![]() ![]() I would have to make my remarks on the vocals first. ![]() Amongst other qualities that the record contains such as guitar solos, keyboards and of course, vocals. Every blast beat Barker does is fantastic, it's just a shame consistent blast beats were only a featured characteristic on this album only within Dimmu Borgir's library. The drumming is almost the best highlight of this album. It nearly saves this record amongst any other late Dimmu Borgir album and I remember even looking through the personnel credits within Nicholas Barker's discography on some days just to find some more DImmu Borgir albums he has played on or other bands he's played with in general. ![]() One of my favorite things on this entire record in particular though is definitely the drumming. The bass guitar lies beneath all the tornado of sound, usually never heard once. The double bass kicks are usually always behind the rhythm guitar, while the snare is even louder than the lead guitar at most times. Other tracks as well such as "IndoctriNation" and "Kings of the Carnival Creation" have some production inconsistencies such as drums being too quiet during some parts, and synthesizer being too loud. The thing that gets me the most after just hearing this song is the fact that the production puts the guitars up front at crunchy reverbs while drums sound like they're smacking hurricanes and all in all in the end, just sounds like every instrument is beating the shit out of each other to get to the top. "Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny" is a roaring tapestry of blast beat drumming, synthesizers, ranging guitars and shrieked vocals. The appropriately placed best song on the record is no further than track 2. Like most Dimmu records, this one of course opens up with a symphonic opening including either violins, pianos, or both. Here we see, this group's very heyday expanding upon their evergrown qualities all starting (or in some cases, ending) with this hour-long opus. Simply attaching the word "symphonic" at the beginning of a black metal band's genre will shift away an entire fanbase while drawing in an entirely new one. While Dimmu Borgir's tainted past lies beneath the tr00 black metal oddities, their newer "omg dey sold out!1" sound is what the band is ultimately known for. This album, I believe is one of the best and finest releases you can give to someone when introducing them to extreme metal. Dimmu Borgir's Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia album could merely be titled "My First Black Metal Record" and would nearly be entirely appropriate. Within the realm of extreme metal, I like to think of bands such as Dimmu Borgir, In Flames and Lamb of God and such are gateways to those being exposed to heavy music. ![]()
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