May 17’s Westword features a profile of Dimmu Borgir, Norway’s premier practitioners of symphonic black metal — but there’s a lot more mayhem where that came from. Below, find the entire Q&A with ...

"If you think about it," Galder begins. "A choir is the perfect thing to have for a black-metal band." Well, let's think about it then. What characterizes black metal? Snarling vocals suggestive of ...

Orchestration is a hallmark of Dimmu Borgir's armageddon-summoning sound, but here it's used to an even more grandiose effect. Marching tempos clash with spiraling symphonies and lush choirs giving ...

In 2004, Dimmu Borgir guitarist Silenoz sat in a Texas cinema. As the lights dimmed and the movie previews started to show, one of them hit a little different. Accompanying the trailer for director ...

It's rare that any band sticks around for a quarter century, especially in extreme music. However, Norwegian symphonic black metal quintet Dimmu Borgir — a pioneer of the second wave of the genre… By ...

Dimmu Borgir's Silenoz was the latest guest on Full Metal Jackie's weekend radio program. After an eight-year gap, the Norwegian black metal vets have resurfaced with Eonian and the guitarist dives ...

Named after a volcanic rock formation purported to be an entrance to the underworld, Norway’s Dimmu Borgir came out of that country’s vital black-metal movement. Starting out as a more melodic outfit, ...

One of the best ways to ensure that your career in music is a long and fruitful one is to keep your audience guessing. A total disregard for rules, regulations and received wisdom will probably come ...

The new version of Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia is out today. "We're pretty well on the way into the beginning of the songwriting process for the next album. So things are going pretty smooth, to ...

Unfortunately the memories of Dimmu Borgir's recent North American tour are already starting to fade. Thankfully, the black metal brigade has prepared a new video to remind us what they're all about.

It's hard to believe it's been eight years since bombastic Norwegians Dimmu Borgir last graced Toronto's venues. Yet here they are, reminding us of two things: you can never be too over-the-top, and ...