Sunday, February 22, 2004
Namely Speaking: Dimmu Borgir : 
If I told you to forget everything you knew about black metal, most of you would probably not have too much trouble. You’d probably have trouble naming even one true black metal band. (Black Sabbath doesn’t count.) Well, you need to know one name now – Dimmu Borgir. [dih-moo bore-gear] This Norwegian outfit is to normal metal as a phalanx of M-1 tanks is to a Kia Sportage – with ridiculously expansive sound coming from a full orchestra, combined with incredibly tight riffs and out-of-this world arrangements, Dimmu Borgir is not so much a mere band as it is a legend in the making.
The name itself comes from a unique area of lava fields east of Lake Mývatn (cool pics) and – it translates roughly as “dark castle”.
If I told you to forget everything you knew about black metal, most of you would probably not have too much trouble. You’d probably have trouble naming even one true black metal band. (Black Sabbath doesn’t count.) Well, you need to know one name now – Dimmu Borgir. [dih-moo bore-gear] This Norwegian outfit is to normal metal as a phalanx of M-1 tanks is to a Kia Sportage – with ridiculously expansive sound coming from a full orchestra, combined with incredibly tight riffs and out-of-this world arrangements, Dimmu Borgir is not so much a mere band as it is a legend in the making.
The name itself comes from a unique area of lava fields east of Lake Mývatn (cool pics) and – it translates roughly as “dark castle”.
The odd thing about DB is how well-financed they seem. The production of their album couldn’t have been cheap and their video looks rather expensive as well. (It’s recommended viewing – including higher-than-high-res versions.) I wonder if they are being backed by a secret cabal of satanic elite from the dark upper echelons of old Europe. It’s either that or modern production techniques are cheaper than ever.
Hmmm...
