Fun fact: Dimmu Borgir original contacted KORK (the orchestra playing) to arrange one track on that album, but the orchestra enjoyed it so much, they ended up arranging the entire album, making it truly symphonic...
Even though I've reached the stage where Dimmu Borgir falls into easy listening category, I still admire amount of work they manage to put into every single track. Quality band. Deserved legendary status, IMHO
@@UltraCasualPenguin I think it's all on a personal scale. For me, modern pop and hip hop often falls into hard category (so hard that I can't listen to it), but dark ambient is just calm and pleasant. "Easy listening" is more of a mood I get- like, nice sounding, but just can't feel the depth of it, and could easily do without it.
@@UltraCasualPenguin actually I mostly listen to electronics and my favorite metal band is Tiamat. Harsher electronics though, but 80s and 90s synth pop is good to. In our time and age assuming that people fall into cliches is kinda strange, TBH
@@UltraCasualPenguin "if it's not metal it's trash" Except for all the non-modern Hip-hop and non-modern pop they inferred they like. Perhaps they are great fans of Kool Keith but not of mumble rap. Perhaps they find great joy in Kate Bush but find Harry Styles just doesn't do it for them.
If you had chosen Mourning Palace instead of Gateways you would have seen a orchestra guy going full nuts during the song! Dimmu Borgir created a new Symphonic Black Metal fan on stage!
Being Norwegian and living in the same area as multiple of the guys from the band, it's so much fun to see someone react to this with a fresh set of ears! Dimmu is simply awesome!
Too bad System Of A Down can't get their sound engineering shit together. I've seen hundreds of bands, and SOAD was the only one that sounded fucking terrible (to the point that I couldn't tell what was being played, and I am a huge SOAD fan). That is only a few dudes playing and singing. This is an entire orchestra mic'd up. This is unreal. Props to these engineers for making it sound amazing.
I was there, it is the lowest volume metal concert I have ever been on. It was my first time seeing them live! They even played my favourite song Kings of the carnival creation at the end, you cant find this on the hour long TV-special from the show. Was just missing ICS Vortex, the songs are not the same without his incredible clear vocals..
Funnily enough, that choir doesn't come close to the majestic voice of their ex-bassist ICS Vortex. I recommend their song "Kings of the Carnival Creation" at Ozzfest 2004 to hear his incredible clean singing and the intensity of this band's past music. The drumming in Gateways is like half of the speed of their older songs, haha. Nicolas Barker was such a great drummer for Dimmu Borgir.
I kind of disagree. I mean, When Barker and Vortex where in the band was the best era (for me). Vortex, great vocals, but in this particular concept with full orchestra, a choir is way better, and also because recent music sounds better with it. That being said, Ken Lavigne is a vocal coach, so it would have been better for him to react to one song with Vortex, Hopefully he will listen to Arcturus (with Vortex).
Its an amazing thing where a band would need an entire chior to replace the singing of one man. That ozzfest in 04 was beyond epic (slayer, Judas Priest ((with the return of rob halford)) and black sabbath all following Dimmu). Easily a top unforgettable concert memory!
Vortex is a great singer, but he was sacked before they ever made gateways. I couldn’t imagine his voice on this track, because it’s already perfect with the orchestra
I am absolutely in love with the notion that the state Endowment for the Arts helped this whole presentation and it was telecast across the country in real-time on their local television stations. Come on that's amazing
Most metal-heads myself included cant even name the 1000+ subgenres in metal these days but we know what bands we like and usually what genres those bands are in unless its one of those bands that dont fit any of those genres
Most subgenres are useless classifications. Blackened-death-doom-stoner-thrash blah blah blah. Why the fuck even bother? If I like it, I like it. However, take "Melodic Death Metal" as an example and it kind of makes sense. Where it all goes in the shitter is when some fucker decides to put a band in "Swedish Blackened Melodic Death Metal". Too far m8.
