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(<a href="#comments">22 Comments</a>) </p> </div> <div id="mainarticlephoto"> <img src="/images/bandphotos/Dimmu_Borgir_photo.jpg" class="photo" alt="Photo of Dimmu Borgir" title="Photo of Dimmu Borgir" /> <p>Band Photo: Dimmu Borgir <span><a href="/help/faq/index.cfm?#faq-oldbandphoto" title="Old/wrong photo?">(?)</a></span></p> </div> <p>DIMMU BORGIR has entered the Norwegian album chart at No. 1 with its latest effort, "In Sorte Diaboli" — the first time a black metal act has ever topped a national album chart anywhere in the world. SATYRICON's "Now, Diabolical" and DIMMU BORGIR's last release, "Death Cult Armageddon", previously reached the No. 2 position on the Norwegian album chart.</p><p> DIMMU BORGIR's chart-topper comes just a week after "In Sorte Diaboli" reached No. 43 on The Billboard 200, making them the first Norwegian band since the Eighties pop act A-HA to crack the U.S. Top 50, reports the Norwegian music industry weekly Faro Journalen.</p><p> Stein Ostbo reviewed "In Sorte Diaboli" for Norway's biggest daily newspaper Verdens Gang (VG), and gave it the highest possible rating (6 out of 6). He says DIMMU BORGIR's No. 1 is nothing less than the most radical achievement in the history of the Norwegian charts.</p><p> "Because of the black metal genre's extreme expression, I would characterize this as the most astonishing thing that has ever happened on the Norwegian charts," he says.</p><p> Espen Solheim Røhne at Indie Distribution, which handles Nuclear Blast Records' releases in Norway, says the label expected to have a No. 1 album with DIMMU BORGIR's latest. He says the company decided to start advertising on TV earlier than originally planned, and if the album continues to sell well in its second week, they will buy more TV spots for "In Sorte Diaboli".</p><p> "We are in discussion with cable network TV 3 to buy more airtime from them, but we will continue advertising on TV through the end of May, no matter what happens," he says.</p><p> Solheim Rohne says the No. 1 is especially impressive when you consider the competition.</p><p> "When you watch TV in the evening, it seems like there are MIKA and ELTON JOHN spots in every commercial break," he explains. "This achievement with DIMMU BORGIR is exactly what everybody in this business is striving for: release good records that sell well, and when you reach No. 1 it's just perfect."</p><p> The CD also sold extremely well in such countries as Sweden, Finland, Austria and Switzerland, and last week reached No. 43 on the American Billboard chart. Unfortunately, the Norwegian band can forget about achieving the same results in England.</p> <p>Last week "In Sorte Diaboli" was disqualified twice by The Official UK Charts Company, which was established by the music industry to regulate and control the chart compilation process and to ensure that the charts represent an accurate assessment of popularity.</p><p> "This is not funny," says Yorck Eysel, the label manager for DIMMU BORGIR's Germany-based record company, Nuclear Blast. "I hope that nobody blames us, but rather blames the almost unbelievably strict rules in England."</p><p> According to Eysel, The Official UK Charts Company disqualified the album twice last week. First they made the decision to exclude the CD based on a mirror which is featured on the cover of the digipack release.</p><p> "First they disqualified us because of this mirror, which is nothing but decoration inside the package," he says. "We went ahead and complained about this and then we got a note saying that we wouldn't be on the list anyway since the packaging for the CD includes a flyer where we announce a competition for record buyers to win an opportunity to meet the band."</p><p> Eysel feels that it is a pity the disqualification was made final, since DIMMU BORGIR's chances of landing on the U.K. chart were quite high.</p><p> "They obviously examined the CD packaging carefully, and I don't think they would've done that if we had been just another band that didn't have a pretty good chance of making the chart," he says.</p><p> Eysel says that the label shipped more than 10,000 copies of "In Sorte Diaboli" to English retail outlets.</p><p> "We have been going for 20 years now, and we have achieved high chart numbers with bands like NIGHTWISH, for example," he says. "Something like this (with DIMMU BORGIR) has never happened before."</p><p> This is not the first time The Official UK Charts Company has sparked a public debate by excluding an artist.</p><p> Last fall they disqualified BECK's "The Information", because the record buyers got a blank cover and a sheet with a sticker instead of a traditional cover.</p> <p class="source">Source: <a href="http://www.blabbermouth.net/">Blabbermouth</a></p> </div> <h3 class="whatsnext clear">What's Next?</h3> <ul id="adjacent-articles" class="two-col"> <li class="prev"><a href="/news/details.cfm?newsid=26121">Previous Article:<br />More Guns N Roses Tracks Leak</a></li> <li class="next"><a href="/news/details.cfm?newsid=26123">Next Article:<br />Spearhead To Record Next Album In Poland</a></li> </ul> <div id="related-articles" class="two-col"> <div class="col"> <h4>Latest News</h4> <ul> <li><a href="../news/details.cfm?newsid=158793" class="linklist">Towering Abomination Premiere New Single</a></li> <li><a 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</div> <div id="readercomments" class="container"> <a name="comments" id="comments"></a> <p id="commentsposted"><strong>22 Comments on "Dimmu Borgir #1 In Norway, Banned From UK Chart"</strong></p> <div id="comment_121430" class="comment 14FD1E96AA0B926E398F829D86BBEC75"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">1.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> WiseWiz</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>Maybe I'm missing something, but either reason for disqualifying the album seems like total bullsh**.