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.

 Members 
 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

 Discography 
 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)

References

 Other websites 
 The official Dimmu Borgir page

Category:Black metal bands
Category:Norwegian heavy metal bands
Category:Musical groups from Oslo
Category:1993 establishments in Europe
Category:Musical groups established in 1993
Category:1990s establishments in Norway