Dimmu Borgir

Blending black metal's most brutal tendencies, the melancholic beauty of classical and opera, and industrial metal's production techniques, Dimmu Borgir have carved a niche in the metal world as one of the most savage and creative acts to hail from the Norwegian scene. Emerging in the early '90s -- vocalist Shagrath and rhythm guitarist Silenoz have remained the group's sole constant members -- the band's early material hewed closer to the thrash-forward extreme metal aesthetic of groups like Bathory and Darkthrone. Commencing with 1997's Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, Dimmu Bo...