</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121430" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 11, 2007 @ 2:00 AM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('14FD1E96AA0B926E398F829D86BBEC75','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" 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specific packaging requirments are. </p><p> nope, i think dimmu was disqualified for being black metal.</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121432" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 11, 2007 @ 2:26 AM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('309E0E746037CDC308B430EB2559CB51','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_121437" class="comment 84F33476843E054C8A0CA79A502B2477"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">3.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> Black Messiah</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>who cares about some crapy album in a crapy country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p><p> "fuk em all"</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121437" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 11, 2007 @ 3:06 AM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('84F33476843E054C8A0CA79A502B2477','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_121441" class="comment 35AEA83801991EF9330106586151E273"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">4.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> Zero 54 </span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>Wtf happened to democracy and freedom of choice, f**king censorship</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121441" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 11, 2007 @ 3:35 AM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('35AEA83801991EF9330106586151E273','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_121451" class="comment 1BF0BEB64F4D21ECB0EB40666D7D7682"> <div class="gravatar"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=4098" title="psythe's avatar"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" class="gravatar-img" style="background:url('https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c21294d3d0a7a1426e11300272bea3d6?s=80&r=r&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emetalunderground%2Ecom%2Fimages%2Favatars%2Fdefault%5Fmember%2Egif')" alt="psythe's avatar" /></a><p class="usertitle">Writer, Reviewer</p> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">5.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=4098">psythe</a></span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>This sounds to me like a bunch of officials getting all high and mighty up themselves. I suggest that English music-lovers (regardless of genre preference) protest this nonsense. I wouldn't stand for it, personally. What a load of crap!</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121451" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 11, 2007 @ 6:44 AM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('1BF0BEB64F4D21ECB0EB40666D7D7682','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_121481" class="comment 5395025EBF9F426308E0A5AE381AA10B"> <div class="gravatar"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=6426" title="Ethelred's avatar"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" class="gravatar-img" style="background:url('https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/63f0d87ad2353e0232d4da63f9f50f75?s=80&r=r&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emetalunderground%2Ecom%2Fimages%2Favatars%2Fdefault%5Fmember%2Egif')" alt="Ethelred's avatar" /></a><p class="usertitle">Member</p> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">6.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=6426">Ethelred</a></span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>i agree with psythe</p><p> i am an englishman and although i am not keen on black metal i agree that this is an extreme version on being a bit too perfectionist....</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121481" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 11, 2007 @ 12:15 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('5395025EBF9F426308E0A5AE381AA10B','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_121697" class="comment 1A7B6E8AC4FF73DF70C94D16A41DFBFB"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">7.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> Bodders</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>I think that this shows what a nanny state we live in. I liked the album. The fact that a Balck Metal album sold well enough to get into the charts is great but the fact it was disqualified is crap. I mean because of a mirror on the packaging and a competition leaflet. Whats next banning any album that comes with a flyer inside to get a free ringtone. Loads of albums have that now.</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121697" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 14, 2007 @ 8:25 AM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('1A7B6E8AC4FF73DF70C94D16A41DFBFB','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_121723" class="comment 64354626C206A3D0C5F405F940A8A2E7"> <div class="gravatar"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=5949" title="acacia's avatar"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" class="gravatar-img" style="background:url('https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e7a6819c00f7d5ec4dd54f94ac1c88aa?s=80&r=r&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emetalunderground%2Ecom%2Fimages%2Favatars%2Fdefault%5Fmember%2Egif')" alt="acacia's avatar" /></a><p class="usertitle">Supporter</p> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">8.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=5949">acacia</a></span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>i live in England and this is a load of sh**, i f***ing hate my country and its sh**ty rules, and the music scene in England is far worse than any other country. will someone please blow my country up i dont give a sh** if i die i just want to see England die!!!!