what the hell??????? that is gay....

does he think he is the black metal gangster pimp g daddy or something???

irony?

ps: the colors are cool but smoking is gay=)

the mobster look is gay

he kinda looks like nikki sixx

I was going to say nikki sixx too

uber ghey.

that's FUCKING AWESOME!

he's the snoop dog of "black" metal

i don't understand. . .they still kick ass though

Dimmu was always gay. Stormblast was ok but even that was a bit borderline. This sad turn of events comes as no suprise to me after watching Garm slowly become known as "Trickster G". Maybe theres something in the water up there. Who knows.

I heard his wife is a european porn star or something like that. Still doesn't top vincent's gayness.

Next thing you guys will be posting pictures of corpsegrinder hugging his daughter and calling him gay for it.

dimmu is the slipknot of black metal!

Robdeadskin said:

none of them wear masks or # themselves, how is that possible?

george hugging his daughter isn't the same as this dude dressed up like a pimp and smoking a cigar...

one is life and one is funny.

yea dude. theres a difference between having a family and looking like a complete fuckin chode.

they dont need to wear masks..is that all anyone thinks slipknot is!! what im sayin is they have to go through drastic measures to be part of a scene...dont even tell me dimmu belongs in a black metal catagory because of the make up and spikes...slipknot like dimmu has to stoop to retarted levels to be noticed and reconized for thier music....instead of just bieng a band and stayin true to what they want to do...unlike myself...im not lookin for a grammy ......ahhhem!!!l ike some other band that worship dimmu ive been throwin words at...Ahhemmm!

yeah some death metal singer hugging his daughter is hilarious...shagrath pimpin it out is just life man what can i say?

attendmyrequiem said:

thank you

Abbath said:

I've dressed like an idiot a bunch of times for pictures, I think it's hillarious!

Abbath said:

not convinced, you wanna see a gay metal head watch this http://194.126.124.35/~masq/kovenant/downloads/blackmetal.mpg

Robdeadskin said:

If I could find the interview I would post it, but DIMMU is fully aware that they are not fully black metal these days and mentioned how they have black metal influences. What levels do dimmu stoop too to get noticed? They dress like every other black metal band live.

On a side note, ICS Vortex has an incredible singing voice, I wish he'd do fulltime vocals for a band. Nick Barker blows most metal drummers out of the water... Galder only 3 words for him: Old mans Child.

hahahahahahahahahaha

my tribute to that video and me not caring what you think, hahaha:

what levels...umm there is a retarted pic above this post i see!!!and thats not the first one ive seen of that guy doin that!! there is more...

Men who paint their fingernails = sword-swallowers. That pic is worse than gay -- it's creepy-gay.

ok rusted not this post...hahahaha the one before..hahaha you clown..hahaha

Robdeadskin said:

so what? Rob Halford touch's dudes weeners, and he's still a METAL GOD.

sure is

i do not like dimmu borgir's new album.

i think that snoop borgir photo his hillarious.

i also hope everyone hugs their daughters.

thats not the same guy!! at least when he rocked out the studs ..it was the 80's and cool...

largefreakatzero said:

Sword swallower, theres another classic term, almost as catchy as dong huffer

he looks pretty black metal here:

if I got the chance to do pictures like this (and get $$$ for it) I would in a second, I don't even care if I'm into black metal or not, who wouldn't?:





look guys, dimmu having a barBQ, how un-metal of them!!!

sure does, thats not what determines whether or not i will listen to a certain band though.

paganmegan said:

Glad I could oblige.

So I see they are sponsored by and get their clothing @ Hot topic, how very Metal

aegathis said:

unforunately, being a pretty popular band and looks makes more people hate you for that reason alone as we're seeing here on this board. it's like the same as people calling one of us gay for wearing adidas sneakers on stage or something.

Todd said:


There is no Hot Topic in Europe, besides their shit is too extreme to be sold in hot topic. We work with hot topic for shirts, and they will not accept any design with pentagrams or a drastic amount of skulls on them.

