For All Tid

Firstly let me say this review is not for the music which is a good contrast from what Dimmu do now,but the actual reissue by Nuclear Blast who should hang their heads in shame.There are 3 sides of music so wouldn't it have been nice for the blank 4th side to have been etched?Not if you are the makers of this,clearly too much effort.A booklet would also have been a welcome addition with a history on the making of this album but once again thats a no.Maybe I expect too much but at £20 for this vinyl edition I am sure a bit more effort could have been considered.

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In the feverish passion of the romantic spirit, Dimmu Borgir capitalize on the core beauty of black metal by emphasizing its melodic and atmospheric qualities, with progressions dictated by the flow of the music’s melodies, presenting an idealistic form of poetically evocative black metal. Portraying epic splendor in vivid atmospheric imagery of grand mountains surrounding gothic castles beyond vast forestlands, Dimmu Borgir use keyboards with as much significance to the music as guitars to illuminate the music’s expression of beauty, which, along with piano and guitar melodies, harmonizes the contrast of violent rhythm and evil vocals through the resolution awarded by descriptive, story-tale composition.This composition as being the definition of metal songwriting is here indulged with an elegiac depth which manifests the grandeur and adventure of living in the awareness and acceptance of inevitable death, with frequent dramatic transitions in rhythm marked by an isolated riff or keyboard passage, guiding the listener into another scene of existence in which the range of possibility is indefinable, yet intuited in the understanding of the nature of universal forces.Though structure is often complex in the style of progressive rock sectioning merged with classical sequence of dramatic events, riff patterns are a basic black metal stream of ambiguous flowing rhythmic melody, with varying degrees of extension based on the requirements of the particular thematic representation, with occasional clean tones and acoustic guitars used to provide depth in resonant tone. Reflective of this idea is the phrasing of vocals, which are mostly the shrill shriek or trollish croak of black metal, with dramatic narrative and heroically melancholic singing added for expressive diversity to accommodate the musical theatre, each style arranged to both add communicative urgency to rhythm and to enhance the music’s atmospheric mood with tormented human emotion in the act of transcendence into the universal.The rhythmic movement of this music is fluid while maintaining a peculiar equilibrium of roughness and graceful motion, with adequate drumming directing tempo with a slightly understated presence in the music, particularly during faster passages, and a prominent bass guitar adding undertones of melodic bass lines, especially effective during slower sections where these lines are easily discernible between drum beats and in the spaces between riff phrases. Though the production is raw and unbalanced in favor of guitars and keyboards, the music’s presence is vivid and far-reaching, with just enough rhythmic force to keep the sound from drifting astray into the netherworlds of pure ambiance. Affection for folkloric significance to modern existence and the imagination awakened through ancient legend inspires the lyrical direction, translated musically with the appeal to dramatic experience in the form of unexpected alterations in mood and development, in the interest of creating a soundworld defined by the inflamed passion of the spectrum of melancholic and violent dark emotion. This dramatic quality elevates the music beyond its creative impulse into a stimulus for full, unrestrained living in the face of artificially constructed consequences; the music wants the listener to become overwhelmed with the inspiration to feel life deeply and painfully through actions that intensify the reality of existence in the heart of the individual.Flowing through these songs are romantic riffs and folk melodies generated by guitars and keyboards, but also echoed in the rhythmic motion, as melody defines cadence on this album in a way that emphasizes black metal’s romanticism. Strikingly beautiful passages contrast sections of aggressive violent attack, and then unite to demonstrate the universal harmony of light and dark, and while this is not always carried out in the full conception of the band’s intention due to a few songs sounding incomplete in their finality, when it gels it does so with profound resonance. Clearly, Dimmu Borgir have learned a thing or two from Emperor, and though not nearly as majestic, instrumentally proficient, or compositionally articulate as that band, they certainly have a talent for bringing grandiloquent visions to life within the stylistic context in a way that captivates and inspires. It does this through a high level of melodic and atmospheric awareness within structures designed to build up to moments of emotional climax, the quality of which is the sublime glory of looking out over a brilliant landscape from a cliff edge, the noble sorrow of defeat in honorable confrontation, and the rage of violence in the heat of vengeful justice.When Dimmu Borgir’s music is allowed the transitional and dynamic patience and concentration, and the attention to structure necessary to realize the depth of its power and beauty, it reaches such glorious heights that can produce truly transcendent results, but there is a rushed feeling to some of these tracks that diminishes the album’s potential as an entirety, meaning that its moments of excellence are inconsistently presented. Though not exactly originators of this style of flowing melodic and romantically atmospheric black metal, Dimmu Borgir have built upon the foundation laid by bands like Emperor and Immortal to offer an album of beautiful music that as a first result of their creative inspiration is impressive and overflowing with potential for greatness.

This is a good album along with there classic STORMBLAST,its just such a shame that they turned into a cradle of filth grade joke mediocre type of satanic worship band,it will always be a question of what this band would have achieved had they stuck to this era style...one of the things that really aggravates me is when i find bands that is said to be influenced by dimmu borgir..and when i listen to them its always the Spiritual Black Dimensions & Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia ERA these bands sound like.. and these two albums were two great fiasco's which is a shame because Dimmu Borgir are very very talented and have what it takes to make masterpieces like for all tid and stormblast with Enthrone Darkness Triumphant being the exit for there old sound which also had its moments like with morning palace~In Death's Embrace and other great songs on that album...but all good things must come to an end unfortunately.(00). Oh well theres always Sear Bliss to turn to though if you love the old Dimmu Borgir....LUCKILY!! ;p,another AWSOME symphonic melodic black metal band from hungary i found by PURE luck..i kind of think of them as a more sophisticated dimmu borgir (BETTER INFACT) that took this early dimmu borgir sound and defined it, this is awsome stuff though good atmosphere, Classic symphonic/melodic sorrowfull black metal done right which this band also innovated,it took a few listens to get into but was worth it as i am in awe every time i listen to this now,get this and stormblast ¤ª~¨¨¯¯¨¨~ª¤

This is a good album along with there classic STORMBLAST,its just such a shame that they turned into a cradle of filth grade joke mediocre type of satanic worship band,it will always be a question of what this band would have achieved had they stuck to this era style...one of the things that realy aggravates me is when i find bands that is said to be influenced by dimmu borgir..and when i listen to them its always the Spiritual Black Dimensions & Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia ERA these bands sound like.. and these two albums were two great fiasco's which is a shame becasuse Dimmu Borgir are very very talented and have what it takes to make masterpieces like for all tid and stormblast with Enthrone Darkness Triumphant being the exit for there old sound which also had its moments like with morning palace~In Death's Embrace and other great songs on that album...but all good things must come to an end unfortunately.(00). Oh well theres always Sear Bliss to turn to though if you love the old Dimmu Borgir....LUCKILY!! ;p,another AWSOME symphonic melodic black metal band from hungary i found by PURE luck..i kind of think of them as a more sophisticated dimmu borgir (BETTER INFACT) that took this early dimmu borgir sound and defined it, this is good stuff though good atmosphere Classic symphonic/melodic black metal done right,it took a few listens to get into but was worth it as i am in awe every time i listen to this now,get this and stormblast ¤ª~¨¨¯¯¨¨~ª¤