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THE REVIEW
A gray day, a light rain that falls relentlessly from threatening mounds. An ancestral atmosphere, melancholically sad, that smells of ancient. 'For all tid', forever. The debut album by Dimmu Borgir.
Black metal played differently: terrifying, unsettling, cruel, magical, damnably moving, and sincere. The sonic extremism typical of this genre becomes more open to the atmospheres that only keyboards can create. Other bands had already opened the genre to the use of the aforementioned instrument (Emperor and Satyricon above all), and the Borgir interpret the lesson according to their musical spirit and create a sound that manages to be poetically evocative and sincerely grandiose while always staying within the canons of typifying black metal sonic violence.
The production is horribly icy (Darkthrone teaches), the guitars, played by the talented Tjoldav and Silenoz, weave a fierce riffing, never predictable, always functional to the context. The scream of Erkekjetter (this is Silenoz's name) is absolutely perfect, sinister, inhuman, perhaps better than the one Shagrath will adopt in the future (here on drums) when he switches to vocals in later albums. A special mention to the keyboards played by the fantastic Stian Aarstad, certainly the best keyboardist the band has ever had, who for creativity and musical sense destroys Mustis, the current keyboardist in the line-up. The nine songs on the album are black gems that shine for their intensity.
After an intro entrusted to Aarstad's keyboards, which gives us a truly beautiful keyboard turn and a narrated text (rigorously in Norwegian, as indeed the whole album) that has something ominous, 'For all tid' unfolds in an incredible number of masterpieces. "Over Bleknede Blaner Til Dommebag", with its terribly folk singing, "Stien" and its deviant melodies, the title track and its initial solo, spine-chilling. And still the furious black of "Hunnerkongens Sorgsvarte Ferd Over Steppene" and the concluding, alienating "Den Gjente Sannhets Hersker". An ode to the darkest shadows, a long and decadent scream. An surreal journey into the darkest dreams of the mind.
This is 'For All Tid'. Forever.
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Dimmu Borgir's debut album 'For All Tid' is a haunting and poetic black metal journey characterized by icy production, intense riffs, and exceptional keyboard work. The review praises the band's unique interpretation of black metal, highlighting powerful performances, especially from keyboardist Stian Aarstad and vocalist Erkekjetter. The album’s songs are described as black gems full of intensity and dark atmospheres. Overall, it's celebrated as a sincere and magical work within its genre.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band known for combining extreme metal with prominent keyboards, choirs, and orchestral arrangements.23 Reviews
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By wwwhatemoornet
If this had been the CD of an unknown group, Nuclear Blast wouldn’t have reissued it… allowing the luminaries of print and virtual media to weave endless praises on the melancholic mood, on the complex Norwegianness of the compositions, and on other bullshit that even they don’t know what the hell they mean.
Ultimately, a decent album that rearranged would become a MASTERPIECE.
By sly
The keyboards... manage to give the tracks an almost mystical aura.
Every time he sings, I feel a pang in my heart.
By katharsys
"'For All Tid' is the true symbol of the album, a cold, aggressive, hate-filled piece where the symphonic component plays an absolutely fundamental role."
"An album not to be missed to rediscover the true Dimmu Borgir, even for those who firmly claim to hate their recent sound..."
