Dimmu Borgir (pronounced Dim-moo-bore-gear, ) is a black metal band from
Norway. "Dimmu Borgir" means "Dark Castles" in Icelandic and Old Norse,
the name is derived from a volcanic formation found in Iceland,
Dimmuborgir.
Biography Dimmu Borgir started as a melodic black metal band in 1993.
Formed by Shagrath, Silenoz, and Tjodalv, the band released an EP in 1994
entitled Inn I Evighetens Mørke (in English:"Into The Darkness of
Eternity"). This short EP sold out within weeks, and the band followed up
with the 1994 full length album For All Tid. This album featured musical
contributions by members of Dødheimsgard and Ved Buens Ende. The initial
lineup consisted of Shagrath playing drums with Tjodalv on guitar and
Silenoz covering vocals, however this changed before the release of
Stormblåst (translates to "Storm Blown") on Cacophonous Records in 1996.
Stormblåst received high praise from many melodic black met
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Astennu,
Black Metal,
blast beat,
Brynjard Tristan,
Death Cult Armageddon,
Death Metal,
Devil s Path,
Dimmu Borgir,
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant,
Erkekjetter Silenoz,
For All Tid,
Galder,
Godless Savage Garden,
Heavy Metal,
Hellhammer,
ICS Vortex,
In Sorte Diaboli,
Inn I Evighetens Morke,
Jan Axel Blomberg,
Kimberly Goss,
Mustis,
Nagash,
Nicholas Barker,
Norvegia,
Nuclear Blast,
orchestra sinfonica di Goteborg,
orchestra sinfonica di Praga,
Oslo,
Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia,
Scandinavian Metal,
scena norvegese,
Shagrath,
Spiritual Black Dimensions,
Stian Aarstad,
Stian Arnesen,
Stian Thoresen,
Stormblast,
Sven Atle Kopperud,
symphonic black metal,
Symphonic Metal,
Thomas Rune Andersen,
Tjodalv,
Tony Laureano,
