Lengthy gaps between albums are becoming quite the custom with Norwegian symphonic black metal act Dimmu Borgir. Not satisfied with the eight-year absence between Abrahadabra and 2018’s Eonian, the band took the same amount of time to write and produce a new record, Grand Serpent Rising (Nuclear Blast Records), before finally unleashing it upon an expectant corpse-painted world. Continue reading
Norwegian symphonic extreme metal titans Dimmu Borgir drop their ferocious second new single and video, “Ascent,” and announce their long-awaited new studio album, Grand Serpent Rising, out May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch it now and pre-order below. Continue reading
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Eight years after the release of their critically acclaimed album Eonian, Norwegian symphonic black metal titans Dimmu Borgir return with a towering new opus: Grand Serpent Rising. Set for release on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records, the album delivers thirteen punishing yet remarkably diverse tracks that reaffirm the band’s status as one of the most formidable forces in extreme music. Alongside the album announcement, the band unveils a cinematic video for the track “Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel’. Sung in Norwegian, the song stands as a punishing epic rooted in themes of heritage and bloodline – the passing of something essential from one generation to the next.
Watch the video for “Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel” here: