• Green
• Matte gatefold cover
• Inner sleeves with printed lyrics and credits
  
  

Dimmu Borgir return with Grand Serpent Rising, their 2026 full-length for Nuclear Blast Records. The Norwegian symphonic black metal architects have spent three decades refining a sound that merges orchestral grandeur with tremolo-picked ferocity, and this album positions itself as a landmark statement within their catalog—a work that synthesizes the theatrical scope they've cultivated since the late '90s with renewed compositional ambition.

Tracks like "Tridentium" and "Ascent" establish the record's architectural approach: layered synth work and string arrangements support jagged guitar lines and blast-beat percussion, while "As Seen In The Unseen" and "The Qryptfarer" explore slower, more deliberate passages where atmosphere takes precedence over velocity. "Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel" and "Repository Of Divine Transmutation" showcase the band's ability to sustain complex arrangements across extended runtimes, balancing Shagrath's commanding vocal presence against instrumental passages that feel both menacing and oddly grandiose. The record sustains a consistent aesthetic throughout—dark, ornate, and propulsive.

This vinyl edition arrives as a 2×LP pressing in a matte gatefold presentation, accompanied by inner sleeves containing full lyrical documentation and production credits. For collectors of symphonic black metal on vinyl, the format amplifies the orchestral density Dimmu Borgir embedded throughout the mix, making this the preferred way to absorb the album's full sonic architecture.

Tracklist:

A1. Tridentium (3:55)
A2. Ascent (5:21)
A3. As Seen In The Unseen (6:59)
B1. The Qryptfarer (4:30)
B2. Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel (5:42)
B3. Repository Of Divine Transmutation (6:33)
C1. Slik Minnes En Alkymist (5:38)
C2. Phantom Of The Nemesis (5:07)
C3. The Exonerated (5:57)
D1. Recognizant (5:51)
D2. At The Precipice Of Convergence (4:16)
D3. Shadows Of A Thousand Perceptions (5:29)
D4. Gjǫll (4:00)