Dimmu Borgir will release their new album "Abrahadabra" in Germany on September 24, in the rest of Europe on September 27, and in North America on October 12 via Nuclear Blast Records. The song "Born Treacherous" is now available for streaming at this location.
"Abrahadabra" track listing :
01. Xibir (2:50)
02. Born Treacherous (5:02)
03. Gateways (5:10)
04. Chess With The Abyss (4:08)
05. Dimmu Borgir (5:35)
06. Ritualist (5:13)
07. The Demiurge Molecule (5:29)
08. A Jewel Traced Through Coal (5:16)
09. Renewal (4:11)
10. Endings And Continuations (5:58)
Norwegian symphonic black metallers Dimmu Borgir will embark on the “Darkness Reborn Tour” in North America with Enslaved and Blood Red Throne this winter.
The dates are as follows :
November 5 - The Palladium – Worcester, MA
November 6 - Northern Lights – Albany, NY
November 7 - Recher Theater – Towson, MD
November 8 - Terminal 5 – New York, NY
November 10 - The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
November 12 - Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
November 13 - Royal Oak Music Theatre – Detroit, MI
November 14 - House of Blues – Chicago, IL
November 15 - The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
November 16 - Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
November 18 - MacEwan Ballroom – Calgary, AB – CANADA
November 19 - Edmonton Events Center – Edmonton, AB – CANADA
November 21 - Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, B.C. – CANADA
November 22 - The Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
November 23 - Roseland Theatre – Portland, OR
November 24 - Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
November 26 - The Knitting Factory – Reno, NV
November 27 - The Fox Theater – Pomona, CA
November 28 - The Regency Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
November 30 - House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
December 1 - Rialto Theater – Tucson, AZ
December 2 - Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
December 3 - Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
December 4 - Gothic Theater – Englewood (Denver), CO
December 6 - House of Blues – Dallas, TX
December 7 - House of Blues – Houston, TX
December 9 - Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
December 10 - Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
December 11 - Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
December 12 - Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
December 13 - Metropolis – Montreal, QC
December 14 - Imperial – Quebec City, QC
Norwegian symphonic black metal icons, DIMMU BORGIR is now streaming the single "Gateways" via their Myspace page. The single appears on the forthcoming album Abrahadabra, which has a September 24th release date. Click the Myspace link below to hear this track.
In related news, Metal Ship reported Snowy Shaw leaving DIMMU BORGIR to return to Therion. Shaw played bass and sang clean vocals on Abrahadabra. He replaced I.C.S. Vortex.
Just one day after confirming that he has been tapped by Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR to replace bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex on the band's upcoming ninth album, "Abrahadabra", and world tour, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (real name: Tommie Helgesson; THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) has announced his departure from the group and return to Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION.
Christofer Johnsson, the creative force behind THERION, has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
"We are very happy to announce that Snowy has rejoined THERION. We welcomed him back with open arms, and we will now be making a mix between the new show we had planned, and the last one which involved Snowy. We think the merger between the two concepts will be incredible, and we look forward to taking the band's live performance to the next level."
Shaw has been a member of THERION for four years, two studio albums, live DVDs and numerous tours around the world.
Snowy has written and co-written songs for the forthcoming THERION album, "Sitra Ahra", which is scheduled for release this fall through Nuclear Blast Records.
As a graphic designer and artist, Snowy was hired to oversee the visual aspects and help improve THERION's stage act and performance for the "Gothic Kabbalah" world tour 2007 and the band's 20th-anniversary tour.
"Sitra Ahra" will be released in North America on October 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed at the legendary Polar Studios in Stockholm by Lennart Östlund (LED ZEPPELIN, ABBA). The cover artwork was created by Thomas Ewerhard, who worked on all of the band's most recent releases in addition to collaborating with EDGUY, AVANTASIA, RAGE and HAMMERFALL, among others.
"Sitra Ahra" was mastered in New York and it features the following track listing:
01. Sitra Ahra
02. Kings Of Edom
03. Unguentum Sabbati
04. Land Of Canaan
05. Hellequin
06. 2012
07. Cu Chulain
08. Kali Yoga III
09. The Shells Are Open
10. Din
11. After The Inquisition: Children
The symphonic black metal band from Norway Dimmu Borgir will release its new album entitled "Abrahadabra" via Nuclear Blast on the following dates :
Germany : September 24
Rest of Europe : September 27
North America : October 12
Check out the artwork below .
Commented singer/songwriter Shagrath : "After eleven months of total focus, dedication and professional team work, Darkness has been reborn. Some people have expressed their concern about the future of the band since the departure of some members of the clan. Let me assure you that things happen for a reason . The black flame burns brighter than ever before. With the mixture of our different musical preferences and the personalities involved, I will dare to say we have created a BEAST, the most detailed work to date out of our 17 years of existence. I know it's too much of a cliché to brag when you have a done a new album, but to put it short and simple, it's a fist in the face to all the doubters out there . Forward – Onward – March… ENTER THE SUPREME UNKNOWN ."
Guitarist Silenoz on breaking the tradition of a three-word album title : "We knew there would be some big changes with this album in more than one way and since we've had the three-word-title tradition for many years now, we thought it'd make a lot of sense for us to move on from that. It has served its purpose . We are a band that's all about change and moving forward. An album title consisting of one word goes hand-in-hand with the new material — it describes both the musical and lyrical content in a more imaginary way, not to mention the unity and the everlasting flame which is Dimmu Borgir . Expect the unexpected!"
The symphonic black metal band from Norway Dimmu Borgir will support Korn in Europe on the following dates :
Sep. 19 - HMH, Amsterdam, NETH
Sep. 23 - Eishalle Seutweg, Winterthur, SWI
Sep. 24 - Zenith, Munich, GER
Sep. 26 - Gasometer, Vienna, AUT
Oct. 01 - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, BEL
Oct. 02 - Rosengarten, Mannheim, GER
Oct. 03 - Palladium, Cologne, GER
Oct. 05 - Haus-Auensee, Leipzig, GER
Oct. 06 - C-Halle, Berlin, GER
Commented guitarist Silenoz : "We really look forward to finally start the touring cycle in support of our new monster ! Special thanks to Jonathan [Davis] and Korn for giving us the opportunity!"
German metallers Crematory are actually putting the finishing touches to their new studio album to be titled "Infinity", for a February 2010 release. The CD will include one or two songs with German-language lyrics and a special cover version of "Black Celebration" from British pop band Depeche Mode.
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"Abrahadabra", the new album from Dimmu Borgir is now available for streaming in its entirety at this location.
"Gateways", the new video clip from Dimmu Borgir, can be viewed below. This track comes off their new album "Abrahadabra" to be released on October.
Norwegian symphonic black metallers Dimmu Borgir will embark on the “Darkness Reborn Tour” in North America with Enslaved and Blood Red Throne this winter.
Just one day after confirming that he has been tapped by Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR to replace bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex on the band's upcoming ninth album, "Abrahadabra", and world tour, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (real name: Tommie Helgesson; THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) has announced his departure from the group and return to Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION.
Dimmu Borgir have scheduled more European dates for the "Darkness Reborn" tour :
Nick Holmes of the British band Paradise Lost was interviewed last December by the Spanish metal web site Metalaakko.com . Watch the chat below .
German metallers Crematory are actually putting the finishing touches to their new studio album to be titled "Infinity", for a February 2010 release. The CD will include one or two songs with German-language lyrics and a special cover version of "Black Celebration" from British pop band Depeche Mode.
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