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Spiritual Black Dimensions is the fourth studio album by Norwegian 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.
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| 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 | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album cover was part of the top 10 of Greatest Heavy Metal Album Covers by Blender magazine.[2] It was inspired by The Wounded Angel, a painting by Finnish artist Hugo Simberg.
Track listing
| 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 |
Reception
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]
Personnel
- Dimmu Borgir
- Shagrath – lead vocals
- Silenoz – rhythm guitar
- Astennu – lead guitar
- Nagash – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tjodalv – drums
- Mustis – keyboards
- Guests
- ICS Vortex – clean vocals on tracks 1, 3, 7 and 9
- Technical staff
- Peter Tägtgren – mixing, engineering, producer
References
- Steve Huey: Spiritual Black Dimensions - Dimmu Borgir.
- Archived May 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- The Great Rock & Roll Swindle!. In: Jon Kristiansen: Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries. Brooklyn, NY: Bazillion Points Books 2011, p. 419.
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Spiritual Black Dimensions es el cuarto álbum de estudio de la banda noruega de black metal melódico Dimmu Borgir salió a la venta en 1999 por la discográfica Nuclear Blast. Una edición de lujo fue lanzada a la venta en el 2004 con material extra.[ru] Spiritual Black Dimensions
Spiritual Black Dimensions — четвёртый студийный альбом норвежской блэк-метал группы Dimmu Borgir, выпущенный 2 марта 1999 года лейблом Nuclear Blast. В 2004 году было выпущено делюкс-издание альбома, содержащее бонусный материал.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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