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Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
Metal · 1997 · 10 tracks

Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

Dimmu Borgir

Orchestral synthesizers meeting razor-sharp guitar riffs. A polished, theatrical descent into gothic darkness that redefined the scale of extreme metal.

May 30, 1997 · Magnum Music

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A grand, theatrical celebration of darkness that feels more like a royal procession than a basement ritual.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Mourning Palace
5:13
02
Spellbound (by the Devil)
4:09
03
In Death’s Embrace
5:42
04
Relinquishment of Spirit and Flesh
5:33
05
The Night Masquerade
4:25
06
Tormentor of Christian Souls
5:39
07
Entrance
4:48
08
Master of Disharmony
4:16
09
Prudence’s Fall
5:56
10
A Succubus in Rapture
5:57
Moments Worth Listening For
The opening synthesizer melody of Mourning Palace that immediately establishes a regal, funerary atmosphere.
The sudden transition from a delicate piano interlude into the blistering double-bass assault on In Death's Embrace.
The layered, whispered vocal bridge in The Night Masquerade that creates a sense of paranoid claustrophobia.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Enthrone Darkness Triumphant sound next to the rest of Dimmu Borgir's catalogue?

Keys/Synth+1.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds keys/synth a touch more than the catalogue usually does.

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