Released 25 January 1996 Release date 25 January 1996 Label Cacophonous Records | Length 49:40 | |
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Recorded Endless Sound ProductionsJuly–September 1995 Genres Black metal, Symphonic black metal Similar Dimmu Borgir albums, Black metal albums | ||
Stormblåst ("Stormblown" in English) is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released on 25 January 1996 through Cacophonous Records, and re-released in 2001 by Century Media. The album is entirely in the band's native language of Norwegian, and was their last album to be completely in Norwegian instead of English. This is also the first album where Tjodalv switched to drums as opposed to guitar and the last where lyrics would be written by Aldrahn (of Dødheimsgard and Ved Buens Ende) until 2003's Death Cult Armageddon, and the last album to feature Brynjard Tristan on bass guitar.
Contents
- Background
- Critical reception
- Personnel
- Stormblst 2005 VersionStormblst Re RecordedStormblst MMV
- Removal of material
- Guest appearances
- Members featured in bonus DVD
- Songs
- References
More keyboards were employed for this album than previously by the band, and the guitars and bass became more musically textured.
In 2005, a completely re-recorded version of this album was released as Stormblåst MMV.
Background
The intro to "Guds Fortapelse" is from Dvořák's Symphony no. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 From the New World.
The song Sorgens kammer was plagiarized by keyboardist at the time, Stian Aarstad, from the title track of the Amiga game Agony. As a result, the song was left off of their re-recording of Stormblåst. The same thing applies for the intro to Alt lys er svunnet hen, which plagiarized the song Sacred Hour by Magnum.
Critical reception
AllMusic's review was unfavorable, writing, "Lengthy, melancholy piano instrumentals, too many mid-paced tempos and an overabundance of goth-flavored synth mush will test the patience of those looking for a more visceral approach..."
Personnel
Stormblåst 2005 Version/Stormblåst Re Recorded/Stormblåst MMV
Stormblåst MMV (sometimes referred to as Stormblåst 2005 Version or Stormblåst Re Recorded) is the seventh album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released on November 11, 2005 by Nuclear Blast. It is a re-recorded version of the band's 1996 album Stormblåst. The album was re-recorded entirely by Silenoz and Shagrath with guest appearances from Hellhammer and Mustis. The album also has two new studio tracks, "Sorgens Kammer – Del II" and "Avmaktslave". The album included a bonus DVD with five live songs performed at Ozzfest 2004 and the American version included a free cloth patch.
Removal of material
The instrumental "Sorgens Kammer" from the original album could not be re-recorded due to copyright issues associated with the 1992 Amiga game Agony, as then-keyboardist Stian Aarstad had passed the song off as his own. Similarly, for the intro to "Alt Lys Er Svunnet Hen", Aarstad used parts from the Magnum song Sacred Hour; for this reason the intro is not part of the song on this re-recorded version.
Personnel
Guest appearances
Members featured in bonus DVD
Songs
Alt lys er svunnet hen6:08
Broderskapets ring5:09
Når sjelen hentes til helvete4:34