@@feistyferret7299 yupp and thats why we got 1000+ subgenres instead of around 20 or so that would been easier to remember. And then you bands thats impossible to put into any category cause they just play whatever they want like Jinjer as one example and they sure aint alone in defying categorisation
At a certain point the subgenres get so silly granular that you're just better off saying the name of that one band or even that single song it refers to 😂
so gald you liked it :) Agnethe, the female singer is a guest in this one but her voice gives me the shivers from the top of my head to my litletoe every time i hear this track xD
Five minutes into this video and the vocal coach has talked about boots, tassels, forehead veins, and............and a french horn player looking "scared". Sweet video.
It’s such a shame that the YT reaction people never react to videos with Vortex. Something like the Ozzfest 2004 performance of Progenies Of the Great Apocalypse.
0:59 Dimmu Borgir is not in any way why Norway is known for black metal XD. Mayhem, Burzum, and Darkthrone were already legends before the Dimmu debut even came out.
Dimmu Borgir is more known than the big six of Norwegian BM (those you mentioned pluss Immortal, Emperor and Satyricon). So in a sense you could say Dimmu spread black metal further and to a much wider audience. But I agree. Norwegian BM was already know worldwide long before Dimmu. Also the modern sound that made Dimmu so famous, is not very representative of Norwegian BM. After Stormblåst they began mixing so many other genres into their sound. There are still a lot of BM elements in there though.
As an American, I can tell you that Dimmu Borgir was the gateway (lol) band into Black Metal for loads of Americans. They were by far the most commercially successful here. Metal heads may have known the big 6 before Dimmu broke out, but Dimmu has had international success on a scale well beyond any of them.
I've been waiting for another upload, glad you're back, I haven't listened to Dimmu Borgir in years. Glad you've found their music, Symphonic Metal is one of my favorite sub genres. If you're a fan, I highly recommend Kamelot.
Dimmuborgir, roughly "the dark city" or "the dark castles", is a large lava area east of Lake Mývatn in northern Iceland. Here are caves and rock formations that are remnants of previous volcanic activity. In Icelandic folklore, Dimmuborgir is said to be the entrance to hell.
Now that u are in the rabit hole call black metal, u should check out Cradle of filth- Cruelty Brought the orchids. The live version from the Astoria in 1998. Dani filth is probably the best extreme metal singer in the world, amazing range.
I’d love to listen to Dimmu. They are exactly what I want when I listen to Symphonic Metal. However, I don’t listen to Black Metal. But dang, they are so good and fun to watch.
The best thing about kens reactions is his ability to "swear" cleanly and giving some hilarious comparisons, alex terrible being built like a cement truck is one, and also rasputins ramrod! Secondly it is how neutral and open minded his reactions to all styles of music is, one of few reaction channels that i stand behind 100%!
Hey Ken, so happy you're amazed by the intersection off classical and black metal influences. I think another great example is this rendition of Die By My Hand by Satyricon, with the Royal Norse Opera Chorus th-cam.com/video/bLe6nN9F46w/w-d-xo.html. A lot of black metal, especially those within the second wave of Norwegian Black Metal (inc. the big three: Dimmu Borgir, Emperor and Satyricon) used a lot of synth sounds to emulate the sounds that the choir vocalises here. What I find very interesting is that Satyricon was invited by the Chorus to participate in a special live event, which sounded great. Both parties were very excited for this project. There is a lot of mutual respect visible during this concert. In other songs there are parts where you can see the conductor just 'give up' and hand the choir over to the analogue atomic clock named Frost beating on the drums.
Hey man. So happy you liked it. Greetings from Norway. If you want more of her check "Djerv - Throne" that is her. And Dimmu has so many awesome tracks i cant even start. Have a good day!
every time i see someone react to this i post this info. this was brodcasted on national television. the orhcestra and cioir is the national orhcestra and national chiore of norway. welcome to a national treasure!
