So in case ya didn’t hear, Dimmu Borgir fired their bassist/clean vocalist, ICS Vortex, and their keyboard player, Mustis, over the weekend. Well, I guess technically the band “parted ways” with those members, but by all accounts, it wasn’t a break-up reached by mutual decision.To wit: Mustis briefly changed his MySpace status to “betrayed” before [...]
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So how exactly do you make it to the top when your are playing a genre specific type of music such as black metal? Across the world, many groups are asking themselves this very question. Is the trick to be more extreme than the other guy? Or do you have to have some dark past whereas you can install fear in your audience thus making them fall in line? Not quite, explains Dimmu Borgir guitarist ...
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Video for "The Serpentine Offering", a song from Dimmu Borgir's ??In Sorte Diaboli?? (Nuclear Blast) due out late April.
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In classic fashion, Norwegian Black Metal band Dimmu Borgir (Di-moo bore-gear) are offending people. This time it's with their new concept album, ??In Sorte Siaboli?? (April 24, Nuclear Blast). The coverart, has been banned by retailers and has prompted the band to release an alternative cover."Click here to see the original cover":NE"Click here to see the 'new' cover.":ODSilenoz, Dimmu's guita...
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The following is a video interview with Dimmu Borgir members Silenoz (guitar) and Shagrath (vocals) conducted in March 2007 by the Italian web magazine Attenzione has been posted online. Watch the footage in two parts below."PART ONE":CH"PART TWO":HC[CH]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsc03yORThw[HC]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9r1odrtSqwAlso,Due to a recently diagnosed injury, Dimmu's drumme...
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"The Serpentine Offering," the lead-off track from DIMMU BORGIR's upcoming album In Sorte Diaboli, will be available for digital download at iTunes.com beginning March 30th.The three-track North American version of the iTunes single will include an additional two songs NOT included on the album:"The Serpentine Offering" - Video Edit"The Heretic Hammer" - Instrumental Version, NORTH AMERICAN EX...
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Norway’s DIMMU BORGIR have confirmed the departure of keyboardist Mustis and bassist/vocalist I.C.S. Vortex. The following statement was released by the band:“We regret to inform you that we have parted ways with both I.C.S. Vortex [bassist, clean vocalist] and Mustis [keyboards]. However, we do want to make it perfectly clear that the creative [...]
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The power of the internet! It allows information to travel so fast, sometimes too fast. I was just browsing through Blabbermouth when I came upon the story of DIMMU BORGIR allegedly kicking out keyboardist Mustis and bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex. There was a part of this story that had me completely rotfl:No further details [...]
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Recently sacked Dimmu Borgir bassist/clean vocalist Vortex has weighed in on the split between the band, himself, and keyboardist Mustis. And I’m sure it will shock none of you to learn that he’s siding with Mustis.SMN News reports that Mr. Vortex (real name: Ian Carter Simen Tourbillion) has posted the following message on his MySpace [...]
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Our friends at Metal Insider found this two-year old phone call of an angry father scolding one “Mr. Borgir” – as in Dimmu – while his embarrassed son screams out complaints in the background.I have no idea who the father was actually calling – does the Dimmu Borgir fan club have a 800 number or [...]
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