</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121723" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 14, 2007 @ 11:34 AM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('64354626C206A3D0C5F405F940A8A2E7','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_121752" class="comment F7492F7272B8EAF40D98BE81350D9DEB"> <div class="gravatar"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=6175" title="SexBloodandMetal's avatar"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" class="gravatar-img" style="background:url('https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/10468f888c449eb3bdd0f2eec3063dfc?s=80&r=r&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emetalunderground%2Ecom%2Fimages%2Favatars%2Fdefault%5Fmember%2Egif')" alt="SexBloodandMetal's avatar" /></a><p class="usertitle">Member</p> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">9.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=6175">SexBloodandMetal</a></span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>banning Dimmu is bullsh*t</p><p> I finally got a listen to 'Serpentine Offering', and I love it</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121752" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 14, 2007 @ 4:09 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('F7492F7272B8EAF40D98BE81350D9DEB','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_121797" class="comment EBA367799ED74AA7792D973361A8EB51"> <div class="gravatar"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=1300" title="RememberMetal?'s avatar"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" class="gravatar-img" style="background:url('https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0f5cf114504f8e242ce319fc5d980de2?s=80&r=r&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emetalunderground%2Ecom%2Fimages%2Favatars%2Fdefault%5Fmember%2Egif')" alt="RememberMetal?'s avatar" /></a><p class="usertitle">Former Contributor</p> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">10.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=1300">RememberMetal?</a></span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>I have to say im pretty impressed with the new Dimmu. <br />I'm a an 8 year fan, so take what I say with a grain of salt...but the band sound f***ing vital compared to most of Death Cult. <br />Shagrath and Vortex really deliver on the vocals this time, -tons- of conviction. Hellhammer shines brightest ofcourse, but I'm surprised with how well the guitars and keys came out. Strongest thing from a band this well known I've heard all year.</p><p> Now Playing: Pantera "Cemetary Gates"</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121797" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 14, 2007 @ 9:43 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('EBA367799ED74AA7792D973361A8EB51','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_121829" class="comment 36917908DC0CFF367F73162376CD97FC"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">11.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> Erik</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>My country is not "crappy". It's actually the world's greatest country, as proven by the UN in its yearly Human Development Index. People envy us because we are richer than them, healthier than them, better educated than them, more good looking than them, happier than them, more sexually active than them, and smarter than them.</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121829" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 15, 2007 @ 3:33 AM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('36917908DC0CFF367F73162376CD97FC','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_121833" class="comment F7492F7272B8EAF40D98BE81350D9DEB"> <div class="gravatar"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=6175" title="SexBloodandMetal's avatar"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" class="gravatar-img" style="background:url('https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/10468f888c449eb3bdd0f2eec3063dfc?s=80&r=r&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emetalunderground%2Ecom%2Fimages%2Favatars%2Fdefault%5Fmember%2Egif')" alt="SexBloodandMetal's avatar" /></a><p class="usertitle">Member</p> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">12.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=6175">SexBloodandMetal</a></span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>So, what you're saying Erik, is that you're a flaming Nationalist?</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_121833" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 15, 2007 @ 5:27 AM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('F7492F7272B8EAF40D98BE81350D9DEB','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_122318" class="comment B2BD79131BA8854EEBF3DF9CB3CFCAC2"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">13.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> InneSatanisckViTill</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>Dimmu Borgir is an amazing BLACK METAL band and should be respected as such. <br />and norway is an amazing country. :)</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_122318" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 20, 2007 @ 2:41 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('B2BD79131BA8854EEBF3DF9CB3CFCAC2','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_122332" class="comment E7998A54ACEFE3DFBFD345964FBBCB27"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">14.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> ArchEnemy84</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>I have to agree with posts 10 and 13. And wait, U.S.A. f***ing rules too. And Sweden. And Norway again.</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_122332" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 20, 2007 @ 7:57 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('E7998A54ACEFE3DFBFD345964FBBCB27','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_122351" class="comment A7F52F3E11108175096C167F3842011C"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">15.