Fun fact about the band, they had to get an entire choir to replace to voice of their former bass guitarist for his parts during songs. ICS Vortex, a choir in one body.
Dimmu Borgir the place is located in Iceland, at Mývatn a pretty fantastic place if you ever take the trip it is definitely worth the stop. and translates into Dark Cities in Icelandic.
I remember hearing the studio version of this for the first time, I thought it was really cool. Agnete (the female singer) is not in Dimmu Borgir, but she was on the album for that song specifically. She joined Dimmu Borgir for this live show with an orchestra and choir in Oslo, Norway. The show was also broadcasted live on TV I believe. Edit: On national funded TV!
How is this even real! Never thought you’d react to this amazing band from my country. The suggested song is by far their best though, Mourning Palace live a Wacken is in my opinion 🤷🏼♀️
Shagrath his vocals are really amazing. i love the sound, and love the fact that if i pay a little attention i can actually understand what he is saying. even in his older style of vocals. If you have the chance check out "the mourning palace" live @ wacken. its just so so so freakisly amazing.
Ahh Dimmu Borgir, that brings me back to my high school days! I was one of the only non-pop genre fans in my small school, people thought I was a killer or something lol. I of course played it up on purpose because it got me attention :p
This is such an incedible show an example of EVERYONE giving it their all to make the performance what it is this show would not work without the band it wouldn't work without the orchestra or the monks either ITs just agreat example of inidivial parts making up the bigger picture
Black metal vocals like this guys, sort of comes from the same place as throat singing, but with more force really. Dimmu's older stuff is more in line with traditional black metal as well as being symphonic, their newer stuff is more power driven rather than a pure evil sound. The insight and the catharsis is a good example of what they used to be more like. Also with their old operatic singer on the track.
Great reaction... and now that you are into these symphonic black metal guys I recommend to listen to "Dimmu Borgir - The Insight Ind The Catharsis [Live In Wacken 2007]". The former bass player and 2nd. vocalist Vortex is killing it. You will truly be surprised about his vocals.
"Be the broken or the breaker. _Be_ _the_ _giver_ _or_ _the_ _undertaker._ Unlock and open the door. _Be_ _the_ _healer_ _or_ _the_ _faker._" "The keys are in your hands. _Realize_ _you_ _are_ _your_ _own_ _sole_ _creator._ Of your own master plan." This is a core tenet of Satanism. It is about taking your personal power and owning the responsibility that comes with that power. I find this song to be extremely empowering.
You will never regret becoming a fan of this band. You don't even have to be a satanist. You don't even have to be a metal head... though it obviously helps. My love of metal goes back 40 plus years and I have to say Dimmu Borgir are artists in every sense of the word. At the time I'd say this was possibly the greatest show on Earth. Unfortunately to see this show I would have had to fly to Australia from NZ and it didn't work out for me. Music in general will make you feel great... but when I was an angry youth with some shit to vent Judas Priest was my fav go to band to put on insanely loud and just rage it out in the most incredibly healthy way... All desire to hurt people would just leave me and I'd feel SOOO much better. Dimmu Borgir are my 21st century Judas Priest... after a hard and punishing day in a hard and punishing production environment I can put Dimmu on and it all just leaves me... Gotta love that metal. All kinds of other music does this for me but metal has saved my life I recon. Can't imagine what it would have been without it.
hey, can u listen to the German Metal Dark Rock Band Lord of the Lost? The vocalist has an amazing voice! and the instrumentalist are great too. Sometimes they do their metal songs in classic style. It's so great. Songs I would recommend: Raining Stars or Morgana.
React Progenies Of The Great Apocaypse pleas, the studio version has a very interesting vocal from the former bassist, I highly recommend it and is one of the most famous of the band :)
Fun fact: Dimmu Borgir original contacted KORK (the orchestra playing) to arrange one track on that album, but the orchestra enjoyed it so much, they ended up arranging the entire album, making it truly symphonic...
