DIMMU BORGIR

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Dimmu Borgir Album update:

DIMMU BORGIR has set "In Sorte Diaboli" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in early 2007 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded and mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producers Fredrik Nordström and Patrik J. Sten.

Silenoz previously told Revolver magazine that the songwriting and recording process for the group's long-anticipated follow-up to 2003's "Death Cult Armageddon" involved none of the intensive pre-production of their last two discs, no demos, and no gallinvanting around with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. "It's definitely going to sound way more epic and bigger than we thought, because Mustis [keyboards] has also contributed with his keyboard ideas," said Silenoz. "I have to admit that some of the keyboard things on 'Death Cult Armageddon' sound better on the demo version than [their symphony versions] on the album. I probably shouldn't say that, but it's true."

This will be DIMMU's first "concept album," a story set in always-epic Medieval Europe that also serves as a treatise on the modern-day political and social abuses of organized religion. "There's this dude that works as a priest's assistant, and after a while he just discovers that he has nothing to do with Christianity," said Silenoz of the storyline, which he conceived in full before even a note of music was composed. "He just sort of has this awakening and realizes that he has different abilities and different powers and is leaning more to the dark side."

DIMMU BORGIR's current recording lineup is as follows:

Shagrath - Vocals
Silenoz - Guitars
Galder - Guitars
Vortex - Bass
Mustis - Keys
Hellhammer - Drums

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DIMMU BORGIR: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have finalized the track listing for their new album, "In Sorte Diaboli", due in North America on April 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will arrive in Europe on April 30 (April 27 in Germany).

"In Sorte Diaboli" was recorded and mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producers Fredrik Nordström and Patrik J. Sten. A limited edition digipack version of the CD will include the bonus cut "The Ancestral Fever", and a bonus DVD containing the video for the album's opening track, "The Serpentine Offering", shot by director Patric Ullaeus of Sweden's Revolver Film Company. Ordering information on both the regular and the digipack can be found at www.cdon.com.

"In Sorte Diaboli" track listing:

01. The Serpenitine Offering
02. The Chosen Legacy
03. The Conspiracy Unfolds
04. The Ancestral Fever (bonus track)
05. The Sacrilegious Scorn
06. The Fallen Arise
07. The Sinester Awakening
08. The Fundametal Alienation
09. The Invaluable Darkness
10. The Foreshadowing Furnace

DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz previously told Revolver magazine that the songwriting and recording process for the group's long-anticipated follow-up to 2003's "Death Cult Armageddon" involved none of the intensive pre-production of their last two discs, no demos, and no gallinvanting around with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. "It's definitely going to sound way more epic and bigger than we thought, because Mustis [keyboards] has also contributed with his keyboard ideas," said Silenoz. "I have to admit that some of the keyboard things on 'Death Cult Armageddon' sound better on the demo version than [their symphony versions] on the album. I probably shouldn't say that, but it's true."

This will be DIMMU's first "concept album," a story set in always-epic Medieval Europe that also serves as a treatise on the modern-day political and social abuses of organized religion. "There's this dude that works as a priest's assistant, and after a while he just discovers that he has nothing to do with Christianity," said Silenoz of the storyline, which he conceived in full before even a note of music was composed. "He just sort of has this awakening and realizes that he has different abilities and different powers and is leaning more to the dark side."

DIMMU BORGIR's current recording lineup is as follows:

Shagrath - Vocals
Silenoz - Guitars
Galder - Guitars
Vortex - Bass
Mustis - Keys
Hellhammer - Drums

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DIMMU BORGIR ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES FOR IN SORTE DIABOLI

Launching an omnious campaign for In Sorte Diaboli - their first studio album in four years scheduled for North American release on April 24th - Norwegian melodic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have announced their headlining return to the western hemisphere. Beginning on Friday, April 20th in Cleveland, Ohio and supported by Unearth from Massachusetts, California's Devildriver, and Canada's Kataklysm, DIMMU BORGIR's foreboding Wagnerian majesty will be unleashed in all major cities in the U.S. and Canada. Additional dates will be announced.

Songwriter/guitarist Silenoz writes in from Norway to comment on the tour: "It's been too long... The wait is over - FINALLY! It is with great anticipation we look forward to start, for once, a World Tour on North American soil! We're excited to have Unearth, Devildriver and Kataklysm on this diabolic ride and can't wait to meet all our loyal fans and friends old and new once again. Come join us in The Invaluable Darkness!"

