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RE: Dimmu Borgir

Vikingsown — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:50:59 GMT

they are one of my favorites.

they hold nothing to Bishop Of Hexen and Summoning, though.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

Rasha — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:00:19 GMT

I have loved Dimmu Borgir for a long time. Although they are not known as "true norwegian blackmetal" they are still pushing boundaries and promoting blackmetal world wide which is important. When I was younger Dimmu opened the door to many other bands such as Emperor and Immortal, which I listen to relentlessly now.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

bucky01403 — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:20:25 GMT

[quote][b]Metalhead87 (5/12/2007)[/b][hr]While I do really love Dimmu, they haven't reallybeen black metalfor a decade.

It's not really easy to say who is leading the scene now.[/quote]

. . . and yet they get more crap than any other band out there today, solely because their one of the few bands with balls to venture musically.

Although they may not be a true norwegian black metal band anymore, they are definatly leading the scene in essence. .

RE: Dimmu Borgir

Jeremy — Thu, 17 May 2007 13:47:24 GMT

There isn't really a black metal scene anymore. There are some great bands here and there, but a lot of the newer bands are pretty shitty. Most of the older bands that are worth anything have either changed or broken up.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

LuisGodard — Wed, 16 May 2007 23:33:12 GMT

So, in your opinion which are the leading bands for black metal right now???

RE: Dimmu Borgir

Josh F. — Sat, 12 May 2007 18:06:25 GMT

It's hard for me to tell exactly what bands qualify as black metal and which ones are borderline, but I think Enslaved is really good. Their last album, Ruun, is one of their best.

I also think I read that Immortal is touring again, so I'd be anxious to hear another album by them. Sons of Northern Darkness was a lot slicker than their older albums, but I really like that one.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

Jeremy — Sat, 12 May 2007 17:56:32 GMT

While I do really love Dimmu, they haven't really been black metal for a decade.

It's not really easy to say who is leading the scene now.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

LuisGodard — Sat, 12 May 2007 11:29:19 GMT

Sorry about the 'Shagrath thing'... so black metal has disintergrated in recent years..... i am from greece and recently Dimmu Borgir gave an interview to the greek version of Heavy Metal Hammer magazine, in which Silenoz admitted that most of the band members have to look after their family and organise their lives and maybe that is why they delayed releasing their recent cd.... but both Shagrath and Silenoz stated that they are really commited to their job and act like professionals......this month magazine has an interview of Mayhem..... i know them.... i sometimes listen to a deal of their songs.....i can't say i really like them,but..i can 'stand' their music.......which do you think are the leading black metal bands at the moment???:hehe:

RE: Dimmu Borgir

BreedingtheSpawn — Fri, 11 May 2007 10:07:41 GMT

Cradle of Filth, is more of a joke than Dimmu Borgir, but personally I really hate both bands.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

Jeremy — Fri, 11 May 2007 09:18:32 GMT

It's Shagrath.

I personally hate Cradle.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

voodoo — Fri, 11 May 2007 03:33:22 GMT

Cradle of Filth gets little love 'round these parts. I don't think much of them.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

LuisGodard — Fri, 11 May 2007 01:24:09 GMT

so what do you think of cradle of filth??? are they better??

RE: Dimmu Borgir

LuisGodard — Fri, 11 May 2007 01:20:02 GMT

i think they are very good.... especially SAGRATH (the vocalist)

RE: Dimmu Borgir

9er — Mon, 07 May 2007 04:40:13 GMT

I really only like PME and DCA. The rest of their material is rather "meh" to me. I prefer what Galder does in Old Man's Child much more.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

Jeremy — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:26:00 GMT

I think Dimmu has a lot more in common with speed/thrash now than they do with BM or death metal.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

Josh F. — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:27:52 GMT

[quote][b]BreedingtheSpawn (4/28/2007)[/b]Dimmu Borgir still Black Metal, yeah that's a joke.[/quote]

Some people would call Dimmu "Symphonic Black Metal" and others would call it "Symphonic Death Metal" on top of the just plain "Is it Death or is it Black?" controversy. Same type of shit gets stormed up over the word/classification "Progressive."

