Eight years after their previous studio release 'Eonian', Dimmu Borgir return with thirteen punishing yet remarkably diverse tracks under the banner 'Grand Serpent Rising' and even the sheer weight of the album title alone speaks volumes. 'It fits perfectly', Silenoz nods. 'Dimmu Borgir is a leviathan of a band on a grand scale and we are rising once again. While the serpent represents evil to some, for us it symbolizes something else: renewal, growth, knowledge, and liberation. Shedding our skin, so to speak. And let's not forget that February 2026 marks the end of the Year of the Snake, roughly the same moment this album was completed'. Once you descend into the treacherous journey charted by this Norwegian serpent, Silenoz's words are immediately vindicated. Following the ominous intro `Tridentium,' the opening track `Ascent' strikes like lightning across a frozen, darkened northern sky. Aggressive, vicious, and twistedly beautiful, it instantly confirms that Dimmu Borgir have lost none of their intensity, menace, or authenticity.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Tridentium

Dimmu Borgir

2.Ascent

Dimmu Borgir

3.As Seen in the Unseen

Dimmu Borgir

4.The Qryptfarer

Dimmu Borgir

5.Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel

Dimmu Borgir

6.Repository of Divine Transmutation

Dimmu Borgir

7.Slik Minnes En Alkymist

Dimmu Borgir

8.Phantom of the Nemesis

Dimmu Borgir

9.The Exonerated

Dimmu Borgir

10.Recognizant

Dimmu Borgir

11.At the Precipice of Convergence

Dimmu Borgir

12.Shadows of a Thousand Perceptions

Dimmu Borgir

13.Gjoll

Dimmu Borgir

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