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2017 live album. Nuclear Blast Records. Full length footage of two concerts from Oslo and Wacken. Nuclear Blast Records.
Our Overview.
Norwegian black metal masters Dimmu Borgir were founded in 1993 by Shagrath, Silenoz and Tjodalv, Oslo trio Dimmu Borgir quickly gained momentum in the underground scene with their debut EP ‘Inn I Evighetens Mørke’. The band released two albums, ‘For All Tid’ (1994) and ‘Stormblåst’ (1996) before they signed to Nuclear Blast and released ‘Enthrone Darkness Triumphant’ (1997). This was a major step forwards for the band, and an album that helped change the way the world acknowledged extreme metal in a massive way.
Dimmu Borgir might have started as pitch black pioneers of the Norwegian black metal scene but they quickly evolved into a hybrid of a beast, incorporating symphonic elements and other musical influences where few other bands dared to wander. The band evolved and Dimmu Borgir increased their status as a massive audience draw with classic albums like ‘Spiritual Black Dimensions’ (1999), ‘Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia’ (2001) and ‘Death Cult Armageddon’ (2003). The band have headlined tours, performed at big festivals worldwide and toured together with such non-typical peers as Korn, Devildriver and Judas Priest, to mention a few.
After a re-recording of the classic ‘Stormblåst’ album in 2005 - ‘Stormblåst MMV - and the critically acclaimed ‘In Sorte Diaboli’ (2007) and ‘Abrahadabra’ (2010), both albums that were musically challenging both the band and their audience, Dimmu Borgir topped it all with a sold-out performance in their hometown of Oslo, performing with The Norwegian Radio Orchestra and a full-scale choir.
The band have been on hiatus for some years but last year the band announced that the cooperation with Nuclear Blast Records was extended and the first release in 2017 would be the highly anticipated recording of this magnificent show, ‘Forces Of The Northern Night’, which is a must-own piece of Dimmu Borgir history. "For us, this is the pinnacle of our career so far," explained front-man Shagrath in a press release, "As a band, we've always used a lot of symphonic elements in our music. But we haven't been able to use a real orchestra live. We've had to use samples, synthesizers and so on, so this was a huge, awesome experience for us!"
Double DVD / double Blu-ray editions feature full length footage of two concerts - Oslo and Wacken - plus a documentary.
Special earbook edition includes double DVD, double Blu-ray and four CDs. Across CD1 & 2 are audio recordings of the Oslo show and CD3 & 4 include the Wacken concert.
The 2CD / gatefold 2LP / DA formats feature the Oslo gig. UK tour planned for October 2017.