Dimmu Borgir reaches 100,00 soundscan milestone

DIMMU BORGIR crushed many metal Black Metal standards with their highly successful Death Cult Armageddon, released on September 9th, 2003, which debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at number 169, received multiple "Best Metal Album of the Year" accolades and had two songs featured in the trailer for the
highly successful Hellboy movie. Their video for "Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse" was voted the 4th "BEST METAL OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM" by fans
(nominated by HEADBANGERS BALL and REVOLVER) while also being the first Black Metal band invited to perform on the main stage at OZZfest.

Now DIMMU BORGIR are crushing another standard by officially selling over 100,000 units of Death Cult Armageddon in the United States.
Scanning 101,418 units to date, Nuclear Blast USA is honored to have participated in such a successful and creative album such as Death Cult Armageddon.

Continuously representing the orchestral quality of Black Metal, classical arrangements have been an essential piece in their unique sound from the start. To make Death Cult Armageddon even more authentic, portions of the album were recorded in the company of the Philharmonic Orchestra Prague, consisting of 46 classically trained musicians. Produced by Fredrik Nordstrm at the Swedish Fredman Studios (In Flames, HammerFall), this collaboration epitomizes the feeling of majesty and power that makes the Norwegians reign.

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As an interlude between Death Cult Armageddon and the forthcoming album (which will be released in late 2006), DIMMU BORGIR decided to re-release their second album Stormblst. But it turned out not to be an effortless re-release. The band fully re-recorded the album for this occasion! With Peter Tgtgren (Hypocrisy) back at the helm as producer and MAYHEMs Hellhammer on drums (Nick Barker departed in January 2005), the band sought to enhance a pristine dimension to the album and they have undeniably done so! The re-recorded edition of Stormblst is far more forceful and ominous than the original.
An unrivalled Black Metal masterpiece and a vital listen for every fan of the band!