ABRAHADABRA

First of all I loved this edition, very nice box that comes with a small book and very nice cross digipak. The album is also very good. The melodies and symphonic arrangements are very amazing and everything else too, except that I really miss ICS Vortex, he used to add something special to their songs with his magical voice. Overall the album is very good and the box set is amazing.

I bought DCA back in 2003, and never thought to see if Dimmu Borgir had any other albums because I was so obsessed with that one!The just before Christmas I searched on Amazon and found Abrahadabra as being their most recent offering. I listened to the segments of the songs and knew it would be another great album, and I wasn't wrong.The orchestra, again, sounds great along with the metal guitars and drums. It's like the soundtrack to a film, I am playing it over and over at the moment as I can't get enough of it!The only disappointing thing is that I bought the 'standard' album rather than the deluxe edition and I since found out there are bonus tracks on the deluxe edition. Schoolboy error!

This album blew me away. I don't think of myself as a black metal fan and therefore, I am not a purist when it comes to this type of music. To be honest this is the first Dimmu Borgir album I could actually listen to from start to finish.I find the constant growling and grunting a bit off-putting at times that's why I am always flirting with subgenres of black metal: pagan black metal, symphonic black metal, ambient black metal etc. Maybe this is why I like this record so much. The use of the orchestra and the choir is absolutely mesmerisisng: you can listen to a track ten times and still discover different layers of orchestration. This however, does not drown the band sound: there is an amazing balance between the two which was only hinted at in their previous album. Dimmu Borgir are the true masters of the symphonic metal sound, breezing past Epica and leaving Within Temptation way behind. And let's not even consider bringing the new Nightwish in this debate.Gateways is beautiful and magestic and Dimmu Borgir could easily be the soundtrack of a Lord of the Rings battle scene. This album is relentless and demands your full attention and repeated listenings to be appreciated fully.The lyrics have a more positive and optimistic feel than your usual black metal songs;I find it a welcome change and it fits the whole turning point that Dimmu Borgir are at the moment. The whole album has an unusual uplifting feel about it. Again, fans of the genre won't be happy with this. A lot of purists will hate me for mentioning Dimmu and Nightwish in the same review; I dont care, I don't believe in genre boundaries. Buy this, if you can keep an open mind.

I loved the track Gateways, which led me to get this album. Upon listening to some of the other tracks, I was thrown off course a little bit as they're exploring new avenues. However I persisted and was rewarded with a great album. It's more melodic and definitely cinematic, but still has a dark aura about it and has strong tunes. It's Dimmu's most versatile album and I'm looking forward to where they go from here.

Not really my thing, but there is some splendid orchestral writing/playing on this, particularly the low brass, even more particularly some splendidly aggressive cimbasso playing.

I'm never disappointed with albums from Dimmu Borgir !

Boyfriend loved it defiantly a worthwhile gift I have also stolen it a few times best thing is he plays it at work.

Great album! Dimmu Borgir always surprise me in a positive way.Great songs and this package is very cool!Buy it!