Dimmu Borgir "Death Cult Armageddon"

Death Cult Armageddon is the sixth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released on 9 September 2003. It has since sold over 100,000 copies in the United States; the first album under Nuclear Blast to do so; and debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 169. The song "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" is released as single with accompanying music video. Parts of the album were recorded with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. This would also be the last album to have Nicholas Barker on drums. It also features guest vocals by Abbath Doom Occulta.

The artwork within the album, done by Swiss artist Joachim Luetke, displays what appears to be an industrial factory, inside of which the band members are living out their fantasies, some of which are similar to scenes seen in the music video for "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse". Most of the songs have a common apocalyptic theme.

This is also their first album to feature their third and current logo.

Death Cult Armageddon saw initial release on CD, vinyl and DVD-Audio on 8 September 2003 under Nuclear Blast, the DVD-Audio edition featuring all three bonus tracks, the "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" music video and photo galleries, which later featured on the Ozzfest edition bonus disc, and the Digipack editions featured the Bathory cover "Satan My Master". The Chinese edition was later released on 3 November 2003 and the Japanese edition was released the following month on 23 December 2003 with the orchestral bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Allegiance" Silenoz Shagrath, Galder, Mustis 5:50
2. "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" Silenoz Mustis 5:17
3. "Lepers Among Us" Silenoz Galder, Silenoz, Shagrath 4:43
4. "Vredesbyrd" (Burden of Wrath) Silenoz Mustis, Shagrath, Silenoz 4:44
5. "For the World to Dictate Our Death" Silenoz Shagrath 4:46
6. "Blood Hunger Doctrine" Silenoz, Shagrath Shagrath, Mustis 4:39
7. "Allehelgens Død I Helveds Rike" (The Death of All Saints in The Kingdom of Hell) Silenoz Silenoz, Galder, Mustis, Vortex 5:33
8. "Cataclysm Children" Silenoz Galder, Silenoz 5:13
9. "Eradication Instincts Defined" Silenoz Mustis, Silenoz 7:12
10. "Unorthodox Manifesto" Aldrahn, Silenoz Galder, Mustis, Silenoz, Shagrath 8:50
11. "Heavenly Perverse" Silenoz Vortex, Galder, Shagrath 6:33

Recording information:

Recorded between March and May 2003 at the Fredman Studio, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Mastered at Tailor Maid, Stockholm, Sweden.