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> xxxbodomofmynutsxxx</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>f*** u all, The U.K kicks the sheit out of the U.S and sh**hole Sweden, and Finland. And Black Metal f***ing rules the sh** out of my girl pants. Ahehehe! Im so cool, yea, cooler then all U!!!!!!!!!</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_122351" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 20, 2007 @ 11:33 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('A7F52F3E11108175096C167F3842011C','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_123099" class="comment 95FD414464C2BE94A6141542EA173A2F"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">16.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> Delirius</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>to start out with erik is a fag. dimmu borgir is the best black metal band i have yet to hear and the fact that the dam uk banned them from their charts because of a stupid mirror and a flyer is a pile of crap.</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_123099" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 29, 2007 @ 4:59 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('95FD414464C2BE94A6141542EA173A2F','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_123283" class="comment D397F71EBAABB3B6C7228711408D0D7E"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">17.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> Ruby Red</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>First and foremost "congratulations" to DIMMU BORGIR's newest album/Cd works Dimmu Borgir "In Sorte Diaboli" which top a heafty nice position's on record Billcharts around the World: How, wonderful to hit/earned that number #1 Billboard chart position in your Home Country of NORWAY and also be #43 on the AMERICAN Billboard Chart etc.,. and other major European Countries like Sweden, Finland & Germany etc.,. That's a heavy major honor with that said I am surprise that England would put Dimmu Borgir through the ringer/alot of struggle due to their art cover/the mirror image in the Cd/album. That's outrageous and I do hope they will go over this situration of banning a bands album Cd(s) because they don't like the artwork: that's pretty "weird & wrong" I think. I know that DIMMU BORGIR are an extreme Black Metal band and a very damn "magnificent" one at that: at times I'm not in total atonement with their message but we all have a right to voice our deepest thoughts. I find them to be very earnest with alot "integrity" about them, I like them and wish this famoues Norwegian B/M band DIMMU BORGIR Shagrath, Silenoz, Galdez, Mustis, Vortex and Hellhammer (of MAYHEM fame) continue success & that this tedious situration with the English Billboard chart will be resolved soon for your newest album "In Sorte Diaboli" is truelly heavy, chilly & magnificent. And also congratulations on your previous Classic albums/Cd's works in particular "Death Cult Armageddon" which DIMMU BORGIR received the #2 Norway Billboard Chart position along with SATYRICON's "Diabolical Now" also received the same rewards of reaching #2 on the Norwegian Billboard Chart. Peace!</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_123283" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 31, 2007 @ 6:54 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('D397F71EBAABB3B6C7228711408D0D7E','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_123296" class="comment 3337A4A0201C39E157162D32F7755470"> <div class="gravatar"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=5456" title="Red_Chord's avatar"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" class="gravatar-img" style="background:url('https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/32ad7d77d7f667cacb0cea263b33f818?s=80&r=r&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emetalunderground%2Ecom%2Fimages%2Favatars%2Fdefault%5Fmember%2Egif')" alt="Red_Chord's avatar" /></a><p class="usertitle">Member</p> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">18.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> <a href="/members/profile.cfm?userid=5456">Red_Chord</a></span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>Hey, next time they are going to ban an album from the charts because it uses paper that has not been recycled...they just don't like metal and they just don't want it on the bilboard cause it's not suppose to sell...I tell you what. Everybody in England should protest about that and just get the album. The charts won't decide if a band makes it or not but the fans will. And if it is worth it (which it is) the fans will make sure that the band can continu to work their art and keep going. It's cool to be on top of charts but in the end, it doesn't really make you less succesfull if you're not on it.</p><p> Metal forever...</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_123296" title="Link to this comment">#</a> May 31, 2007 @ 10:31 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('3337A4A0201C39E157162D32F7755470','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_123339" class="comment CF90B2BDFF822B833DDFA92B7F6F0F94"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">19.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> CephalicCarnage</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>Norway rules. "the first Norwegian band since A-HA, to crack the U.S. Billboard Top 50". Damn, thats an achievement.</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_123339" title="Link to this comment">#</a> Jun 1, 2007 @ 11:48 AM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('CF90B2BDFF822B833DDFA92B7F6F0F94','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_123347" class="comment 528CED5131199B99C2A4F2E2833521FB"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">20.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> DISEMBOWLER</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>THATS RIGHT MOTHER FAGETS, DIMMU KICKS THE sh** IN BLACK METAL!!!