You guys are a bunch of closet cases.

RustedAngel said:

I wear luggz \m/

wasn't one of they're songs in the movie Hellboy???

BornSoVile said:

yeah, track 2 off of deathcult, no vocals, too extreme probably. Just the orchestral parts mainly. The battle for ozzfest show also jacked it.

have a dimmu burger at the Dimmu-BBQ!

damnose said:

hahah...

how TRU00 is it of Satyricon to have joey from slipknot drumming for them? Mother north, bitches, slipknot style!

haha

RustedAngel said:

1. when i saw them about 6 months ago at ozzfest in NJ...they kept asking everyone if they were ready for some 'true norwegian black metal'. i was ready....

2. they dress like assholes. shagrath wears a god damn leather skirt. and theyll do whatever they can to become bigger rockstars and more famous and blablablablalbala. they should focus more on not sucking.

Yeah, dimmu is gay because of that picture. Also, Iron Maiden are gay because in the 80s they wore spandex on stage. I won't listen to their music because of that. Judas Priest are gay because halford's a faggot, fucking gay faggot, that band sucks. Motorhead are gay because I saw this one picture of Lemmy once and he was wearing a Beatles shirt, that's so gay, I hate their music because of that picture. Also, fucking Venom, so gay, I saw this one picture of them once where one of them had a fucking hat on, it was fucking g4y gehy gay3 and made them the worst band ever. Also, anyband that has ever had any members who have ever worn leather pants is gay and talentless.

dude they do not dress like every other black metal band alive. i dont really care what they wear. the only other band they dress like is cradle of filth. its fuckin gay. you cant compare spandex to a black leather skirt. sorry. saying they dress like any black metal band is ridiculous.

but i dont even care what they wear because DB hasnt even been remotely good since enthroned darkness and their gayness lies in the fact that THEY SUCK.

dan. said:

how can you not compare black leather skirt to SPANDEX? That doesn't even make any sense. Scottish people wear skirts, they're all gay too? Mel gibson is gay in braveheart cause he was wearing a kilt.

explain to me how exactly how dimmu sucks at playing music aside from your opinion? they own most true black metal bands musically. The true black metal community should be happy that dimmu might turn on many young kids onto 'true norweigan black metal'.

But Dimmu arent black metal. And i know lots of black metal bands that dont dress like fruitcakes. In fact all the black metal bands i know personally dont dress like that.

because spandex is metal (see: 80s) and wearing a skirt is metrosexual and being metrosexual isnt very metal. and mel gibson decapitated people in braveheart. shagrath gets interviewed by rolling stone.

i didnt say they sucked at "playing" music...they are "good musicians"..but dude..if youve honestly listened to their last 2 albums and thought they were fine pieces of music...then awesome..enjoy. i think they suck.

word

plus a kilt isnt the same as....A LEATHER SKIRT! can you please just agree to the fact that a man wearing a leather skirt is fucking gay. im sorry...i dont see how someone can argue with that.

dan. said:

if you're from europe and you wear a skirt on stage, you're not gay. only in the US. is wearing a skirt considered gay. last time I checked they were from norway.

for their style I thought the last 3 albums were some of their best work, they broke the chains of having records that sound like shit and put something out that actually sounded good. How can you not like ICS's clean vox? Shit is almost epic. haha.

wretched asylum singer = skirt wearing = gay

hahahaha

RustedAngel said:

I was playin,easy there big fella ,I know there are no HT in Europe,And I also know your company works for HT as My buddy Anderson works there and told me this, Sorry to get your panties in an uproar

ill give you the fact that lots of shit that goes on in europe is totally lost on americans...but come on...for all tid and stormblast completely destroy new dimmu

Kilts are KVLT

Abbath, you are correct.

dan. said:

stormblast is decent! but they didn't have the killer lineup then... galder is a sick player, nick is a sick drummer, vortex has a rediculous operatic voice which holds up live.

holy shit will all you bitches stop complaining!!! it's a fucking joke, don't ruin the laughs

yeah the picture is still gay no matter whether you like dimmu or not

I don't know about for all tid and stormblast completely destroying new Dimmu. I enjoyed "Mourning Palace" more than some of the songs
on Stormblast and For All Tid. Dimmu really doesn't bother me because my friend Marius is really into them and he isn't like "DIMMU IS TEH TRUEST GERMAN BLACK METAL BAND EVER!!!" He actually enjoys their music which is why people should listen to music.