Even though I've reached the stage where Dimmu Borgir falls into easy listening category, I still admire amount of work they manage to put into every single track. Quality band. Deserved legendary status, IMHO
Pretty much everything is easy listening. I would say only harsh noise and dark ambient can't be considered easy listening.
@@UltraCasualPenguin I think it's all on a personal scale. For me, modern pop and hip hop often falls into hard category (so hard that I can't listen to it), but dark ambient is just calm and pleasant. "Easy listening" is more of a mood I get- like, nice sounding, but just can't feel the depth of it, and could easily do without it.
@@foxholeartist Ok, so you're technical blackened thrash fan aka "if it's not metal it's trash".
@@UltraCasualPenguin actually I mostly listen to electronics and my favorite metal band is Tiamat. Harsher electronics though, but 80s and 90s synth pop is good to. In our time and age assuming that people fall into cliches is kinda strange, TBH
@@UltraCasualPenguin
"if it's not metal it's trash"
Except for all the non-modern Hip-hop and non-modern pop they inferred they like.
Perhaps they are great fans of Kool Keith but not of mumble rap.
Perhaps they find great joy in Kate Bush but find Harry Styles just doesn't do it for them.
If you had chosen Mourning Palace instead of Gateways you would have seen a orchestra guy going full nuts during the song! Dimmu Borgir created a new Symphonic Black Metal fan on stage!
It's also among the most beautiful pieces of music ever
You mean Harry Potter
Trombone guy is AWESOME!
@@themplar a new lost soul for the Dimmu army!
I prefer Progenies personally.
Being Norwegian and living in the same area as multiple of the guys from the band, it's so much fun to see someone react to this with a fresh set of ears! Dimmu is simply awesome!
funny bit of trivia, this show was also aired live on tv in norway when they played the concert
Men, how to not love scandinavia: great economy, great Taste in music, and really nice and stunning people.
yes Norwegian tv is awesome with the metal scene
The female singer is Agnete Kjølsrud, she also did this Jinx song from league of legends and has a band called Djerv. I love her rough voice :)
I love HER lol
Yeah she's awesome. Don't forget about Animal Alpha 😀
It took me a couple times listening to warm up to her voice. But I clearly see why they went with her. And now, I love her. 🤘
One of my favorite Norwegian Metal singers!
Also, the outro with the two voices always gives me the fucking chills.
Chicken skin to me 😁
Yepppp. Also i want to take that demon queen home. She's rather special :)
@@CyberBeep_kenshi bro down bad 😂😂
@@tylerdurden2814 lol.
Welcome to the wonderfully dark world of Dimmu Borgir and enjoy your stay... you don't get to leave. This band stays with you.
"How can the choir hear with all those drums blasting??"
- With One hell of an engineer
Tank the Tech counted 92 people credited *outside* the band, orchestra and choir. It was a massive sound (and video) engineering undertaking.
Too bad System Of A Down can't get their sound engineering shit together. I've seen hundreds of bands, and SOAD was the only one that sounded fucking terrible (to the point that I couldn't tell what was being played, and I am a huge SOAD fan). That is only a few dudes playing and singing. This is an entire orchestra mic'd up. This is unreal. Props to these engineers for making it sound amazing.
I understand how it can sound good live. But how is this recording so clean?
@@matthoward598 Either the post production crew is in the house or they have fantastic microphones with unbelievable EQ analog devices.
@@chrisj7656 SOAD doesn't sound as clean in their own albums unfortunately
Having seen Dimmu live myself, I can say this band is unlike any other band. Their live shows aren't just music. It's an experience
I was there, it is the lowest volume metal concert I have ever been on. It was my first time seeing them live!
They even played my favourite song Kings of the carnival creation at the end, you cant find this on the hour long TV-special from the show. Was just missing ICS Vortex, the songs are not the same without his incredible clear vocals..
As long as they play The Mourning Palace, i'm happy.
Kevin Lavigne 2021 - "You know you're at a black metal concert when the singer has tassels on his armbands."