</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_123347" title="Link to this comment">#</a> Jun 1, 2007 @ 1:37 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('528CED5131199B99C2A4F2E2833521FB','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_123354" class="comment F4535F02F8C883E47630055231D631F8"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">21.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> CrawfordTexasJingoJango</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>I say fxck the charts. I say fxck the numbers. It's all pieces of the bigger picture. One part of the industry wants to quantify its product, and when an album gets banned, no matter what the country, the industry just tries to find a way to get fans worked up so they buy the record in question anyways. I appreciate Dimmu and all that, but who really cares about the charts or the numbers? If I buy a copy of a CD, I don't usually buy another copy, no matter how sweet the album is, unless the first copy gets ruined. And as far as the packaging goes, Slipknot's IOWA had a mirror inside, and the industry is STILL sucking sLipKnot's c0ck over that album. I think the whole debacle is pointless horseshxt and no matter what they cite as their reasons, it all boils down to the same thing: The people who were going to buy the record are still going to buy it, and this is all either cheap tactics by 1) the recording industry to pad its waning numbers, or 2) the UK to control what comes in and out of the country musically. The UK thrives on irrational censorship, yet tits on national television isn't out of the norm there. What's more offensive, one chick's titties, or six guys pretending to be devil worshippers on a CD? The answer is neither. They're the same damn thing, if you're worried about exposing the children. If that's not the concern, then it's a totally expendable issue knee-deep in moot points. It sucks for Dimmu, but, hey, they're obviously getting a little bit of press out of it, right? I'm willing to bet that neither side of this situation is all that upset. If the album rocks, people will find it, regardless of who is banning it.</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_123354" title="Link to this comment">#</a> Jun 1, 2007 @ 3:18 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('F4535F02F8C883E47630055231D631F8','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comment_123622" class="comment 8CA712CFC6B2C6B934D4A5CBA99B88AA"> <div class="gravatar"> <img src="/images/avatars/default_avatar.gif" class="gravatar-img" alt="Anonymous Reader" /></a> </div> <div class="commentwrapper"> <p class="commentheading"> <span class="commentno">22.</span> <span class="commentauthor"> spawnd07</span> writes: </p> <div class="commentbody"> <p>greetings from New Zealand, and hail Dimmu Borgir for not failing to impress. Absolutely f***en brutal, nice vocal's and recording great, not to mention HellHammers impressive diverse drumming-big step up. and guitars from silonez's and galder f***en astonishing. Have been thrashing it hard since the release, keep up the good work</p> <div class="commentdate"> <a href="#comment_123622" title="Link to this comment">#</a> Jun 4, 2007 @ 5:21 PM ET | <a href="#" onclick="return revealMsgOrigin('8CA712CFC6B2C6B934D4A5CBA99B88AA','match')" title="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address">IP Logged <img src="/images/find_bl.gif" class="icon" width="11" height="11" alt="Reveal posts originating from the same IP address" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a id="latestcomment"></a> </div> <p class="note">To minimize comment spam/abuse, you cannot post comments on articles over a month old.</p> </section> </main> </div> <footer id="footer"> <div id="footercontainer"> <div id="footernav"> <ul class="nav"> <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/news/">Metal News</a> <ul> <li><a href="/news/">Latest News</a></li> <li><a href="/news/type/Headline-News">Headline News</a></li> <li><a href="/news/type/Exclusive">Exclusives</a></li> <li><a href="/news/type/Site-Update">Site Updates</a></li> <li><a href="/news/submission/">Submit News</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class="nav"> <li><a href="/news/type/Column">Columns</a> <ul> <li><a href="/news/type/Column/Unearthing-the-Metal-Underground">Unearthing The Metal Underground</a></li> <li><a href="/news/type/Column/Sunday-Old-School">Sunday Old School</a></li> <li><a href="/news/type/Column/Pit-Stories">Pit Stories</a></li> <li><a href="/news/type/Column/The-Rockstar-Ramblings">Rockstar Ramblings</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/news/type/OpEd">Op/Eds</a></li> </ul> <ul class="nav"> <li><a href="/bands/">Bands</a></li> <li><a href="/interviews/">Interviews</a></li> <li><a href="/reviews/">Reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/photo_gallery/">Photo Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/news/type/Report">Road Reports</a></li> <li><a href="/news/type/Just-For-Fun">Just For Fun</a></li> </ul> <ul class="nav"> <li><a href="/about_us/">About Us</a> <ul> <li><a href="/about_us/">Mission/History</a></li> <li><a href="/about_us/staff/">Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/about_us/contact_us/">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/support_us/link_us/">Link To Us</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class="nav"> <li><a href="/info/">More Info</a> <ul> <li><a href="/help/faq/">F.A.Q.</a></li> <li><a href="/info/terms_of_service.cfm">Terms Of Service</a></li> <li><a href="/info/copyright_notice.cfm">Copyright Notice</a></li> <li><a href="/info/privacy_statement.cfm">Privacy Statement</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="copyrightinfo"> <span id="appversion">Metal Underground.com v.4.5.6 <span id="deployed">(deployed Oct 12, 2023)</span></span> <span id="copyright">Copyright © 2000-2024 <a href="/">Metalunderground.com</a>. 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