Teaming up once again with producer Fredrik Nordström (Opeth, Arch Enemy, At The Gates) at the new Studio Fredman in Hyssna, Sweden, In Sorte Diaboli is DIMMU BORGIR's first concept album and a treatise on modern day political and social abuses of organized religion. An epic tale set in medieval Europe, this first-person account of an acolyte is told through his own journal entries, depicting his personal struggle with the teachings of the church. Experiencing a life-altering epiphany, he abandons the church completely, and his spiritual victory is won through his rejection of the concept of god.

In Sorte Diaboli will be available in North America in two different formats: a jewel-case CD and a limited edition digipak ( + bonus track, + bonus DVD with the Patric Ullaeus-directed video for "The Serpentine Offering," + "The Making Of In Sorte Diaboli" in-studio/behind the scenes footage). The complete track listing is as follows:

01. The Serpentine Offering
02. The Chosen Legacy
03. The Conspiracy Unfolds
04. The Sacrilegious Scorn
05. The Fallen Rises
06. Heretic Hammer (EXCLUSIVE North American Bonus Track)
07. The Sinister Awakening
08. The Fundamental Alienation
09. The Invaluable Darkness
10. The Foreshadowing Furnace

An instrumental version of "Heretic Hammer" will be available on iTunes.com as an additional North American exclusive.

The band's recording and current touring line-up includes Shagrath on vocals, Silenoz on guitar, Galder on guitar, I.C.S. Vortex on bass & clean vocals, Mustis on keyboards, and Hellhammer behind the drum kit.

Earning exponential support from both the metal and mainstream press throughout the years, DIMMU BORGIR's 2003 release, Death Cult Armageddon, landed on Billboard's Top 200 Albums & Heatseekers charts and has SoundScanned over 100,000 copies in the U.S. Recognized as "one of Norway's finest bands" by the Grand Rapids Press, called a "monument of misanthropy" by the Cleveland Scene, praised for their "aggressive beauty" by the Illinois Entertainer, hailed for their "beauty and sadism" by the Kansas City Pitch Weekly, and known to the readers of the Salt Lake Tribune as "one slick slab of discordant evil," Metal Edge Magazine summed it up best by characterizing DIMMU BORGIR's music as "modern black metal at its best."

Artwork for In Sorte Diaboli can be viewed tonight at 12 midnight PACIFIC / 3 a.m. EASTERN (February 15th) / 9 a.m. Central European Time (February 15th) on the official DIMMU BORGIR News Page: www.nuclearblast.de/dimmu-borgir/

Visit DIMMU BORGIR online at www.DIMMU-BORGIR.com

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DIMMU BORGIR with Unearth, Devildriver, and Kataklysm

04/20/07 Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH
04/21/07 Harpo's Concert Theatre - Detroit, MI
04/22/07 Kool Haus - Toronto, ON - CANADA
04/23/07 Metropolis - Montreal, QC - CANADA
04/24/07 Theatre Capitole - Quebec City, QC
04/26/07 Nokia Theatre - New York, NY
04/27/07 The Palladium - Worcester, MA (New England Hardcore & Metal Festival)
04/28/07 Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
04/29/07 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
04/30/07 Amos' Southend - Charlotte, NC
05/04/07 Myth - Minneapolis, MN
05/05/07 Burton Cummings Theatre - Winnipeg, MB - CANADA
05/07/07 MacEwan Hall - Calgary, AB - CANADA
05/08/07 Edmonton Events Centre - Edmonton, AB - CANADA
05/10/07 The Fenix (formerly The Premier) - Seattle, WA
05/12/07 Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR
05/13/07 The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
05/15/07 The Great Salt Air Pavilion - Magna, UT
05/17/06 Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
05/18/07 Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
05/19/07 SOMA - San Diego, CA
05/21/07 The Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
05/22/07 The Beaumont Club - Kansas City, KS
05/23/07 Pop's - Sauget, IL
05/25/07 House Of Blues - Dallas, TX
05/26/07 Club V - Houston, TX
05/27/07 Graham Central Station - San Antonio, TX
05/29/07 Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA

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DIMMU BORGIR: New Single To Be Made Available For Download Next Month

DIMMU BORGIR's new single, "The Serpentine Offering", will be available as a digital download beginning on March 30. In addition to the regular album version of the title cut, the single will also contain two non-album versions of the same track: "The Serpentine Offering" (video edit), "The Serpentine Offering" (instrumental version).