No shit. btw dimmu never did it for me. Why are they so big?

obviously because they sold their asses to the devil

Keyboards?

Dimmu needs a Keytarist for their next tour. If they had that we would have no choice but to worship at their feet.

All hail the keytar

No, I like key boards Rhapsody, Children of Bodom, Kalmah...). unless its harpsichords. I like harsichords but not with black metal. Using harpsichord a shitty attempt to be "goth" and they just don't have interesting music.

swamplorddvm said:

because they put out black metal records that actually sound good and not recorded by a boombox in a tin can.

cuz they look like spawn action figures

Hooker said:

btw, dong huffer and sword swallower are both great.

RustedAngel said:


Wrong. Because they just don't do it for me. Nothing stands out that much about their music.

retzam said:


hahahahahahaha yes!... pics do make thier music gay!.... lame thread

no one said pics make music gay you fag, they said gay looking assholes in pictures are fags

powerkok said:



Yes those are great synonyms for fagot

I also like turd snorkler

yes! anonymous speaks the truth!

paganmegan said:

what about pillowbiter?
or hanging organist?

yay, anonymous will be ignored by me.

anonymous said:


if you took time to read my entire post youd notice the 5 lines of quoted text, and im not a fag

pipe pounder?

RustedAngel said:


agreed

powerkok said:

yes, those are definitely right up there

So Rusted, let me see if i understand you. Are you saying that because Dimmu albums are better produced than most real black metal bands that makes them a better band? Or that drummers who use triggers are better than real drummers just because it sounds cleaner? Have you ever heard Ulver's "Madrigal of the night"? Thats just one example of steller musicianship with tin can recording.

i sometimes like the "tin can" recording style better, for black metal, it gives it a certain edge

Talent or should I say Music that makes you feel, smile, laugh, angry or even cry. That's what matters. not production.

Exactly what im tryin to say

But maybe rusty is commenting on how some people don't consider good production as "troo" black metal or something.

what?

yea i can see that. but sometimes black metal recordings sound shitty because thats all they can afford. (like me)

haha All I have is my crapy stereo. I hook up the my amp to the mike input. That's "troo"!

I don't think orchestras or cigars or mobster jackets are particularly black metal, but when it comes down to it if the music is good its good, if it sucks it sucks

yea we're like, kvlt and stuff.

a couple of you mentioned black metal bands that don't wear any makeup or clothes, literally, I saw a picture of one who were completely naked. that's gayer than any cigar or 'mobster' jacket..

Orchestras are cool. You just have to do it right I feel.

Christraper said:


save 300 bucks and get one of these

fuck it, i like dimmu... suck a dick

swamplorddvm said:

was part of my point yes...I'm not doubting all musicianship from bands with shitty recordings, but I gotta say a lot of the underground black metal shit I've heard has shitty playing, super reptative, horrible guitar tone, ect. You don't like dimmu borgir's music, it doesn't mean they suck. You probably don't like a heap of other bands but it doesn't mean they suck either.

Christraper said:

Don't even get me started on the triggers debate. Saying drummers who use triggers suck is like saying guitarist's that use amplifiers suck.

look homo, one of the best metal drummers using triggers! OMFg HE SUXxx!!1 OMFGZ LOLZ!!!

RustedAngel said:

dan. said:

everyone loves those albums. is it just me or does stormblast suck. theres something about that album that just doesnt strike me. but everyone seems to love it. the only dimmu album i really like is enthrone darkness triumphant.

i dont like any of em!

I like Puritannical.

