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Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

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Released
  
March 20, 2001

Artist
  
Dimmu Borgir

Producer
  
Fredrik Nordström

Length
  
57:58

Release date
  
12 March 2001

Label
  
Nuclear Blast

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Recorded
  
October-November 2000 at Studio Fredman Gothenburg, Sweden

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2001)
  
Alive in Torment (2001)

Genres
  
Black metal, Symphonic black metal, Thrash metal

Similar
  
Dimmu Borgir albums, Black metal albums

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia is the fifth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released by Nuclear Blast Records in 2001. This is the first album to feature drummer Nicholas Barker, guitarist Galder and the first to feature ICS Vortex on bass and also the first time the band used real orchestral instrumentation in place of the keyboard lines.

Contents

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Critical reception

AllMusic wrote, "A minority of purists might see this as too much of a departure, a complaint that would have more merit if Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia wasn't as exquisite as it is diverse."

Dimmu Borgir

  • Shagrath – lead vocals/harsh vocals
  • Galder – lead guitar
  • Silenoz – rhythm guitar
  • ICS Vortex – bass guitar, co-clean vocals (3, 4, 8, 10 & 13)
  • Mustis – keyboards
  • Nicholas Barker – drums
  • Guests
  • Orchestration arranged and conducted by Gaute Storås
  • Recorded with the Gothenburg Opera Orchestra [tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 11]
  • Annica Kroon, Annika Hjelm, Bertil Lindh, Catherine Claesson, Nicola Boruvka, Per Enokson, Thore Svedlund - violins
  • Henrik Edström, Nils Edin, Per Högberg - violas
  • Grzegorz Wybraniec, Johan Stern - cellos
  • Bo Eklund - double bass
  • Charlie Storm – sample manipulation on "Puritania"
  • Technical staff
  • Fredrik Nordström – mixing, engineering
  • Jan Baan – assistant engineer
  • Alf Børjesson – cover concept, artwork
  • Thomas Ewerhand – layout
  • Songs

    1Fear And Wonder2:48
    2Blessing Upon The Throne Of Ty5:19
    3Kings Of The Carnival Creation7:49

    References

    Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia Wikipedia