Dimmu Borgir Announces New Album "Abrahadabra" Chart Positions

"Abrahadabra," the new album by Norway’s Dimmu Borgir, has sold over 9,428 copies in the U.S. since its October 12th release last week and has debuted at #42 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, #5 on the Top Hard Music Albums chart, and #6 on the Independent Current Albums chart.

The album also debuted at #4 on the Top Rock albums and #30 Top Albums charts at iTunes (U.S.) the day of its release. In Canada, the album debuted at #4 on the Nielsen Soundscan Top Hard Albums chart.

Dimmu Borgir's 32 date run across North America launches on Friday, November 5th in Worcester, Massachusetts and ends Tuesday, December 14th in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Support will come from Enslaved and Blood Red Throne, plus Dawn Of Ashes.

Source: metalunderground

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ABRAHADABRA will be released in Germany on September 24th, in the rest of Europe on September 27th, and in North America on October 12th. Fellow countrymen Enslaved and Sahg will be the opening acts onDIMMU BORGIR's headlining "Darkness Reborn World Tour" in Europe, which launches on September 21st in London.

For tour dates, visit the bands MySpace page.

Sep 19 2010

6:00P

Heineken Music HallAmsterdam, Zuid-Oost, NETHERLANDS

Sep 21 2010

7:00P

ForumLondon, Kentish To, UNITED KINGDOM

Sep 22 2010

8:00P

BataclanParis, Île-de-Fra, FRANCE

Sep 23 2010

6:00P

Eishalle SeutwegWinterthur, Zurich, SWITZERLAND

Sep 24 2010

6:00P

ZenithMunich, Bayern, GERMANY

Sep 26 2010

6:00P

GasometerVienna, Wien, AUSTRIA

Sep 27 2010

7:30P

AlcatrazMilan, Lombardy, ITALY

Sep 28 2010

8:00P

Boogaloo ClubZagreb, CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska)

Sep 30 2010

7:30P

Den AtelierLuxembourg, Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG

Oct 1 2010

6:00P

Ancienne BelgiqueBrussels, Belgium, BELGIUM

Oct 2 2010

6:00P

RosengartenMannheim, BW, GERMANY

Oct 3 2010

6:00P

PalladiumCologne, NRW, GERMANY

Oct 5 2010

6:00P

Haus-AuenseeLeipzig, SA, GERMANY

Oct 6 2010

6:00P

Columbia HalleBerlin, Berlin, GERMANY

Oct 7 2010

7:00P

PROGRESJAWARSAW, Poland, POLAND

Oct 8 2010

7:30P

Studio KrakówKraków, Kraków, POLAND

Oct 9 2010

7:30P

KD VltavskaPrague, CZ, CZECH REPUBLIC

Oct 11 2010

7:00P

VegaCopenhagen, Hovedstade, DENMARK

Oct 12 2010

7:30P

ArenanStockholm, SWEDEN

Oct 14 2010

7:30P

PakkahouneTampere, FI, FINLAND

Oct 15 2010

7:30P

House of CultureHelsinki, 1, FINLAND

Oct 17 2010

6:00P

Trädgår'nGothenburg, SWEDEN

Oct 18 2010

7:00P

Sentrum SceneOslo, Oslo, no

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DIMMU BORGIR "GATEWAYS" SINGLE on iTUNES AUG 20 (EU) and AUG 24 (US)

"Gateways," the first single from the new album ABRAHADABRA by Norwegian symphonic black metal band DIMMU BORGIR , will be available for purchase in Europe on iTunes at this location: http://bit.ly/cpOaNz from Friday, August 20th on and in North America on Tuesday, August 24th.

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Germany's Metal Hammer Magazine recently conducted an interview with DIMMU BORGIRfrontman Shagrath. The video, where Shagrath discusses the new album and upcoming European tour, can be viewed here.

ABRAHADABRA will be released in Germany on September 24th, in the rest of Europe on September 27th, and in North America on October 12th. Fellow countrymen Enslaved and Sahg will be the opening acts on DIMMU BORGIR's headlining "Darkness Reborn World Tour" in Europe, which launches on September 21st in London.

Visit DIMMU BORGIR online at:

www.dimmu-borgir.com

www.myspace.com/DIMMUBORGIR

www.facebook.com/DIMMUBORGIR

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DIMMU BORGIR - NEW ALBUM ARTWORK + TITLE FINALLY REVEALED

The artwork created for the new DIMMU BORGIRalbum Abrahadabra by German artist / painter / graphic designer Joachim Luetke (Arch Enemy, Kreator, Sopor Aeternus) has been uploaded to the band's MySpace page.

The word 'abrahadabra ' (which roughly translates into 'I will create as I speak') first publicly appeared in Chapter III of Liber AL vel Legis (commonly referred to asThe Book of the Law) written by Aleister Crowley in Cairo, Egypt in 1904.

DIMMU BORGIR singer/songwriter Shagrath shares the following about the new album:

"After eleven months of total focus, dedication and professional team work, Darkness has been reborn. Some people have expressed their concern about the future of the band since the departure of some members of the clan. Let me assure you that things happen for a reason. The black flame burns brighter than ever before. With the mixture of our different musical preferences and the personalities involved, I will dare to say we have created a BEAST, the most detailed work to date out of our 17 years of existence. I know it's too much of a cliché to brag when you have a done a new album, but to put it short and simple, it's a fist in the face to all the doubters out there. Forward - Onward - March... ENTER THE SUPREME UNKNOWN."

For the second time in the band's career (i.e. 1996'sStormblåst), a one-word album title breaks the tradition of a three-word album title for a new studio release dating back to DIMMU BORGIR's 1994's debut, For All Tid.

Guitarist/songwriter Silenoz has this to say on the topic:

"We knew there would be some big changes with this album in more than one way and since we've had the three word title tradition for many years now, we thought it'd make a lot of sense for us to move on from that. It has served its purpose. We are a band that's all about change and moving forward. An album title consisting of one word goes hand-in-hand with the new material - it describes both the musical and lyrical content in a more imaginary way, not to mention the unity and the everlasting flame which isDIMMU BORGIR. Expect the unexpected!"

When asked about the central figure in the artwork and who/what he's supposed to represent, artist Joachim Luetke responds:

"I think that's obvious. Since the whole 'setting' is located in an icy, bleak, winter-y, post-industrial era, we're pretty close to H.P. Lovecraft's nameless elder gods. They're represented by the mask's tentacles. In short: the mask/face personifies dominion of powers far beyond mankind. The nameless gods witnessed the birth of our universe and they'll watch it implode. To them, the age of mankind is but a blink of an eye."

Abrahadabra will be released in Germany on September 24th, in the rest of Europe on September 27th, and in North America on October 12th.

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