Spiritual Black Dimensions | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2 March 1999 | |||
Recorded | August–October 1998 at Abyss Studio | |||
Genre | Symphonic black metal | |||
Length | 49:14 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Dimmu Borgir, Peter Tägtgren | |||
Dimmu Borgir chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Spiritual Black Dimensions is the fourth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1999 by Nuclear Blast Records. A deluxe edition was released in 2004 with bonus material. There is also a digipak edition of this album which contains no bonus tracks. The digipak has reflective/holographic cover art. This release featured keyboardist Mustis and the clean vocals of ICS Vortex, as well as the departure of long-time drummer Tjodalv, guitarist Astennu, and bassist Nagash.
The album cover was part of the top 10 of Greatest Heavy Metal Album Covers by Blender magazine in 2006. [2] It was inspired by The Wounded Angel, a painting by a Finnish symbolist artist Hugo Simberg.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Reptile" | Silenoz | 5:17 | |
2. | "Behind the Curtains of Night - Phantasmagoria" | Silenoz | 3:21 | |
3. | "Dreamside Dominions" | Silenoz | 5:14 | |
4. | "United in Unhallowed Grace" | Nagash | 4:22 | |
5. | "The Promised Future Aeons" | Nagash | 6:52 | |
6. | "The Blazing Monoliths of Defiance" | Nagash | Shagrath | 4:38 |
7. | "The Insight and the Catharsis" | Silenoz | Shagrath | 7:17 |
8. | "Grotesquery Conceiled (Within Measureless Magic)" | Silenoz | 5:10 | |
9. | "Arcane Lifeforce Mysteria" | Silenoz, Nagash, Shagrath | 7:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Masses for the New Messiah" | 5:11 |
Steve Huey of AllMusic stated that "Dimmu Borgir's arrangements continue to increase in complexity and sophistication on Spiritual Black Dimensions, improving on its predecessors and illustrating the band's musical progression". [1] In Slayer no. 13, Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansen called Spiritual Black Dimensions "a fine case of melodic, over-produced, symphonic metal. If you like this melodic style I can't really think of anyone doing it better […]. No, I wouldn't call this black metal. Read the interview with Funeral Mist for the right definition of black metal". [3]
Spiritual Black Dimensions | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2 March 1999 | |||
Recorded | August–October 1998 at Abyss Studio | |||
Genre | Symphonic black metal | |||
Length | 49:14 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Dimmu Borgir, Peter Tägtgren | |||
Dimmu Borgir chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Spiritual Black Dimensions is the fourth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1999 by Nuclear Blast Records. A deluxe edition was released in 2004 with bonus material. There is also a digipak edition of this album which contains no bonus tracks. The digipak has reflective/holographic cover art. This release featured keyboardist Mustis and the clean vocals of ICS Vortex, as well as the departure of long-time drummer Tjodalv, guitarist Astennu, and bassist Nagash.
The album cover was part of the top 10 of Greatest Heavy Metal Album Covers by Blender magazine in 2006. [2] It was inspired by The Wounded Angel, a painting by a Finnish symbolist artist Hugo Simberg.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Reptile" | Silenoz | 5:17 | |
2. | "Behind the Curtains of Night - Phantasmagoria" | Silenoz | 3:21 | |
3. | "Dreamside Dominions" | Silenoz | 5:14 | |
4. | "United in Unhallowed Grace" | Nagash | 4:22 | |
5. | "The Promised Future Aeons" | Nagash | 6:52 | |
6. | "The Blazing Monoliths of Defiance" | Nagash | Shagrath | 4:38 |
7. | "The Insight and the Catharsis" | Silenoz | Shagrath | 7:17 |
8. | "Grotesquery Conceiled (Within Measureless Magic)" | Silenoz | 5:10 | |
9. | "Arcane Lifeforce Mysteria" | Silenoz, Nagash, Shagrath | 7:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Masses for the New Messiah" | 5:11 |
Steve Huey of AllMusic stated that "Dimmu Borgir's arrangements continue to increase in complexity and sophistication on Spiritual Black Dimensions, improving on its predecessors and illustrating the band's musical progression". [1] In Slayer no. 13, Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansen called Spiritual Black Dimensions "a fine case of melodic, over-produced, symphonic metal. If you like this melodic style I can't really think of anyone doing it better […]. No, I wouldn't call this black metal. Read the interview with Funeral Mist for the right definition of black metal". [3]