band is completely dead now

Ha, when was there ever a creative force, especially now?

Digging: Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein

Album Rating: 5

cool i hated the clean vocals

Digging: Metal Church - Metal Church

excited to start a new chapter in the legacy that is Dimmu Borgir.

am I the only one that lol'ed

Digging: Disparaged - The Wrath of God

Dimmu was nothing but a crappy Arcturus/Emperor riff off anyways. Dont care.

Digging: Deep-Pression/Exethersis - Train Exeter To D.P. State

wtf!

Digging: Katatonia - Night Is The New Day

hail the brotherhood!

Ha, when was there ever a creative force, especially now?

Even though the only album i liked the clean vocals on was Deathcult, i 'm still slightly disappointed by his departure. Mustis was eh. They'll probably find someone better

Digging: Mistur - Attende

"Legacy of Dimmu Borgir"


lol.

Digging: Do Make Say Think - Other Truths

thank you

I don't care about this news really but fucking hell guys they're not that bad.

Digging: Jesu - Silver

The clean vocals were shit anyway, i never liked the band much either

Digging: Strapping Young Lad - City

I think they're pretty screwed considering their main vocalist sucks and their keyboardist was like, the main songwriter

Digging: Tristania - Widow's Weeds

they dont suck.

sucks to lose two members though.

Digging: Thrice - The Alchemy Index: Vols. I and II...

correction: they DO suck
they try waaaaaaay too hard to be kvlt and br00tal and fall flat on their faces.

Digging: Converge - Axe To Fall

Like I said, who needs these guys when Arcturus and Emperor have full discogrphies TO CHECK OUT.

Their first album was the tits

Digging: Between The Buried And Me - The Great Misdirect

so what are some examples of true 'kvlt' and 'br00tal' bands Kris?

Borgir definitely had their moments, this is gonna hurt them more than help them.

An Arcturus ripoff? Really Balls?

Digging: Nightrage - Wearing a Martyrs Crown

Album Rating: 3.5

another band that's cool to hate. They've had a couple bad albums, but they're certainly not a bad band.

Digging: Drudkh - Microcosmos

I wonder who they'll get as replacements? Get Isahn in there and let him write some shit. Bass player doesn't really matter anyway, since you can never hear him.

Digging: Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To

Agree w/foreverenddeared

they've had some missteps, but they're a good band overall.

ICS Vortex sounds like a starship or a Computer System. I can't decide which.

Digging: fordirelifesake - Dance.Pretend.Forget.Defend

Enthrone Triumph is good.

Vortex should resurrect Arcturus now that he's unemployed

Digging: Tiamat - A Deeper Kind of Slumber

Actually there's a pretty cool outfit from Hungary who sound like a ressurected incarnation of Arcturus. They even have the gay artwork with with those fruity pirate outfits. But insetad of being solely avant garde, they're like techno/power metal/alternative, extreme metal. Damned Spirits' Dance is the band.

I'll look into it

Even though I've very much enjoyed their pre-Stormblast MMV material and remain a fan, I don't see how they can pull off something even nearly as good as their earlier material now.

I doubt they can make an album as good as Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, but I can totally see them making another over-the-top ultra-symphonic album like Death Cult Armageddon

I swear Balls knows every Metal band in existence.

I'd say Spiritual Black Dimensions is their most symphonic album while DCA is more apocalypse-oriented sounds/effects, but obviously we're not going to see another EDT.

Hopefully they sound more like old Dimmu Borgir with their new album. I highly doubt it though.

DCA had a full 50+ people orchestra, son. SBD was all synths

Balls, I checked DSD. The only song they had on YouTube was one called "TSS". A not so greatly recorded live performance, but I managed to hear some wonderful keyboards. Will look for full length albums.

.............and nothing of value was lost

lol dimmu borgir

Digging: Gucci Mane - The Burrprint

Dimmu Borgir was the coolest band ever, and then I turned fifteen.

Digging: Circle Takes The Square - As The Roots Undo

Dimmu Borgir was the coolest band ever, and then I turned fifteen.

Never really dug this band, but I seem to be the only one around here who loved the clean vocals. It's a shame to see that guy leave, I guess.

Digging: Steel Panther - Feel The Steel

I only liked the clean vocals on DCA, but idk, i thought he just felt right for the band.

I swear Balls knows every Metal band in existence.

