not many bands succeed to create symphonic metal with enough quality. Rhapsody of Fire is one band that manages to do it, and Therion as well even if their symphonic arrangements are more in the background in some way. But with this album, the band Dimmu Borgir has managed to create my favourite symphonic metal album, and probably also my favourite black metal album ever. It's also definitely my favourite Dimmu Borgir album, and I know a lot of people will disagree here...

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published 08.03.2007 | Comments (10)

Guest review by
TheH2K
Rating:
8.0
After Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia it is arduous for any musician to repeat something to that level, but Dimmu Borgir got really close to it.

As a normalcy, the album starts with a symphonic part, but the riffs in track 1 are not something distinctive. The orchestral part is really trying hard to help this track look exceptional but sadly unsuccessful in my opinion. "Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse" is the ooze of Mustis's talent; Vortex's clean vocals rule, and that sudden blast after the clean part when all of them are riding their instruments like a wild horse is terrific. The piano plays a huge part in this section, which is really noteworthy.

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published 02.06.2020 | Comments (3)

Guest review by
Justin
Rating:
8.5
Although the last couple of years have seen Norway's leading elite melodic black metal act Dimmu Borgir release a mini live E.P. "Alive In Torment" and the C.D./D.V.D. set "World Misanthropy" , it's the studio follow up to 2001's "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia" that fans have been really waiting for with high anticipation.

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published 16.09.2003 | Comments (20)

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23.05.2010 - 21:09
Rating: 9
Ensiferumftw
This album was fantastic. I think if anyone were ever going to listen to Dimmu for the first time, this is the album they should listen to.
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25.09.2010 - 22:39
Rating: 8
tricky
Yes, it's very impressive with this sound, all with this blooms, and tiny little details to make it bombastic. But on the other side, I can understand all the trve-blackers, why they hate the newer DB albums.
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05.03.2011 - 18:02
Ankh Amen
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That cover art... err... it's a clutch, isn't it?
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14.10.2011 - 00:43
AyΣm
This album is incredible. And amazing. Just as black metal as it must be. The sound is epic
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19.06.2012 - 15:22
Zap
I have a version of this album with the ugliest motherfucking album cover I've ever seen in my entire life.
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29.07.2012 - 16:04
Rating: 8
musicalkaratekid
Excellent album, even if it slightly overshadowed by 'Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia'. I hope they play 'Unorthodox Manifesto' at Bloodstock this year....
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09.03.2014 - 22:54
Rating: 7
hellsmiles
He's got a strong voice.
The riffs are good.
Nice mixture of genres.
Nuff said.
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02.12.2016 - 17:22
Rating: 9
indexqwest
Their best album!
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09.04.2018 - 06:01
Maco
Pvt Funderground
It's time to remember a classic:

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13.01.2019 - 15:31
Rating: 4
Maasai Mara
More dumbed down and accessible. At least tolerable, sounds better than Dimmu pretending to play black metal. Lol at the failed Immortal like riffing thrown randomly into the songs. At first I thought Shagrath was trying to sound like Abbath in some songs only to check up the lineup and learn that actually Abbath did provide some vocals on this. The clean vocals on progenies of the apocalypse are just everyday over the top nonsensical power metal wankery and the song in itself is one of the worst you will ever hear.
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23.03.2021 - 16:59
Rating: 9
Karlabos
I find it quite disappointing that this is the peak of sympho black and ever since after this album no band ever dared venturing out of the occasional castlevaniash background piano over the regular 2nd wave black even 20 years later :|
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- Reimu Hakurei
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19.08.2021 - 07:18
Rating: 10
Vonpire
Written by Maasai Mara on 13.01.2019 at 15:31

More dumbed down and accessible. At least tolerable, sounds better than Dimmu pretending to play black metal. Lol at the failed Immortal like riffing thrown randomly into the songs. At first I thought Shagrath was trying to sound like Abbath in some songs only to check up the lineup and learn that actually Abbath did provide some vocals on this. The clean vocals on progenies of the apocalypse are just everyday over the top nonsensical power metal wankery and the song in itself is one of the worst you will ever hear.

Iknow tastes are tastes , but rating this album with a 4 is total nonsense!
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Beware the Shadows of Dusk
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27.05.2024 - 16:09
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Tage Westerlund
Downfall but not sui rapid. My first DB album. I remember video for ''Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse'' to me it was blast then, wow, I never have seen anything like this on MTV videos. I got album, I did listen to it but I got fats and rapid many Norwegian bands early and old albums, same to this, and after then I hardly listened to ''new DB'' and hated it a bit. Now I re listen well like I said a bit downfall, I still like Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse song but to me best song is ''Vredesbyrd''
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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