Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

Studio album by Dimmu Borgir

Released

March 20, 2001

Recorded

October-November 2000 at Studio Fredman
Gothenburg, Sweden

Genre

Symphonic black metal

Length

57:58

Label

Nuclear Blast Records

Producer

Dimmu Borgir, Fredrik Nordström

Dimmu Borgir chronology

True Kings of Norway
(2000)

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
(2001)

Alive in Torment
(2001)

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 the first to feature ICS Vortex on bass and also the first time the band used real orchestral instrumentation in place of the keyboard lines.

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, M. 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

Limited Japanese Edition bonus tracks
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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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."^[1]

Charts

Weekly

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Polish Albums Chart	14^[2]

Monthly

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Poland (ZPAV Top 100)	35^[3]

Credits

Dimmu Borgir

Shagrath – lead vocals/harsh vocals
Galder – lead guitar
Silenoz – rhythm guitar
ICS Vortex – bass guitar, co-clean vocals (3, 4, 8, 10 & 13)
Mustis – keyboards
Nicholas Barker – drums

Guests

Orchestration arranged and conducted by Gaute Storås
Recorded with the Gothenburg Opera Orchestra [tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 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

References

1 2 O'Neill, Brian. "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia - Dimmu Borgir : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
↑ Onyx.pl
↑ http://muzyka.interia.pl/lista/zpav,86

Dimmu Borgir

Shagrath Silenoz Galder

Studio albums	For all tid Stormblåst Enthrone Darkness Triumphant Spiritual Black Dimensions Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia Death Cult Armageddon Stormblåst MMV In Sorte Diaboli Abrahadabra

Compilation albums	Godless Savage Garden Sons of Satan Gather for Attack

Extended plays	Inn i evighetens mørke Devil's Path

Live albums	Alive in Torment World Misanthropy

Other albums	True Kings of Norway

Videography	World Misanthropy The Invaluable Darkness

Related articles	Discography

Categories	Albums Songs Members

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