This^

I believe I will get a large M in some crazy spike infested font tattooed on my chest and follow through with my obnoxiously loud cape and authentic viking helmet.

that ye shall

Yeah, not surprised.

Digging: Olivier Messiaen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps, I/22

only good band member left

at least this means vortex will get onto slightly less gay projects now

Digging: Sylosis - Conclusion Of An Age

dead band is now dead

Digging: Orphaned Land - Mabool (The Story of the Three Sons...)

Fuck the /b/tard wannabes on this site. Vortex was awesome.

yeah because hating shitty symphonic black metal makes you a /b/tard wannabe

riiiiiiiight

makes you more of a /mu/tant rather than a /b/tard

yeah because hating shitty symphonic black metal makes you a /b/tard wannabe

riiiiiiiight

STEERPIKE'S BACK!!!

Album Rating: 5

hey why isnt he posting on that mop review

Now that Steerpike is back can Countorus come back too? I miss him.

yeah because hating shitty symphonic black metal makes you a /b/tard wannabe

riiiiiiiight

i'll take my metal without corpsepaint idiocy and semisatanic lyrics, thank you

Digging: Katatonia - Night Is The New Day

but some of their stuff is actually pretty decent and some of their compositions are pretty badass here and there

That's because some of them are, to be honest. Thinking about it for a second though I don't think I've ever listened to an entire Dimmu Borgir album from start to finish, apart from From All Tid which was last week, if I remember correctly. I don't think a lot of the guys here actually have a legit enough reason to be calling them shit, or crap, or whatever.

I do take the same stance as Altmer above me though, the corpsepaint stuff is just stupid because they have a keyboardist. If your band has prominent keyboards, you just can't have corsepaint, unless it's for shock value. Who cares.

Album Rating: 1.5

I hope that they announce that Varg is joining, now he's free.

Digging: Sarah Blasko - As Day Follows Night

Even though a) i know your kidding and b) i actually like Dimmu, if Varg did that, his career and would be tarnished forever.

will Nathan Explosion still work at Dimmu Burger?

Digging: Rise Against - Revolutions Per Minute

"...Yeah I am stupid"

Even though a) i know your kidding and b) i actually like Dimmu, if Varg did that, his career and would be tarnished forever.


Not if the new album became on of those tremelo-orgies that is a Burzum album. The truu BM fans would eat that shit up.

^ Burzum albums have never really been nearly as tremolo dominant as most other black metal so you're just talking out of your ass.

I like this band alot and I enjoy everything in their discography. I'm actually happier now that they've botted their awful clean singer.

Digging: Ulcerate - Of Fracture and Failure

Not if the new album became on of those tremelo-orgies that is a Burzum album. The truu BM fans would eat that shit up.

^this

STEERPIKE'S BACK!!!

Album Rating: 1.5

To be honest I can see Varg's ambient works sitting well with Dimmu's stuff.

I'll just pop in to post the occasional review from here on. Expect a Dungeon review next week.

Looking forward to this.

okay, i actually think DB is very good for what they do. i really dont understand all the hate. and i always thought ICS Vortex was one of the strongest clean singers i have ever heard...seriously.
but on the topic, now that they have no clean vocals and keyboards, i suppose they are trying for a rawer feel? maybe like For All Tid? because i dont recall either on that album...but im not sure if it will work, because it really did help their symphonic sound.

Digging: The Fall Of Troy - Manipulator

Not for long I'm afraid. This place has gone too far downhill and doesn't deliver on lulz anymore.

Album Rating: 1

pretty sure countourus is at the forums

Digging: Chapter - Two (The Biographer)

Methinks I confused Burzum with another BM band, probably. I thought I listened to Burzy but apparently it wasn't. Sadly though the band I thought was Burzum was actually better than Burzum. By a lot.

...you are an idiot.

Album Rating: 3.5

Sadly though the band I thought was Burzum was actually better than Burzum. By a lot

The band he thought was Burzum was actually better than Burzum. By a lot.

Benzum, you have the best avatar. EVER.

yeah the clean vocals were shit anywayz.........

Digging: Karnivool - Sound Awake

okay, i actually think DB is very good for what they do. i really dont understand all the hate. and i always thought ICS Vortex was one of the strongest clean singers i have ever heard...seriously.
but on the topic, now that they have no clean vocals and keyboards, i suppose they are trying for a rawer feel? maybe like For All Tid? because i dont recall either on that album...but im not sure if it will work, because it really did help their symphonic sound.