Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
| Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 March 2001 | |||
| Recorded | October–November 2000 | |||
| Studio | Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Symphonic black metal | |||
| Length | 57:58 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Dimmu Borgir, Fredrik Nordström | |||
| Dimmu Borgir chronology | ||||
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Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia is the fifth studio album by Norwegian symphonic 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 keyboards.
A remixed and remastered version of the album was released on 28 October 2022.[1]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Sputnik Music | [3] |
| 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[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fear and Wonder" | Instrumental | Mustis | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny" | Galder, Silenoz, Shagrath | 5:18 | |
| 3. | "Kings of the Carnival Creation" | Mustis, Silenoz, Shagrath | 7:48 | |
| 4. | "Hybrid Stigmata - The Apostasy" | Shagrath, Silenoz, Mustis | 6:57 | |
| 5. | "Architecture of a Genocidal Nature" | Silenoz, Shagrath | 6:08 | |
| 6. | "Puritania" | Shagrath | 3:06 | |
| 7. | "IndoctriNation" | Silenoz, Shagrath, Mustis | 5:57 | |
| 8. | "The Maelstrom Mephisto" | Silenoz, Archon, Galder, Shagrath, Mustis | 4:42 | |
| 9. | "Absolute Sole Right" | Silenoz, Shagrath, Mustis | 6:26 | |
| 10. | "Sympozium" | Mustis, Shagrath, Silenoz | 5:13 | |
| 11. | "Perfection or Vanity" | Instrumental | Shagrath | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Devil's Path (2000 Version)" | Silenoz, Shagrath | 6:06 |
| 13. | "Burn in Hell" (Twisted Sister cover) | 5:05 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fear and Wonder" | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny" | 5:23 |
| 3. | "Kings of the Carnival Creation" | 7:51 |
| 4. | "Hybrid Stigmata - The Apostasy" | 6:59 |
| 5. | "Architecture of a Genocidal Nature" | 6:13 |
| 6. | "Puritania" | 3:06 |
| 7. | "IndoctriNation" | 6:01 |
| 8. | "The Maelstrom Mephisto" | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Absolute Sole Right" | 6:31 |
| 10. | "Sympozium" | 5:13 |
| 11. | "Perfection or Vanity" | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Burn in Hell" (Twisted Sister cover) | 5:13 |
| 13. | "Devil's Path" | 6:06 |
Credits[edit]
Dimmu Borgir[edit]
- Shagrath – lead vocals/harsh vocals, lyrics (5, & 12); synth
- Galder – lead guitar
- Silenoz – rhythm guitar, lyrics (2-4, & 6-9)
- ICS Vortex – bass guitar, co-clean vocals (3, 4, 8, 10, & 13), lyrics (10)
- Mustis – synthetics and samples
- Nicholas Barker – drums and percussion
- Astennu - Pre-production, lead guitar
Guest[edit]
- Andy LaRocque – guitar solo on "Devil's Path" (2000 version)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (tracks 1-4, 6-8, & 10-11)[edit]
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Miscellaneous[edit]
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"Puritania"[edit]
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Charts[edit]
| 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ "DIMMU BORGIR Announces Remixed & Remastered Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". Metal Injection. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b O'Neill, Brian. "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia - Dimmu Borgir : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (album review )". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia review". Metalstorm.net. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Dimmu Borgir: Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "CoC : Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia : Review". Chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". Metalreviews.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia Review - Thrashpit.com". Rocknworld.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia • Review". Metal1.info. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia Review • metal.de". Metal.de. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
