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Death Cult Armageddon 
Studio album by Dimmu Borgir Released 9 September 2003 Recorded March–May 2003 at Fredman Studio, Gothenburg, Sweden Genre Symphonic black metal, black metal Length 63:29 Label Nuclear Blast (#NB 1047) Producer Dimmu Borgir & Fredrik Nordström Dimmu Borgir chronology World Misanthropy
(2002)Death Cult Armageddon
(2003)Stormblåst MMV
(2005)Alternative Cover 
Singles from Death Cult Armageddon - "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse"
Released: Aug 21, 2003
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[1]Death Cult Armageddon is the sixth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released on 8 September 2003. It has since sold over 100,000 copies in the United States; the first album under Nuclear Blast to do so; and debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 169.[2] The song "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" is released as single with accompanying music video. The prior song featuring additional vocals from Abbath; along with "Heavenly Perverse"; being used, with "Eradication Instincts Defined", as background music in the Hellboy film trailer, on the soundtrack to the videogame Brütal Legend, and was featured as the theme song to the TV show Battle for Ozzfest. "Eradication Instincts Defined" was also used in a trailer for the film Stardust. Parts of the album were recorded with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. This would also be the last album to have Nicholas Barker on drums.
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.
Contents
Release history
Death Cult Armageddon saw initial release on CD, vinyl and DVD-Audio on 8 September 2003 under Nuclear Blast,[3] the DVD-Audio edition featuring all three bonus tracks, the "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" music video and photo galleries,[4] which later featured on the Ozzfest edition bonus disc, and the Digipack editions featured the Bathory cover "Satan My Master". The Chinese edition was later released on 3 November 2003[5] and the Japanese edition was released the following month on 23 December 2003 with the orchestral bonus tracks.[6]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Silenoz, except track 6 with Shagrath; track 10 with Aldrahn; and track 12 by Quorthon.
No. Title Music Length 1. "Allegiance" Shagrath, Galder, Mustis 5:50 2. "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" Mustis 5:17 3. "Lepers Among Us" Galder, Silenoz, Shagrath 4:43 4. "Vredesbyrd" (Burden of Wrath) Mustis, Shagrath, Silenoz 4:44 5. "For the World to Dictate Our Death" Shagrath 4:46 6. "Blood Hunger Doctrine" Silenoz, Mustis 4:39 7. "Allehelgens Død I Helveds Rike" (The Death of All Saints in The Kingdom of Hell) Silenoz, Galder, Mustis, Vortex 5:33 8. "Cataclysm Children" Galder, Silenoz 5:13 9. "Eradication Instincts Defined" Mustis, Silenoz 7:12 10. "Unorthodox Manifesto" Galder, Mustis, Silenoz, Shagrath 8:50 11. "Heavenly Perverse" Vortex, Galder, Shagrath 6:33 12. "Satan My Master" (Bonus track) (Bathory cover) Quorthon 2:14 13. "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" (Orchestral version) (Japanese bonus track) Mustis 5:22 14. "Eradication Instincts Defined" (Orchestral version) (Japanese bonus track) Mustis, Silenoz 7:16 Ozzfest edition bonus disc No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Satan My Master" (Bathory cover) Quorthon 2:15 2. "Burn In Hell" (Twisted Sister cover) Dee Snider 5:05 3. "Devil's Path" (Re-recorded) Silenoz, Shagrath 6:06 4. "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" (Orchestral version) Mustis 5:15 5. "Eradication Instincts Defined" (Orchestral version) Mustis, Silenoz 7:25 Personnel
Band members
- Shagrath – vocals
- Silenoz – guitars
- Galder – lead guitar
- ICS Vortex – bass, clean vocals on tracks 2 & 7
- Mustis – grand piano & synth
- Nicholas Barker – drums
Guests
- Abbath (Immortal, I, Old Funeral) – vocals on tracks 2 & 11
- Orchestration arranged by Gaute Storås
- Recorded with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conducted by Adam Klemens
- Charlie Storm – additional synthetics, sample assistance
Technical Staff
- Fredrik Nordström – Mixing, engineering, Producer
- Patrik Sten – assistant engineering
- Arnold Linberg – assistant engineering
- Peter in de Detou – mastering
- Joachim Luetke – cover-concept, artwork
- Alf Børjesson – Group shots
Footnotes
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r655155
- ^ "Dimmu Borgir's 'Death Cult Armageddon' Surpasses 100,000 Mark According To Soundscan". Blabbermouth. January 26, 2006. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BlabberMouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=47437. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ Serba, John. "Death Cult Armageddon - Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r655155. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon - DVD-Audio (#NB 1181-2)". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/release/480576. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Death Cult Armageddon [China] - Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r969080. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Death Cult Armageddon [Japan Bonus Tracks] - Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r673623. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
Shagrath · Silenoz · Galder
Cyrus · Gerlioz · Daray
Stian Aarstad · Tjodalv · Tristan · Nagash · Astennu · Nicholas Barker · Hellhammer · Mustis · ICS VortexStudio albums For all tid (1994) · Stormblåst (1996) · Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997) · Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999) · Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2001) · Death Cult Armageddon (2003) · Stormblåst MMV (2005) · In Sorte Diaboli (2007) · Abrahadabra (2010)Compilations Godless Savage Garden (1998)Extended plays Inn i evighetens mørke (1993) · Devil's Path (1996) · Sons of Satan Gather for Attack (1999) · True Kings of Norway (2000) · Alive in Torment (2001) · World Misanthropy (2002)Videography Related articles Categories Albums · Songs · MembersCategories:- 2003 albums
- Dimmu Borgir albums
- Albums recorded at Studio Fredman
- Nuclear Blast Records albums
- "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse"
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