The discography of Dimmu Borgir, a Norwegian symphonic black metal band, consists of ten studio albums, four extended plays, one compilation album, six singles and three music videos.
Dimmu Borgir was formed in 1993 by Shagrath, Silenoz, and Tjodalv in Oslo, Norway and released their first extended play, Inn i evighetens mørke (English: Into Eternal Darkness), in 1995 shortly followed by their debut studio album, For all tid (English: For All Time), in the same year. One year later, in 1996, they released their second studio album Stormblåst (English: Stormblown) under Cacophonous and was their final album sung entirely in Norwegian until its re-recording in 2005 under Nuclear Blast. The band's first release under Nuclear Blast was their third studio album Enthrone Darkness Triumphant and was also their first album to make it into the charts; peaking in its seventh week in the Finnish charts at number 26 and debuting in the German charts at number 75. Before the release of their fourth studio album, Spiritual Black Dimensions; in 1999, Dimmu Borgir released the compilation album Godless Savage Garden to, according to the band, "hold fans over while waiting for the next full-length, Spiritual Black Dimensions." Two years later, in 2001, they released their fifth studio album, Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia, and a further two years later their sixth and first album to chart in the United States; Death Cult Armageddon. In 2005 the band released the rerecording of their second studio album under the title Stormblåst MMV followed by their first concept album In Sorte Diaboli, in 2007, which debuted in at number one in the Norwegian album charts and at number 43 in the Billboard 200, making them the first Norwegian band since a-ha to crack the United States Top 50. As of 2010, Dimmu Borgir had sold over 400,000 albums in the United States.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesCertificationsNORAUTCHEFINFRAGERNLDSWEUSJPNUKFor all tidReleased: 15 March 1995 Label: No Colours Format: CD, CS, LP, DL — — — — — — — — — — —StormblåstReleased: 25 January 1996 Label: Cacophonous Format: CD, CS, LP, DL — — — — — — — — — — —Enthrone Darkness TriumphantReleased: 30 May 1997 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, CS, LP, DL — — — 26 — 75 — — — — — US: 7,098+ WW: 300,000+Spiritual Black DimensionsReleased: 2 March 1999 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, CS, LP, DL 18 31 — 14 — 25 98 44 — — — US: 7,914+Puritanical Euphoric MisanthropiaReleased: 20 March 2001 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, CS, LP, DL 16 23 — 11 66 16 71 28 — — 192Death Cult ArmageddonReleased: 9 September 2003 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, CS, LP, DVD-A, DL 2 14 54 9 35 12 42 28 170 — 125 US: 130,000+ WW: 500,000+In Sorte DiaboliReleased: 24 April 2007 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL 1 11 30 6 34 7 37 10 43 131 143 US: 75,000+ NOR: 15,000+ NOR: GoldAbrahadabraReleased: 12 October 2010 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, DL 2 20 24 8 43 15 100 17 42 — 117 US: 9,400 (1st week) EonianReleased: 4 May 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, CS, LP, DL 2 10 5 4 33 4 64 32 142 158 73Grand Serpent RisingReleased: 22 May 2026 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, DL 11 5 4 5 — 6 41 57 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Re-recorded albums Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesNORFRAGERUSInd.Stormblåst MMVReleased: 11 November 2005 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL 24 183 87 38 US: 3,000 (1st week)
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions AUTFINGERNLDGodless Savage Garden Released: 4 August 1998 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, CS, LP, DL 47 25 56 98Inspiratio Profanus Released: 8 December 2023 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP — — — —
Extended plays Title Album detailsInn i evighetens mørke Released: 17 December 1994 Label: Necromantic Gallery Productions Formats: LPDevil's Path Released: 19 June 1996 Label: Hot Records Formats: CD Alive in TormentReleased: 26 February 2002 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, DL
Singles YearTitleAlbum2003"Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" Death Cult Armageddon"Vredesbyrd"2007"The Serpentine Offering"In Sorte Diaboli"The Sacrilegious Scorn"2010 "Gateways" Abrahadabra2018 "Interdimensional Summit" Eonian "Council of Wolves and Snakes" 2023 "Perfect Strangers" Inspiratio Profanus
Videos Video releases Title Album details Peak chart positions NOR DVDAUT DVDSWI DVDFINGERSWE DVD World MisanthropyReleased: 28 May 2002 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: VHS, DVD, DVD+CD — — — — — 2The Invaluable DarknessReleased: 6 October 2008 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: DVD, DVD+CD, LP 2 3 8 28 69 7Forces of the Northern NightReleased: 28 April 2017 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD, Double LP — — — — 17 —Northern Forces Over WackenReleased: 29 July 2022 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD, Double LP — — — — — —
Music videos Year Title DirectorAlbum 1995 "Alt Lys er Svunnet Hen" Dimmu BorgirStormblast1997 "The Mourning Palace"Enthrone Darkness Triumphant "Spellbound (By the Devil)" 1999 "Arcane Lifeforce Mysteria"Spiritual Black Dimensions 2001 "Puritania"Puritanical Euphoric MIsanthropia2003"Progenies of the Great Apocalypse"Patric UllaeusDeath Cult Armageddon"Vredesbyrd"2005"Sorgens Kammer – Del II"Stormblåst MMV2007"The Serpentine Offering"In Sorte Diaboli"The Sacrilegious Scorn"Joachim Luetke2008"The Chosen Legacy"Tod Junker2010 "Gateways"Sandra MarschnerAbrahadabra "Dimmu Borgir" 2018"Interdimensional Summit"Eonian"Council of Wolves and Snakes"Patric Ullaeus2026"Ascent"Patric UllaeusGrand Serpent Rising"Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel""As Seen in the Unseen"Dariusz Szermanowicz
References
External links Dimmu-borgir official website