Lol
Quite
Hell yes!! Now do The Mourning Palace from the same show.
No, watch some older live performances.
Funnily enough, that choir doesn't come close to the majestic voice of their ex-bassist ICS Vortex. I recommend their song "Kings of the Carnival Creation" at Ozzfest 2004 to hear his incredible clean singing and the intensity of this band's past music. The drumming in Gateways is like half of the speed of their older songs, haha. Nicolas Barker was such a great drummer for Dimmu Borgir.
Also his work in Borknagar and Arcturus is amazing!
I kind of disagree. I mean, When Barker and Vortex where in the band was the best era (for me). Vortex, great vocals, but in this particular concept with full orchestra, a choir is way better, and also because recent music sounds better with it. That being said, Ken Lavigne is a vocal coach, so it would have been better for him to react to one song with Vortex, Hopefully he will listen to Arcturus (with Vortex).
I agree.
Its an amazing thing where a band would need an entire chior to replace the singing of one man. That ozzfest in 04 was beyond epic (slayer, Judas Priest ((with the return of rob halford)) and black sabbath all following Dimmu). Easily a top unforgettable concert memory!
Vortex is a great singer, but he was sacked before they ever made gateways. I couldn’t imagine his voice on this track, because it’s already perfect with the orchestra
Dimmu is the essence of symphonic black metal... truly a blessing they are in this world..
I am absolutely in love with the notion that the state Endowment for the Arts helped this whole presentation and it was telecast across the country in real-time on their local television stations. Come on that's amazing
"Hopefully I will not be sacrificed!" Nah, this isn't an opera and he's not a Tenor. He's gonna be fiiiiiine. :D
Most metal-heads myself included cant even name the 1000+ subgenres in metal these days but we know what bands we like and usually what genres those bands are in unless its one of those bands that dont fit any of those genres
I dont care about genres. Like you said its just one big mess. I just like a band or I dont :)
Most subgenres are useless classifications. Blackened-death-doom-stoner-thrash blah blah blah. Why the fuck even bother? If I like it, I like it. However, take "Melodic Death Metal" as an example and it kind of makes sense. Where it all goes in the shitter is when some fucker decides to put a band in "Swedish Blackened Melodic Death Metal". Too far m8.
@@feistyferret7299 yupp and thats why we got 1000+ subgenres instead of around 20 or so that would been easier to remember. And then you bands thats impossible to put into any category cause they just play whatever they want like Jinjer as one example and they sure aint alone in defying categorisation
@@helgehansen363 Indeed. Kvelertak is another example of a band you can't really put into any one category, but there's also no need to really.
At a certain point the subgenres get so silly granular that you're just better off saying the name of that one band or even that single song it refers to 😂
Dimmu Borgir (Dark Fortress) is also the name of a volcanic feature in Iceland.
so gald you liked it :) Agnethe, the female singer is a guest in this one but her voice gives me the shivers from the top of my head to my litletoe every time i hear this track xD
and thank you for mention John and me in your video :)
I remember hating her voice when I was a teen. Mid 20s now and its aged like a fine wine.
It's all fun and games until you get sacrificed to Odin Allfather 😄
lol
😂😂😂
Epic🤣
Oden! Guide our ships
Our axes, spears and swords
Guide us through storms that whip
And in brutal war
Lmao!
Wow. That's one hell of a jacket.
Because everyone should have a jacket with a full white fox pelt on each shoulder.
This is one of the best live presentations in metal ever. The whole orchestra and choir along with the stage is insane, so accomplished musicians.
Just imagine the orchestra/choir people going home after this. "what i did tonight? you woudlnt believe me, let me show you!"
You don't know how many times I comment and copy the link for Gateways to be react from the vocal couches. Finally it happens lol
Lyrically it's such an empowering and inspiring song. Musically, it's absolutely fantastic.
Five minutes into this video and the vocal coach has talked about boots, tassels, forehead veins, and............and a french horn player looking "scared". Sweet video.