Hooker said:

so do i, but for some reason i cant really get into Death cult.

death cult is the only one i have..because i bought it, for nick being in lockup with napalm....very dissaponted..but killer drummer

Why most people hate Dimmu Borgir
http://www.anus.com/metal/dimmuborgir.html

that site is fucking stupid. All the reviews are bullshit.

Aegathis said:



Yeah, me too. It didn't really stick with me.

BobNOMAAMRooney nli said:

every single one of those reviews are retarded.

My favorite thing about those reviews is the bullshit the guy makes up to sound like he has an intricate understanding of music theory and recording techniques.

"The expressive rhythms are the interaction between strumming and the snare/bass heartbeat that blasts along behind the music's tonal avalanche"

BobNOMAAMRooney nli said:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

honestly, how does this have 112 replies?

I only make up one fifty-sixth of them.

you must be wicked excited about that AIDS vacine.

That's what my AIDS-filled erection is telling me anyway.

Somebody post that picture of dimmu poolside.

fuck all of y'all, dimmu=awesome, who cares about the picture.

Immortal has a ton of homo-erotic pictures... but their music still rules. Dimmu still rules as well so um... die.

Am I the only one on this planet that doesn't like Immortal?

i don't get why people are arguing.

so someone doesn't like dimmu borgir

and people think that picture is funny

stupid thing to waste typing on. i'm mortified by the fact that i'm doing it now. wtf

hahaha, the issue is that people are basing their opinions of bands on the way the band dresses and their interest in shooting funny pictures of themselves, not that people don't like dimmu.

Dissector said:

You can't be, they are really cheesy and not for every black metal fan, and Battles In The North is a horrible album.

retzam said:



did i say that at all?! i put this pic on here for the people who think dimmu is a huge joke as they made themselves, shagrath is a joke and his vocals are shit to any type of metal they call themselves today, they should have broken up and died with pride a long time ago
thanks to the people who fagged this thread even more than the picture itself

RustedAngel said:
I dont think they suck. I just think its cheating a little. IMO thatd be the same as if i somehow programed my guitar to do a sick solo without me even trying. Dont get me wrong, morbid angel are still one of my favorite death metal bands but ive got more respect for bands like Destruction that sound just as good and dont use triggers.

Christraper said:

I'll say this once again, just because you use triggers does not mean you're a bad drummer (or cheating). MA drumming vs' DESTRUCTION's drumming, there's no comparison. Pete rules then even without triggers. Triggers do not play the drum's for you, and saying it's like a guitar playing a solo for you, that is so idiotic. You still use real drums, it's not a drum machine that you pre-program out before the show. Triggers give your drumset clarity which is imo essential for playing fast. Some guitarist with shitty amps that have no clarity just sound like white noise... It's the same idea...Especially in a live setting...otherwise if you're not headlining it will sound like ass over a PA almost all the time.

RustedAngel said:

I think the white noise thing really hurts some black metal bands. Unless you're wearing headphones or have a pretty good cd player you can't really hear what they're doing.

The only triggers ive seen are on Nefarious' drum set and the ones Dave Suzuki has in his practice space and they both work so that they make the same noise no matter how hard you hit the drums. So yea youre playing fast but you could just be tapping the snare or bass pedal and it would make this thundering manowar production drum sound regardless of how hard you hit it. Some drumemrs can do that without triggers and its nice to see that every once in awhile because its rare these days.

And i edited this post because i accidentally sent it too early because im stoned.

Christraper said:

FACT, the faster the bpm, the less time you have to hit the drum again. Sure some drummers hit harder than others at faster speeds, but doesn't mean the drummer is cheating. He just doesn't hit as hard and wants people to be able to hear the drums as well as if he were playing a slow beat.

i trigger my guitars.

hahaha

blue said:

yeah, to avoid cheating, I play my guitar with no pickups. hahahaha.

