Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
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 ICS Vortex on bass. It is also the first album upon which the band used real orchestral instrumentation instead of keyboard lines.
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| Released | 20 March 2001 | |||
| Recorded | October-November 2000 at Studio Fredman Gothenburg, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Symphonic black metal, progressive metal[1] | |||
| Length | 57:58 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast Records | |||
| Producer | Dimmu Borgir, Fredrik Nordström | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Sputnik Music | |
| Metal Storm | 8.3/10[4] |
| Ultimate Guitar | 9.3/10[5] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[6] |
| Metal Reviews | 93%[7] |
| Thrash Pit | 8.9/10[8] |
| Metal1 (DE) | 8.5/10[9] |
| Metal.de (DE) | 8/10[10] |
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."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fear and Wonder" (Instrumental) | Mustis | 2:48 | |
| 2. | "Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny" | Silenoz | Galder, Silenoz, Shagrath | 5:18 |
| 3. | "Kings of the Carnival Creation" | Silenoz | Mustis, Silenoz, Shagrath | 7:48 |
| 4. | "Hybrid Stigmata - The Apostasy" | Silenoz | Shagrath, Silenoz, Mustis | 6:57 |
| 5. | "Architecture of a Genocidal Nature" | Shagrath | Silenoz, Shagrath | 6:08 |
| 6. | "Puritania" | Silenoz, Morten Lunde | Shagrath | 3:06 |
| 7. | "IndoctriNation" | Silenoz | Silenoz, Shagrath, Mustis | 5:57 |
| 8. | "The Maelstrom Mephisto" | Silenoz | Silenoz, Archon, Galder, Shagrath, Mustis | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Absolute Sole Right" | Silenoz | Silenoz, Shagrath, Mustis | 6:26 |
| 10. | "Sympozium" | Vortex | Mustis, Shagrath, Silenoz | 5:13 |
| 11. | "Perfection or Vanity" (Instrumental) | Shagrath | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Devil's Path" (2000 Version) | Silenoz, Shagrath | 6:06 |
| 2. | "Burn in Hell" (Twisted Sister cover) | Dee Snider | 5:05 |
Credits
Dimmu Borgir
- Shagrath – lead vocals/harsh vocals, synth
- Galder – lead guitar
- Silenoz – rhythm guitar
- ICS Vortex – bass guitar, co-clean vocals (3, 4, 8, 10 & 13)
- Mustis – synthetics and samples
- Nicholas Barker – drums and percussion
- Guests
- Orchestration arranged and conducted by Gaute Storås
- Recorded with the Gothenburg Opera Orchestra [tracks 1-4, 6-8, 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
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] | 23 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 71 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] | 11 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 66 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 16 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] | 16 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[17] | 14 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 28 |
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References
- https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-nme-4484
- O'Neill, Brian. "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia - Dimmu Borgir : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/5937/Dimmu-Borgir-Puritanical-Euphoric-Misanthropia/
- http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=167&page=&message_id=
- https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/dimmu_borgir/puritanical_euphoric_misanthropia/
- http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-1911
- https://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/album/450
- http://www.rocknworld.com/thrashpit/reviews/07/DimmuBorgirPEM.shtml
- https://www.metal1.info/metal-reviews/dimmu-borgir-puritanical-euphoric-misanthropia/
- https://www.metal.de/reviews/dimmu-borgir-puritanical-euphoric-misanthropia-1431/
- "Austriancharts.at – Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia" (in German). Hung Medien.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- "Dimmu Borgir: Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- "Lescharts.com – Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". Hung Medien.
- "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". Hung Medien.
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". Hung Medien.
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