That French horn guy is my favorite part of this concert. His look of "how on earth did I manage to end up here" is expressed so perfectly.
As a Swede I undrrstand everything the singer said. And also they are awsome, this is one of the things I like most about our western neighbours
You should watch the official video to experience the voice of ICS Vortex. It took a whole choir to replace him 🔥
This album was realsed after he left the band.
Progedies of a grate apocalypse is a good example for vortex's voice
It’s such a shame that the YT reaction people never react to videos with Vortex.
Something like the Ozzfest 2004 performance of Progenies Of the Great Apocalypse.
It's OK, I'm so glad that Vortex is now fully singing lead in both Borknagar AND Arcturus again. Who cares about Dummy Burger :P
@@demoncleaner80 That's amazing I like both those bands but never knew who was in them now I know lol
@@demoncleaner80 Also his own side project.
Welcome back! If there's a performance of Council of Wolves and Snakes from this concert, you must react to it!
The recording of this concert pre-dates it.
These are really entertaining! Thank you man, keep it coming!😁
0:59 Dimmu Borgir is not in any way why Norway is known for black metal XD. Mayhem, Burzum, and Darkthrone were already legends before the Dimmu debut even came out.
Very true
Dimmu Borgir is more known than the big six of Norwegian BM (those you mentioned pluss Immortal, Emperor and Satyricon). So in a sense you could say Dimmu spread black metal further and to a much wider audience. But I agree. Norwegian BM was already know worldwide long before Dimmu. Also the modern sound that made Dimmu so famous, is not very representative of Norwegian BM. After Stormblåst they began mixing so many other genres into their sound. There are still a lot of BM elements in there though.
As an American, I can tell you that Dimmu Borgir was the gateway (lol) band into Black Metal for loads of Americans. They were by far the most commercially successful here.
Metal heads may have known the big 6 before Dimmu broke out, but Dimmu has had international success on a scale well beyond any of them.
@@soapboxk2203 true and that is still the case.
These guys are soft 😆 Thrash rules
I've been waiting for another upload, glad you're back, I haven't listened to Dimmu Borgir in years. Glad you've found their music, Symphonic Metal is one of my favorite sub genres. If you're a fan, I highly recommend Kamelot.
Yes ....Ken you need some Kamelot in your life
Next: Progenies of the great apocalypse (same show)
You'll love the choir there
Always reminds me of the hellraiser movies
You wrote "the mourning palace" wrong.. but yeah that one too.
⚒️🤘🏻DIMMU BORGIR🤘🏻⚒️
Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
Ken the Metalhead is always fun to watch
ICS Vortex used to sing in this band, he did clean voices and was very impressive.
6:20 absolutely love her range. Such beautiful sounds 😍
Dimmuborgir, roughly "the dark city" or "the dark castles", is a large lava area east of Lake Mývatn in northern Iceland. Here are caves and rock formations that are remnants of previous volcanic activity. In Icelandic folklore, Dimmuborgir is said to be the entrance to hell.
Dimmu definitely has a very theatrical show. I don't think I'd buy the CD, but I'd love to see the show live!
Man I already loved this song but holy cow I got a whole new amount of respect for Dimmu Borgir knowing they're able to perform at that level live
Now that u are in the rabit hole call black metal, u should check out Cradle of filth- Cruelty Brought the orchids. The live version from the Astoria in 1998. Dani filth is probably the best extreme metal singer in the world, amazing range.
That concert is the best concert I've ever been to, by far!
And Progenis of the great Apocalyps - Dimmur Borgir is even better ^^
"Ok Mr French Horn player... 7 years at the academy has bought you to this point".😂😂😂😂
Met the band a couple of times when going out here in the city of Oslo. Pretty cool guys :)
2:56 The choir doesn't hear that much from the drums because they are separated by a plexiglass pane. It is usually always done that way.
