Time for the Serpent to rise high! Norwegian symphonic black metal masters DIMMU BORGIR return with anoter  glimpse into their forthcoming eleventh full-length offering, “Grand Serpent Rising”, to be released via Nuclear Blast on May 22nd.  The album was recorded , mixed , mastered at Studio Fredman in Sweden. Pre-orders are now active here: https://bit.ly/4byzOHN.

Eerie shadows are lurking in the dark corners of this spring –  the spirit that denies, a force able to distort our conception of space and time.  Conceived in the heart of the Norwegian black metal scene in 1993, DIMMU BORGIR quickly broke free from the boundaries of the genre, daring to combine a traditional raven black sound with opulent symphonic orchestration. Soon they turned into pioneers of their field, forging groundbreaking albums such as Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997), Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999), or Death Cult Armageddon (2003), invading the entire world with headline tours and eventually turning into the most influential act of their genre after ten full-length studio releases, with the eleventh ritual on its way.

“Grand Serpent Rising” blends brutality with striking diversity and symbolic themes of renewal, growth, and transformation. Inspired by the serpent as a metaphor for shedding skin and rebirth, the record channels both the band’s legacy and a renewed creative force. From the ominous opening of “Tridentium” through nearly an hour of relentless music, the album delivers a powerful, cohesive statement that fuses early Norwegian black metal ferocity with decades of refined composition.

Tracklist:
1.Tridentium
2.Ascent
3.The Qryptfarer
4.As Seen in the Unseen
5.Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel
6.Repository of Divine Transmutation
7.Slik 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

Join the official video premiere of the anthem “Ascent” below: