DIMMU BORGIR: RELEASE DATES ANNOUNCED FOR NEW ALBUM

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have confirmed the following release dates for their new album, 'In Sorte Diaboli' (via Nuclear Blast Records):

Germany: May 4
Rest of Europe: May 7
North America: May 8

'In Sorte Diaboli' was recorded and mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producers Fredrik Nordström and Patrik J. Sten.

Silenoz previously told Revolver magazine that the songwriting and recording process for the group's long-anticipated follow-up to 2003's 'Death Cult Armageddon' involved none of the intensive pre-production of their last two discs, no demos, and no gallinvanting around with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. 'It's definitely going to sound way more epic and bigger than we thought, because Mustis [keyboards] has also contributed with his keyboard ideas,' said Silenoz. 'I have to admit that some of the keyboard things on 'Death Cult Armageddon' sound better on the demo version than [their symphony versions] on the album. I probably shouldn't say that, but it's true.'

This will be DIMMU's first 'concept album,' a story set in always-epic Medieval Europe that also serves as a treatise on the modern-day political and social abuses of organized religion. 'There's this dude that works as a priest's assistant, and after a while he just discovers that he has nothing to do with Christianity,' said Silenoz of the storyline, which he conceived in full before even a note of music was composed. 'He just sort of has this awakening and realizes that he has different abilities and different powers and is leaning more to the dark side.'

DIMMU BORGIR's current recording lineup is as follows:

Shagrath - Vocals
Silenoz - Guitars
Galder - Guitars
Vortex - Bass
Mustis - Keys
Hellhammer - Drums