Yes, the same was done in the SepticFlesh live symphony performance.
I thought they did that to protect them from the Slayer fans?! 😜
I’d love to listen to Dimmu. They are exactly what I want when I listen to Symphonic Metal. However, I don’t listen to Black Metal. But dang, they are so good and fun to watch.
The best thing about kens reactions is his ability to "swear" cleanly and giving some hilarious comparisons, alex terrible being built like a cement truck is one, and also rasputins ramrod!
Secondly it is how neutral and open minded his reactions to all styles of music is, one of few reaction channels that i stand behind 100%!
Greetings from Norway🙂.
3:50 An hopefully i will not be sacrificed😂... Priceless!
Hey Ken, so happy you're amazed by the intersection off classical and black metal influences. I think another great example is this rendition of Die By My Hand by Satyricon, with the Royal Norse Opera Chorus th-cam.com/video/bLe6nN9F46w/w-d-xo.html. A lot of black metal, especially those within the second wave of Norwegian Black Metal (inc. the big three: Dimmu Borgir, Emperor and Satyricon) used a lot of synth sounds to emulate the sounds that the choir vocalises here.
What I find very interesting is that Satyricon was invited by the Chorus to participate in a special live event, which sounded great. Both parties were very excited for this project. There is a lot of mutual respect visible during this concert. In other songs there are parts where you can see the conductor just 'give up' and hand the choir over to the analogue atomic clock named Frost beating on the drums.
I now understand the cliche about clicking so fast
"Enjoying the spectacle" was the only thing we expected of you with this clip xD
I love your reactions. You're so classy and innocent and are blown away by some pretty crazy music. I like your breakdowns too.
Next check out Satyricon Live in the Opera! Mother North is a good start 🤓😁
This. Incredible.
i don't usually watch react videos of any type but when you're smoking, you seem to enjoy it
Hey man. So happy you liked it. Greetings from Norway.
If you want more of her check "Djerv - Throne" that is her.
And Dimmu has so many awesome tracks i cant even start. Have a good day!
every time i see someone react to this i post this info. this was brodcasted on national television. the orhcestra and cioir is the national orhcestra and national chiore of norway. welcome to a national treasure!
Wow ! didn't expect you to react to Dimmu Borgir \m/ these guys are awesome
Please do more Dimmu Borgir! this was an awesome reaction!
Yes! Tassels, white fur and tails are so black metal!
Fun fact about the band, they had to get an entire choir to replace to voice of their former bass guitarist for his parts during songs. ICS Vortex, a choir in one body.
More!
This is great!
😁
//C~🇸🇪
This piece is so epic
Yasss... i've been waiting for this sir.
I'd recommend checking out the Icelandic Skálmöld and their concert with the Icelandic Symphony
Dimmu Borgir the place is located in Iceland, at Mývatn a pretty fantastic place if you ever take the trip it is definitely worth the stop. and translates into Dark Cities in Icelandic.
3:26 its safe to say that at this point in Dimmu's career, theyre playing dark metal. They sold out a long time ago
I love symphonic Metal. I think it's so creative sub genre
Saw them with orchestra live in wacken and a fan since then .. never thought I would appreciate music like that.. now I'm addicted to it
dimmu yea yea yea awesome plis more dimmu great reaccion take care man
Love watching your reactions.
Welcome back!
I remember hearing the studio version of this for the first time, I thought it was really cool. Agnete (the female singer) is not in Dimmu Borgir, but she was on the album for that song specifically. She joined Dimmu Borgir for this live show with an orchestra and choir in Oslo, Norway. The show was also broadcasted live on TV I believe.
Edit: On national funded TV!
How is this even real! Never thought you’d react to this amazing band from my country. The suggested song is by far their best though, Mourning Palace live a Wacken is in my opinion 🤷🏼♀️
Also Shagrath has a pretty unique voice. Can’t really think of anyone doing it like he does.
Gran video! Reacción también para Dimmu borgir - Mourning palace!
