Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

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Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
Studio album by Dimmu Borgir
Released	2001
Recorded	Studio Fredman Gothenburg, Sweden October-November 2000
Genre	Symphonic Black Metal
Length	57:55
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer(s)	Dimmu Borgir, Fredrik Nordström
Dimmu Borgir chronology
Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999)	Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2001)	Death Cult Armageddon (2003)

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia is the fifth album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir.

This album showed a radical departure from previous Dimmu Borgir albums. The usage of an actual orchestra versus traditional keyboards gives the album a much more theatrical approach. Also, the guitars became much more up-front on this album than before. Keyboard and orchestral lines were more sparse than the symphonic madness on Enthrone Darkness Triumphant and Spiritual Black Dimensions, and even experimental song-writing was seen on tracks like "Puritania" (which sounds more industrial than black metal).

The lyrics also masked much of the bands overt Satanism and anti-Christian views much more than on previous albums, which, according to Silenoz, was meant to have people think and interpret the lyrics and moods for themselves, though the artwork and over-all delivery still marks the band as purely anti-Christian.

This is also the first album to mark the introduction of ICS Vortex as a full-time member.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Fear and Wonder (Intro)" – 2:47
2. "Blessings upon the Throne of Tyranny" – 5:18
3. "Kings of the Carnival Creation" – 7:48
4. "Hybrid Stigmata - The Apostasy" – 6:57
5. "Architecture of a Genocidal Nature" – 6:08
6. "Puritania" – 4:42
7. "IndoctriNation" – 5:57
8. "The Maelstrom Mephisto" – 5:13
9. "Absolute Sole Right" – 6:57
10. "Sympozium" – 6:25
11. "Perfection or Vanity" – 3:36
12. "Burn In Hell" (Bonus Track) – 5:05

[edit] Band line-up

• Members:
  • Shagrath - Vocals
  • Silenoz - Lead Guitar
  • Galder - Guitar
  • Nicholas Barker - Drums
  • ICS Vortex - Bass & Clean Vocals
  • Mustis - Synthesizers & Piano

• Gothenburg Opera Orchestra:
  • Thore Svedlund - Violin
  • Bertil Lindh - Violin
  • Henrik Edström - Viola
  • Grzegorz Wybraniec - Cello
  • Nils Edin - Viola
  • Annika Hjelm - Violin
  • Per Enokson - Violin
  • Annica Kroom - Violin
  • Nicola Boruvka - Violin
  • Catherine - Violin
  • Bo Eklund - Contrabass
  • Per Högberg - Viola
  • Johan Stern - Cello