Dimmu Borgir

**Dimmu Borgir** is a black metal band created in 1993 in Norway. Its name is Icelandic for a "dark castle".

The band's first recordings were in Norwegian, but today, most of the recordings are in English. The newest studio album is "Abrahadabra" (2010). The studio album _In Sorte Diaboli_ (2007) entered the Norwegian album chart at No. 1 — the first time a black metal band has ever got to the No. 1 position on a national album chart anywhere in the world.  Dimmu Borgir's previous release, "Death Cult Armageddon", as well as Satyricon's "Now, Diabolical" previously reached No. 2 position on the Norwegian album chart.

A week after "In Sorte Diaboli" reached No. 1 on the Norweigan album charts, the album attained No. 43 on The Billboard 200, making them the first Norwegian band since the 80's pop group 'A-HA' to enter the U.S. Top 50.

"In Sorte Diaboli" features the London Philharmonic Orchestra.  Strangely, the album has been banned by the UK album charts for questionable reasons.

### Current

- Shagrath (Stian Thoresen) - vocals
- Silenoz (Sven Atle Kopperud) - guitar

### Former

- Nicholas Barker - percussion
- Tjodalv - percussion
- Nagash - bass
- Astennu - guitar
- Stian Arstad - keyboards
- Brynjard Tristan - bass
- ICS Vortex - bass
- Mustis - keyboards
- Hellhammer - percussion
- Archon - guitar
- Snowy Shaw - bass
- Galder - guitar

### Session

- Daray (Dariusz Brzozowski) - drums
- Cyrus - keyboard

### Albums

- _For All Tid_ (1994, 1997)
- _Stormblåst_ (1996, 2005)
- _Enthrone Darkness Triumphant_ (1997, 2002)
- _Spiritual Black Dimensions_ (1999)
- _Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia_ (2001)
- _Alive in Torment_ (2002)
- _Death Cult Armageddon_ (2003)
- _Stormblåst MMV_ (2005)
- _In Sorte Diaboli_ (2007)
- _Abrahadabra_ (2010)
- _Eonian_ (2018)

### EP

- _Inn I Evighetens Mørke_ (1994)
- _Devil's Path_ (1996)
- _Godless Savage Garden_ (1998)
- _Alive in Torment_ (2002)
- _World Misanthropy_ (2002)
- _Interdimensional Summit_ (2018)

### Live albums and other releases

- Alive in Torment (2001)
- World Misanthropy (2002)
- World Misanthropy (2002)
- The Invaluable Darkness (2008)

## Other websites

- The official Dimmu Borgir page

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Dimmu Borgir
- **img**: DimmuBorgirTuska2005.jpg
- **img capt**: Dimmu Borgir performing in 2005.
- **img size**: 500
- **landscape**: Yes
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: Oslo, Norway
- **genre**: Black metal, symphonic metal
- **years active**: 1993–present
- **label**: Ex-No Colours Records, No Colours, ex-Spikefarm Records, Spikefarm, ex-Cacophonous Records, Cacophonous, ex-Century Media Records, Century Media, Nuclear Blast
- **associated acts**: Old Man's Child, Cradle of Filth, Ov Hell, Carpe Tenebrum, Brujeria (band), Brujeria, The Kovenant, Mayhem (band), Mayhem, Arcturus (band), Arcturus, Chrome Division, Code (band), Code, Susperia, Dødheimsgard, Nile (band), Nile, Borknagar, Nachtmystium, Ragnarok (Norwegian band), Ragnarok, Angelcorpse, God Dethroned, Vesania, Vader (band), Vader, Infernal Method, Ved Buens Ende
- **url**: [http://www.site.dimmu-borgir.com www.site.dimmu-borgir.com]
- **current members**: Shagrath
Silenoz
Galder
Daray
Cyrus (metal musician), Cyrus
Geir Bratland, Gerlioz
- **past members**: Dimmu Borgir#Band members, (see below)