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It's Official: DIMMU BORGIR Is First Black Metal Band To Top Norwegian Album Chart

DIMMU BORGIR has entered the Norwegian album chart at No. 1 with its latest effort, "In Sorte Diaboli" — the first time a black metal act has ever topped a national album chart anywhere in the world. SATYRICON's "Now, Diabolical" and DIMMU BORGIR's last release, "Death Cult Armageddon", previously reached the No. 2 position on the Norwegian album chart.

DIMMU BORGIR's chart-topper comes just a week after "In Sorte Diaboli" reached No. 43 on The Billboard 200, making them the first Norwegian band since the Eighties pop act A-HA to crack the U.S. Top 50, reports the Norwegian music industry weekly Faro Journalen.

Stein Østbø reviewed "In Sorte Diaboli" for Norway's biggest daily newspaper Verdens Gang (VG), and gave it the highest possible rating (6 out of 6). He says DIMMU BORGIR's No. 1 is nothing less than the most radical achievement in the history of the Norwegian charts.

"Because of the black metal genre's extreme expression, I would characterize this as the most astonishing thing that has ever happened on the Norwegian charts," he says.



Espen Solheim Røhne at Indie Distribution, which handles Nuclear Blast Records' releases in Norway, says the label expected to have a No. 1 album with DIMMU BORGIR's latest. He says the company decided to start advertising on TV earlier than originally planned, and if the album continues to sell well in its second week, they will buy more TV spots for "In Sorte Diaboli".

"We are in discussion with cable network TV 3 to buy more airtime from them, but we will continue advertising on TV through the end of May, no matter what happens," he says.

Solheim Røhne says the No. 1 is especially impressive when you consider the competition.

"When you watch TV in the evening, it seems like there are MIKA and ELTON JOHN spots in every commercial break," he explains. "This achievement with DIMMU BORGIR is exactly what everybody in this business is striving for: release good records that sell well, and when you reach No. 1 it's just perfect."

DIMMU BORGIR was originally formed in the early '90s in the small Norwegian city Jessheim. Vegard Jensen, who runs the Jessheim branch of the Norwegian record-store chain Free Record Shop, reports that local support for "In Sorte Diaboli" runs high. "It's just too bad I didn't stock more records, because I ran out today (Monday, May 7)," he says. "Since DIMMU is from around here it's natural that they sell a lot of records, but with the album they've produced they deserve to sell a lot of records."

DIMMU BORGIR's "Death Cult Armageddon" has sold 18,000 copies in Norway to date, according to Faro Journalen.

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DIMMU BORGIR, BEHEMOTH, KEEP OF KALESSIN:
North American Tour Dates Announced

Symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR will return to North America as part of "The Invaluable Darkness Tour Part 2 – Legions Of The Chosen Few" headlining run with Poland's BEHEMOTH and fellow countrymen KEEP OF KALESSIN. The 24-show trek will launch on April 2 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and will end on May 4 in Chicago. Drummer Tony Laureano will continue to handle drum duties, as the 2007 injury suffered by Hellhammer (also of MAYHEM) still has him sidelined.

On Friday, January 18, DIMMU guitarist and founding member Silenoz will answer fan-submitted questions on Dagbladet.no at 12 noon CET (6 a.m. Eastern). Questions can be submitted here (webpage is in Norwegian).

DIMMU BORGIR with BEHEMOTH and KEEP OF KALESSIN:

Apr. 02 - Sound Academy - Toronto, ON - CANADA
Apr. 03 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC - CANADA
Apr. 04 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 07 - The Myth - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 09 - Edmonton Events Center - Edmonton, AB - CANADA
Apr. 10 - Macewan Ballroom - Calgary, AB - CANADA
Apr. 11 - The Big Easy - Spokane, WA
Apr. 12 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR
Apr. 14 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
Apr. 16 - The Grove - Anaheim, CA
Apr. 17 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
Apr. 18 - Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM
Apr. 19 - Ogden Theater - Denver, CO
Apr. 21 - Stubbs BBQ - Austin, TX
Apr. 22 - Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK
Apr. 25 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
Apr. 26 - The Palladium (New England Metal Fest) - Worcester, MA
Apr. 27 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
Apr. 28 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA
Apr. 30 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
May 01 - Jannus Landing - St. Petersburg, FL
May 02 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
May 03 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
May 04 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL

DIMMU BORGIR's November 6, 2007 concert at Sentrum Scene in Oslo was filmed for an upcoming DVD release.

