DIMMU BORGIR - Grand Serpent Rising 2LP (DARK GREEN)

DIMMU BORGIR - Grand Serpent Rising 2LP (DARK GREEN)Eight years after their previous studio release Eonian, Dimmu Borgir return with thirteen punishing yet remarkably diverse tracks under the banner Grand Serpent Rising and even the sheer weight of the album title alone speaks volumes. It fits perfectly, Silenoz nods. Dimmu Borgir is a leviathan of a band on a grand scale and we are rising once again. While the serpent represents evil to some, for us it symbolizes something else: renewal, growth,

it helps to really get through it fully focused

apocalyptic artwork was created by Gragoth

This monsterwork portrays in the most effective way the band's evolution from their nihilistic thrashing hardcore roots to the sadistic nerve ripping sonic torment of their cult "Total schizophrenia" Demo (mentioned by Max Cavalera as one of the reasons why he choose "Schizophrenia" as title for Sepultura's 2nd masterpiece)

His gutturals summon comparisons to Broken Hope's Joe Ptacek or Chris Barnes in his Butchered at Birth era

and so did the other members

esoteric and spiritual hinterlands at the edges of complete madness

who's handled engineering on all of MALAKHIM's recordings to date

Vomitory are back with their latest beast

the band delivers a visceral strike of raw

and My Dying Bride

Limited to 250 copies worldwide

but one imbued with a prominent sense of classic heavy metal