Personally, I think it's hard to draw the line between the genres anymore. I mostly just use them to give a general idea of what the music sounds like, but the battles (just for example) about whether something deserves to be called thrash or whether it became shitty metalcore just because Hot Topic sells the shirts can get kind of ridiculous. I will admit that I'm am guilty of this too. I used to like Shadows Fall and Killswitch Engage, and then when I started seeing the "mallcore" 14-year-olds with shitty bangs talking about how cool those bands were, I kinda lost interest.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

BreedingtheSpawn — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:28:36 GMT

[quote][b]BJWho2 (4/28/2007)[/b][hr]Dimmu Borgir has to be one of my favorite bands. I got their new album last night and I listened to the whole thing. The story behind the album is amazing, about a Christian crusader who finds out that his true inner being isn't supposed to be a Christian, but "a heretic, a devil's advocate or perhaps...the manifestation of the Devil himself......an instrument to enlighten certain outstanding individuals, the chosen few..." I think all of Dimmu's stuff is great. They might not be "true black metal" any more, but they're still black metal[/quote]

Dimmu Borgir still Black Metal, yeah that's a joke.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

BJWho2 — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:38:11 GMT

Dimmu Borgir has to be one of my favorite bands. I got their new album last night and I listened to the whole thing. The story behind the album is amazing, about a Christian crusader who finds out that his true inner being isn't supposed to be a Christian, but "a heretic, a devil's advocate or perhaps...the manifestation of the Devil himself......an instrument to enlighten certain outstanding individuals, the chosen few..." I think all of Dimmu's stuff is great. They might not be "true black metal" any more, but they're still black metal

RE: Dimmu Borgir

The Iron Maiden — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:05:38 GMT

I'm starting to get into more black metal, so I'm finding myself straying from the more accessible symphonic music (not that I listened to that much of it in the first place) and getting into more of the "troo" black metal stuff. Or something like that.

On Doomer's side, though, the cave-like production quality found on a lot of albums really does turn people off to the stuff. A lot of people just can't tolerate it, and you can't exactly blame them.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

BreedingtheSpawn — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:58:38 GMT

[quote][b]MegaDoomer (4/27/2007)[/b][hr]Bah... Call me commerical, but I think the "troo" black metal sounds like shit and on purpose. It's not really the music I don't like, it's the fact that it sounds like it was made in a cave. Yeah, it's underground, so I don't expect it to be produced by Timbaland or something, but still...

In my opinion, the new Dimmu isn't all that amazing. It's okay, but there just doesn't seem to be nearly as many defined riffs to keep the tracks from blending together.[/quote]

All the Black Metal bands I listen to have decent production, so you just have to pick out the good from the bad.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

BreedingtheSpawn — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:57:31 GMT

[quote][b]fatduude (4/27/2007)[/b][hr]for me they sound too comercial for black metal. black metal should be as underground as it can be. black metal is the dark underground art[/quote]

Exactly, they are to commerical and plus I hate the way they use keyboards, they actually sound to gay.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

Josh F. — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:20:40 GMT

Bah... Call me commerical, but I think the "troo" black metal sounds like shit and on purpose. It's not really the music I don't like, it's the fact that it sounds like it was made in a cave. Yeah, it's underground, so I don't expect it to be produced by Timbaland or something, but still...

In my opinion, the new Dimmu isn't all that amazing. It's okay, but there just doesn't seem to be nearly as many defined riffs to keep the tracks from blending together.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

Jeremy — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:48:58 GMT

I actually think a lot of the traditional black metal is a lot easier to listen to than the bands that are considered "commercial" (Gaydle doesn't count since they always sucked balls).

RE: Dimmu Borgir

fatduude — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:23:09 GMT

for me they sound too comercial for black metal. black metal should be as underground as it can be. black metal is the dark underground art

RE: Dimmu Borgir

BreedingtheSpawn — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:48:34 GMT

I lost interest in the band a long time ago.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

Jeremy — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:34:54 GMT

I love the band.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

The Iron Maiden — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:30:46 GMT

I really liked Death Cult Armageddon, and I'm also a big fan of Enthrone Darkness Triumphant and Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia. I've also heard mixed reviews about In Sorte Diaboli (there's another long-ass album title, though not quite as bad as the previous ones). I listened to some of that album last night and thought it sounded quite a bit like Death Cult. I'll probably have a more definite opinion later on this weekend, though, after I've listened to it more.

RE: Dimmu Borgir

voodoo — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:47:23 GMT

A good band, and is growing on me with each listen. I'm still new to the black metal scene, btw. I have heard both good and not so good things about their latest, so I'm curious to see the Living for Metal review when posted. (It's coming soon, I believe)

Dimmu Borgir

LuisGodard — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:45:08 GMT

Dimmu Borgir is my favorite band.... their the fucking best band ( for me, maybe one of the best ,if not THE best black metal band!!!