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Dimmu Borgir: Exclusive Live Stream on YeboTV.com

Norwegian symphonic black metal group DIMMU BORGIR will streaming its concert live on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific), 6:00 p.m. (Mountain), 7:00 p.m. (Central), 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) from the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio exclusively at www.YeboTV.com.

The stream is FREE for fans around the world to view right from the comfort of their home computers. Visit www.YeboTV.com to register in advance for this exclusive event.

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Muthagoose Says:

This should be a kick ass show. Check it out if you dare!

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DIMMU BORGIR Frontman To Marry NICOLAS CAGE's Ex-Girlfriend and Baby-Mama

Norwegian newspaper VG is reporting that DIMMU BORGIR's 31-year-old frontman Shagrath (real name: Stian Tomt Thoresen) will marry actor Nicolas Cage's 41-year-old ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton in September.

Fulton was was involved in a romantic relationsip with Cage during the '90s, and they have a 17-year-old son named Weston.

The wedding ceremony will take place in Prekestolen, which is said to be one of the most fantastic sites in Norway. Tourists come from all over the world long to visit this incredible site with magnificent views.

"We chose to get married there, because it is a special place," stated Thoresen, who added that there will be plenty of guests.

Thoresen and Fulton met four months ago through one of the singer's associates. According to the couple, it was love at first sight.

Fulton, who is an actress, has had parts in a number of films, including "The Doors". She is currently in the process of starting her own TV show.

In the coming years, the couple plans to split its time between the United States and Oslo.

Fulton recently visited Norway for the first time.

"I love Norway. It's so green and majestic here," she said.

Fulton son's with Nicolas Cage, Weston Coppola Cage, is the lead singer of the Los Angeles-based black metal band EYES OF NOCTUM.

Weston introduced DIMMU BORGIR from the stage at the April 16, 2008 concert at The Grove in Anaheim, California.

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DIMMU BORGIR's Silenoz:
"We Don't Need A YOKO ONO Situation"

MTV.com has issued the following report from Chris Harris:

On October 14th, DIMMU BORGIR - who just happen to be Demi Lovato's favorite black-metal band - will release a a three-disc DVD/CD set called The Invaluable Darkness, the band's first visual offering since 2002's World Misanthropy. Boasting live footage shot last year, during gigs in Norway, Germany and England, The Invaluable Darkness demonstrates the unbridled furor of seeing Dimmu live, guitarist Silenoz said.

"It shows the honest rawness and atmospheric darkness of our concerts," the Norwegian told Metal File last week, after dismissing recent online rumors that his band's next LP would be coming out through Roadrunner Records. "Basically, it shows the intense live side of the band, as opposed to the perfection and the cleanness of how we sound on our albums. It's just a different side to the band, basically."

Dimmu Borgir began thinking about The Invaluable Darkness two years ago, but didn't start capturing footage until last summer, Silenoz explained, adding that the band will use its current stint on the Blackest of the Black Tour - which got underway Thursday night in Miami Beach, Florida, and also features the tour's founder, DANZIG, along with MOONSPELL, WINDS OF PLAGUE and SKELETONWITCH - to promote the DVD. Dimmu Borgir will not, however, use the tour to write material for their next LP.

"It's our first time on Blackest, but Glenn [Danzig] had wanted to bring us out before [on the tour], but we weren't available until now," Silenoz said. "We've done Ozzfest before, but we're looking forward to this tour more. We did the main stage on Ozzfest, playing in f--_ing broad daylight. This tour will let us play in bigger places, but at the same time showcase more of what the band's about, visually. We are going to concentrate on the tour for now. Some years ago, we tried putting [material] together on the road, but once we got home, we listened back to it, and were like, 'What the f--- is this?' So, we just scrapped it all. We find it's so much better to totally focus on one thing at a time, and then, when that's over, you move on to the next [thing]. We don't really feel like we need to rush things, anyway, so we'll just take our time, and it's going to be what it's going to be."

Dimmu Borgir hope to reconvene in late December to begin writing the follow-up to 2007's diabolically titled In Sorte Diaboli. "We have some ideas floating around already, but we haven't arranged any material yet," he said. "We'll start doing that once the touring for this DVD is over." The band's frontman, Shagrath, is also due to marry soon - he's engaged to actor Nicolas Cage's ex-girlfriend, Christina Fulton, so that may have an effect on when Dimmu finish their next album, which Silenoz said could be out this coming spring.

"I'm sure [Shagrath] won't let anything get in the way [of] the band - I think, I hope," the guitarist said. "We don't need a Yoko [Ono] situation."