Inn I Evighetens Mørke
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Inn i evighetens mørke is the first EP
by Norwegian
black metal
band Dimmu Borgir
. It was first released as a demo in 1994, and later as an EP on december 17 in the same year, after the release of the debut album For All Tid
. The EP was released by Necromantic Gallery Productions on 7" vinyl limited to 1000 copies.
The EP is included in the True Kings of Norway
split cd by Spinefarm Records
, released in 2000. In 2003, a bootleg version on Hat Records also exists that only contained the two-part track "Inn i evighetens mørke" and "Raabjørn speiler draugheimens skodde" was not included in this release.
The track "Raabjørn speiler draugheimens skodde" would later be included on the band's debut album For all tid
, and would also be re-recorded for Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
and the Godless Savage Garden
EP. As well, both parts of "Inn i Evighetens Mørke" were remastered for the re-release of "For all tid" in 1997.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...
. It was first released as a demo in 1994, and later as an EP on december 17 in the same year, after the release of the debut album For All Tid
For All Tid
-Dimmu Borgir:* Silenoz – lead vocals, rhythm guitar* Tjodalv – lead guitar, drums on Glittertind* Stian Aarstad – synthesizers, keyboards, effects* Brynjard Tristan – bass* Shagrath – drums, backing vocals, lead guitar on "Glittertind"...
. The EP was released by Necromantic Gallery Productions on 7" vinyl limited to 1000 copies.
The EP is included in the True Kings of Norway
True Kings of Norway
-Notes:*Tracks 1 - 2 from Emperor's As the Shadows Rise*Track 3 is an Emperor song previously unreleased*Tracks 4 - 6 from Immortal's Immortal EP*Tracks 7 - 9 from Dimmu Borgir's Inn I Evighetens Mørke...
split cd by Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is a Finland-based record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. In 1999, a sub-label titled Spikefarm Records was started by Sami Tenetz from Thy Serpent...
, released in 2000. In 2003, a bootleg version on Hat Records also exists that only contained the two-part track "Inn i evighetens mørke" and "Raabjørn speiler draugheimens skodde" was not included in this release.
The track "Raabjørn speiler draugheimens skodde" would later be included on the band's debut album For all tid
For All Tid
-Dimmu Borgir:* Silenoz – lead vocals, rhythm guitar* Tjodalv – lead guitar, drums on Glittertind* Stian Aarstad – synthesizers, keyboards, effects* Brynjard Tristan – bass* Shagrath – drums, backing vocals, lead guitar on "Glittertind"...
, and would also be re-recorded for Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
-Chart performance:The album was a chart hit in a number of countries, in particular, it reached #3 in the German Albums Chart. It also peaked at #26 in the Finnish Albums Chart.-Personnel:*Shagrath - lead vocals, lead guitar...
and the Godless Savage Garden
Godless Savage Garden
Godless Savage Garden is a compilation album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1998 by Nuclear Blast and re-released on 3 October 2006 with 2 bonus tracks....
EP. As well, both parts of "Inn i Evighetens Mørke" were remastered for the re-release of "For all tid" in 1997.
Track listing
Personnel
- Sven Atle Kopperud (Erkekjetter SilenozSilenozSilenoz , is a Norwegian guitarist who is a founding member, along with Shagrath and Tjodalv, of the Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir which he is the primary songwriter...
) – lead vocals, guitar - Kenneth Akesson (TjodalvTjodalvTjodalv is a Norwegian drummer. He is a founding member of both Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child. He now plays in Black Comedy and Susperia. Tjodalv played guitar on the first Dimmu Borgir albums Inn I Evighetens Mørke and For All Tid. He then switched to drumming for them on Stormblåst and...
) – guitar - Ivar Lundsten (Brynjard Tristan) – bass
- Stian Thorensen (ShagrathShagrathShagrath is a Norwegian musician best known as the vocalist of Dimmu Borgir.-Biography:Stian Thoresen was born on November 18, 1976 in Jessheim, outside of Oslo, Norway....
) – drums - Stian AarstadStian AarstadStian Aarstad is a Norwegian pianist and keyboard player best known for his five-year stint with the black metal band Dimmu Borgir during which he played keyboards and synthesizers while engendering criticism and controversy for appearing onstage and performing in a top-hat-and-cape outfit...
- synthesizers, keyboards, effects