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In Sorte Diaboli
Metal · 2007 · 11 tracks

In Sorte Diaboli

Dimmu Borgir

A cinematic concept album following a priest's descent into darkness. Massive orchestral swells meet precise, high-fidelity black metal fury.

April 24, 2007 · Metalville

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A grand, theatrical descent into darkness that feels both menacing and strangely empowering.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
The Serpentine Offering
5:10
02
The Chosen Legacy
4:17
03
The Conspiracy Unfolds
5:25
04
The Sacrilegious Scorn
4:00
05
The Fallen Arises
2:55
06
The Sinister Awakening
5:10
07
The Fundamental Alienation
5:18
08
The Invaluable Darkness
4:44
09
The Foreshadowing Furnace
5:47
10
The Ancestral Fever
5:55
11
The Heretic Hammer
4:41
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden shift from a cinematic orchestral swell to a blistering blast beat in the opening track.
The clean, soaring vocal melody that cuts through the dense distortion during the chorus of track four.
The eerie, instrumental transition of track five that feels like a descent into a subterranean vault.
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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 In Sorte Diaboli sound next to the rest of Dimmu Borgir's catalogue?

Storytelling+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

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