This isn't a "real" review or anything. I just wanted to talk about the DVD I watched through exceptionally legal means. Right. Anyhow, I jammed out to Dimmu Borgir's Forces of the Northern Night, a live recording from five years ago. Why did it take so goddamn long to release this thing? Currently, Dimmu Borgir's momentum is set to zilch. Their last full-length - 2010's iffy Abrahadabra - is a distant memory in metal's collective mind. You'd think that if they were going to put something out, it would be new music. Nope!
The die-hards will want to know if the content is worthwhile. Well, the die-hards have seen Northern Night by now. How did I rate it? Thank you for asking. The concrete performances are astounding. Shagrath's vocals are tirelessly thunderous (I've read that he uses backing tracks, which is disappointing, but he himself sounds magnificent), the drums are mixed smoothly and the orchestra...fuck, the orchestra kicks unholy ass. It must have been a nightmare to engineer this monstrosity of noise.
The setlist is boring. Half of the tunes appear on Abrahadabra (I do enjoy "Dimmu Borgir" and "Born Treacherous") and the other half are expected. Y'know, "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" and "Mourning Palace." I will never gripe about hearing "Kings of the Carnival Creation," as I believe it to be one of the best black metal compositions of all time. Fight me. At the end of the day, Forces of the Northern Night is an alloyed rucksack. You might even say that it's a mixed bag. Again, fight me. Actually, I hate myself for that joke. I deserve a proper thrashing.
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