Death Cult Armageddon

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Death Cult Armageddon
Studio album by Dimmu Borgir
Released	September 8, 2003
Recorded	March-May 2003 at Fredman Studio, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre	Symphonic black metal
Length	63:29
Label	Nuclear Blast Records
Producer	Dimmu Borgir, Fredrik Nordström
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Metal Observer [1]
Dimmu Borgir chronology
Alive in Torment (2001) Death Cult Armageddon (2003) Stormblåst MMV (2005)
Alternate Cover

Death Cult Armageddon is the sixth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. A video for one of the album's singles, "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" was made. Singles for this and the song "Vredesbyrd" (sung entirely in Norwegian) were released. Parts of the album were recorded with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

The artwork within the album displays what appears to be an industrial factory, inside of which the band members are living out their fantasies, some of which are similar to scenes seen in the music video for Progenies of the Great Apocalypse. Artwork was done by Swiss artist Joachim Luetke. Most of the songs have a common apocalyptic theme.

Abbath of the band Immortal did guest vocals on "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" and "Heavenly Perverse."

The songs "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" and "Eradication Instincts Defined" were used as background music for the trailer of the movie Hellboy. "Eradication Instincts Defined" is also featured in the Stardust 2007 movie trailer. "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" was also used in the TV show Battle for Ozzfest, in which the band was featured as the band for whom a radio arrangement had to be made.

A DVD/audio version of the album was also released, as well as an Ozzfest edition with a second disc featuring extra tracks, a video of "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" and promotional pictures for the album.

The album is notable for being the first album released by Nuclear Blast Records to sell over 100,000 copies in the U.S. by 2006.[2]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Allegiance" – 5:50
2. "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" – 5:17
3. "Lepers Among Us" – 4:43
4. "Vredesbyrd" – 4:44
5. "For the World to Dictate Our Death" – 4:46
6. "Blood Hunger Doctrine" – 4:39
7. "Allehelgens Død I Helveds Rike" – 5:33
8. "Cataclysm Children" – 5:13
9. "Eradication Instincts Defined" – 8:39
10. "Unorthodox Manifesto" – 8:50
11. "Heavenly Perverse" – 6:33

[edit] Ozzfest Edition Disc 2

1. "Satan My Master"
2. "Burn In Hell"
3. "Devil's Path"
4. "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" (Orchestral version)
5. "Eradication Instincts Defined" (Orchestral version)

[edit] Personnel

• Shagrath - Vocals
• Silenoz - Guitar
• Galder - Lead Guitar
• ICS Vortex - Bass, Clean vocals
• Mustis - Synthesizers, Piano
• Nicholas Barker - Drums, Percussion
• Fredrik Nordström - Producing, Mixing, Engineering
• Patrik Sten - Assistant engineering
• Arnold Linberg - Assistant engineering
• Peter in de Detou - Mastering
• Charlie Storm - Additional synthetics & sample assistance
• Joachim Luetke - Cover concept & artwork

v • d • e Dimmu Borgir Shagrath · Silenoz · Mustis · ICS Vortex · Galder · Tony Laureano Stian Aarstad · Tjodalv · Tristan · Nagash · Astennu · Nicholas Barker · Hellhammer Studio albums Rehearsal (demo) (1993) · For all tid (1994) · Stormblåst (1996) · Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997) · Godless Savage Garden (1998) · Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999) · Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2001) · Death Cult Armageddon (2003) · Stormblåst MMV (2005) · In Sorte Diaboli (2007) Extended plays Inn i evighetens mørke (1994) · Devil's Path (1996) · Sons of Satan Gather for Attack (1999) · True Kings of Norway (2000) · Alive in Torment (2001) · World Misanthropy (2002) Singles "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" (2003) · "Vredesbyrd" (2004) · "The Serpentine Offering" (2007) · "The Sacrilegious Scorn" (2007) Videography Live & Plugged vol. 2 (1997) · World Misanthropy (2002)