Dimmu Borgir- Grand Serpent Rising

Label: Nuclear Blast

Released 5/22/2026

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. 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. And the momentum never falters. Across nearly an hour of music, Grand Serpent Rising maintains an iron grip: it is a majestic and powerful statement that sounds like a band possessed by the feral energy of the early ’90s Norwegian black metal underground, while simultaneously wielding the compositional discipline and hard-earned wisdom forged through more than three decades of relentless creation.

Track listing:

1. Tridentium
   
2. Ascent
   
3. As Seen in the Unseen
4. The Qryptfarer
   
5. Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel
   
6. Repository of Divine Transmutation
7. Silk Minnes en Alkymist
   
8. Phantom of the Nemesis
   
9. The Exonerated
10. Recognizant
    
11. At the Precipice of Convergence
    
12. Shadows of a Thousand Perceptions
    
13. Gjǫll