So it becomes a case of the band being faster than their drummer? I don't like it when triggers are used on slower songs. But, you really can't fault someone for using triggers if they need them to keep up with the guitarists(and considering how some bands focus on technicality and speed, triggers are almost essential to providing a beat that doesn't sound like shit)

well if some drummers can get the same sound without triggers then why dont all those uber amazing drummers who do use triggers try doing it without them?

BobNOMAAMRooney said:
maybe they should just practice harder

Christraper said:

It's probably just the sound they want.(although most of us don't want it)
I think the last time the trigger issue came up someone mentioned how when you see him live, it's obvious that Hellhammer hits his drums hard and fast enough to get a natural thundering sound but he prefers the "consistency" or something like that of the triggers.

drums without triggers definitely sound better... not like the fake typewriter clacky sound of triggers...

Triggers aren't too far off from electronic drum sets... in that they just don't sound as good

not all triggers sound clicky, you can control the sound yourself.

Put it this way... When your bass drum is triggered and well defined, you better make fuckin sure that you play tight or everyone will hear your mistakes. In some ways triggers can be a hindrance!!

yea you can get your bass drums to sound like bongos or orchestra hits or pretty much any sound a synthesizer has......

RustedAngel said:

one of the best explainations I can give you. haha.

yea but that cant be too difficult since you dont have to play as hard.

Christraper said:

So it would be possible to play a guitar solo on your drums, correct? This needs to be explored.

hahaha maybe!

I wish I had a triggered drum kit right now. I need to hear a guitar solo (or any non percussion solo) played on a drum kit.

so you're saying karl sanders / nile cheats at guitar with his midi pickup

this is like debating Digital vs Film.

They are a tool, used well they can help add range and variation.

In the end it comes down to the sound you want to produce.

If triggers can give you an extra something then why not hell if you need a 10ft gong for one hit at the end of one song, why not.

Music is all about invention and creativity, the more tools you have the more choice you have.

And yes sometimes simple is best but other times why not go a little crazy.

Music is about imagination and feel not about technical ability.

In the end technique, acoustic drums, electronic pads, cymbals, triggers, etc... etc...

are all just tools to release the creativity you have inside you.

If it sounds right who cares what you used to create it.

Tom i completely agree with you on that. I honestly dont care what people use as long as it sounds good. People were accusing Pink Floyd of the same crap back in the day because of all the effects they use and those guys are one of my favorite bands. I just cant stand it when people say one band or one style of music is better than another just because their sound is cleaner.

Christraper said:

To me the cleaner it sounds as a metal album...and crisp, the more I can enjoy it because I can hear what's going on. I've heard too many metal bands put out albums on labels that sound like ass and it's hard to enjoy because you can't hear what's goin on unless they play something slow, and well, some bands don't play anything slower.

but thats what can be so cool about black metal sometimes. the harsh white noise sound almost puts you in a trance and you end up hearing melodies in the music that arent even there. maybe ive done too much acid but thats what im talking about when i say its about the atmosphere. to me music should take you somewhere almost like its telling a story.

re: effects and all that crap

yeah, Floyd got a lot of shit for that. Roger Waters had a great response, something like "it's all extensions of what's coming out of our heads; the instruments aren't doing anything by themselves, so if we didn't have it in our heads in the first place the instruments would be useless." I don't remember exactly what he said, but I'm sure he doesn't either...

Abbath said:

thats awesome!

damnose said:
yea thats pretty much what he said in Live In Pompeii

damnose said:

Yes! that is from pink floyd at pompeii!! He says, not everyone is going to pick up a guitar and be eric clapton and not everyone that uses technology will be them (floyd)


best pink floyd video ( I like it better than the wall)

I think, in relation to the debate about triggers and so forth, it should be about the musician using the technology, and not vice versa, or used as a crutch to cover up inadequacy

Christraper said:

well, you keep taking acid and listening to white noise, hahaha have fun.... I'll stick to metal you can hear.

if we're talking about white noise, wouldn't cocaine be the black metal drug of choice?

has anyone ever tried smoking a piece of their own shit? just wondering.

have you?