Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

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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 be fair. We have, separately, us in the band, we have so much ideas for material, and we just bring everything to the Dimmu pot, so to speak, and we stir around, and then stuff comes out. So it's like a meat grinder. It's a pretty long process, but it's a really fun process, and there's never a shortage of ideas and riffs. It's more like a challenge to assemble it all. And again also there to shave off the fat that's not needed, basically. It feels really good, and it's not gonna take us 10 years until the next album is out — that I can guarantee."

The song writing is pretty solid throughout, with the orchestration parts being highlights, surprisingly. Usually on these types of symphonic albums, they are poorly done, but here Mustis has clearly put a lot of thought into his arrangement and his work, and it clearly shows. It adds a level of depth to the album which I think is often over looked. The guitar riffs are good, sometimes even extraordinary. There are some fillers on this album (I'm looking at you "Puritania") but for the most part, it's all barrels loaded, no bullshit metal. "Absolute Sole Right" is a prime example of this. Palmerston, Sean. " Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia review". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012 . Retrieved 12 August 2010. Performer [The Gothenburg Opera Orchestra], Violin – Annica Kroon, Annika Hjelm, Bertil Lindh, Catherine*, Nicola Boruvka, Per Enokson*, Thore Svedlund* One of the things this album gets criticized for by purists is the production. Certainly, this record has some stellar production values. Everything is crisp and clean and mixed and mastered very well. If I were to offer a point of criticism (and this is a strong point) is that it clips really badly. They went for loudness to the point of blowing out the mix and this does slightly harm it, overall. Of course, this album was released during the height of the "loudness war", so I get it. But, this only fuels the purists arguments even more and does detract from the album's quality.Some people label this as Dimmu Borgir's definite "sell-out" record, which may or may not be true; even setting that viewpoint aside, the music has taken a turn for the worst (again). I should probably start by saying that while this album is bad, it's not an absolute atrocity (hence the 49). Yeah, I think so. We’ve always been a band that have never asked for permission to do whatever we want to do. As an artist, it’s very important to think outside the box, to not have any limits – just go with the flow.” The songs are over the top, bombastic and powerful anthems of war, rebellion, chaos, conflict and anti-religion. Yeah Dimmu Borgir make themselves perfectly clear on this one. Shagraths voice is as awesome as ever. A big change from his more subtle style that he found in favor on For All Tid and Stormblast. Here we see a singer come into his own and empowers his signature personae two fold. Shagraths best sung song would have to be Blessing upon the Throne of Tyranny, with the most unusual being Puritania, the only song I was never agreeable upon first and last listen.

Side A: 1. Fear And Wonder (Remixed & remastered) / 2. Blessings Upon The Throne Of Tyranny (Remixed & remastered) / 3. Kings Of The Carnival Creation (Remixed & remastered) Dimmu Borgir – Godless Savage Garden CD Album. Cduniverse.com (4 August 1998). Retrieved on 2011-06-11.

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Performer [The Gothenburg Opera Orchestra], Viola [Violas] – Henrik Edström, Nils Edin, Per Högberg