Shagrath his vocals are really amazing. i love the sound, and love the fact that if i pay a little attention i can actually understand what he is saying. even in his older style of vocals.
If you have the chance check out "the mourning palace" live @ wacken. its just so so so freakisly amazing.
MOURNING PALACE!
Вау, он правильно назвал название группы!. Впечатляет!
One of my favourite bands of all time ❤
Good to have you back.
Dude all there stuff js like that need to do more by them good job on this one keep rocking
its funny when i hear people say this music is crazy, i listen to this music while i wash dishes. lol
Ahh Dimmu Borgir, that brings me back to my high school days! I was one of the only non-pop genre fans in my small school, people thought I was a killer or something lol. I of course played it up on purpose because it got me attention :p
Your doing a really awesome and I really like your reaction opinion. 😂👏🔥
This is such an incedible show an example of EVERYONE giving it their all to make the performance what it is this show would not work without the band it wouldn't work without the orchestra or the monks either ITs just agreat example of inidivial parts making up the bigger picture
Black metal vocals like this guys, sort of comes from the same place as throat singing, but with more force really. Dimmu's older stuff is more in line with traditional black metal as well as being symphonic, their newer stuff is more power driven rather than a pure evil sound. The insight and the catharsis is a good example of what they used to be more like. Also with their old operatic singer on the track.
Incredible voice of Agnete. Also Shagrath are very talented. Fun to hear your opinion on some norwegian metal. Cheers
One Of A Kind Growls.
Great reaction! If you like symphonic metal, you should have a look at Septicflesh.
YES!!!!
I think Emperor is the best symphonic black metal
Yes yes. MMXIX.
@@dmphax YES
@@andyventures6574 Dogma of Prometheus 😍
and we dont use distortion on vocs its just pure talent
Now you basically have to watch this entire dvd. I had a blast showing this to my non metal-head dad😂😂
Great reaction... and now that you are into these symphonic black metal guys I recommend to listen to "Dimmu Borgir - The Insight Ind The Catharsis [Live In Wacken 2007]". The former bass player and 2nd. vocalist Vortex is killing it. You will truly be surprised about his vocals.
"Be the broken or the breaker. _Be_ _the_ _giver_ _or_ _the_ _undertaker._ Unlock and open the door. _Be_ _the_ _healer_ _or_ _the_ _faker._"
"The keys are in your hands. _Realize_ _you_ _are_ _your_ _own_ _sole_ _creator._ Of your own master plan."
This is a core tenet of Satanism. It is about taking your personal power and owning the responsibility that comes with that power. I find this song to be extremely empowering.
You will never regret becoming a fan of this band. You don't even have to be a satanist. You don't even have to be a metal head... though it obviously helps.
My love of metal goes back 40 plus years and I have to say Dimmu Borgir are artists in every sense of the word. At the time I'd say this was possibly the greatest show on Earth. Unfortunately to see this show I would have had to fly to Australia from NZ and it didn't work out for me.
Music in general will make you feel great... but when I was an angry youth with some shit to vent Judas Priest was my fav go to band to put on insanely loud and just rage it out in the most incredibly healthy way... All desire to hurt people would just leave me and I'd feel SOOO much better. Dimmu Borgir are my 21st century Judas Priest... after a hard and punishing day in a hard and punishing production environment I can put Dimmu on and it all just leaves me...
Gotta love that metal.
All kinds of other music does this for me but metal has saved my life I recon. Can't imagine what it would have been without it.
omg i love Dimmu how did i miss this vid
hey, can u listen to the German Metal Dark Rock Band Lord of the Lost? The vocalist has an amazing voice! and the instrumentalist are great too. Sometimes they do their metal songs in classic style. It's so great.
Songs I would recommend: Raining Stars or Morgana.
React Progenies Of The Great Apocaypse pleas, the studio version has a very interesting vocal from the former bassist, I highly recommend it and is one of the most famous of the band :)