Dimmu Borgir live in concert.
ON TOUR

Dimmu Borgir

38
critic concert reviews
metal

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

77
%
Based on 
38
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 38 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Dimmu Borgir is rated as an entertaining live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Dimmu Borgir concert reviews describe live shows and performances as melodic.

ON TOUR

Wacken, Wacken, Germany (July 30); Vojenská pevnost Josefov, Jaroměř-Josefov, Czech Republic (August 6); Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium (August 8); Summer Breeze, Dinkelsbühl, Germany (August 13); Site de Kerampuilh, Carhaix-Plouguer, France (August 14); Lake Neuchâtel, Cudrefin, Switzerland (August 15)

Latest Release

Inspiratio Profanus = インスピラティオ・プロファヌス (22 December 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
metal
Origin
Oslo, Norway (1993 - present)
Bio
Dimmu Borgir is a symphonic black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse.
Has Performed With
Amorphis, Enslaved

Critic Concert Reviews

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

August 28, 2022
50
%
As the first festival in our world to make its triumphant return last year following the pandemic, Bloodstock Festival was a saving grace for so many people who had been starved of live music in the age of lockdowns.

Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

February 6, 2020
100
%
Oberhausen 2020

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

February 4, 2020
80
%
Co-headlining tours can be a tricky business.

The Music (Australia)

October 17, 2018
%
They still cut the black metal mustard like a freshly sharpened Norse warrior’s battle axe.

Exclaim (Canada)

August 24, 2018
80
%
Yet here they are, reminding us of two things: you can never be too over-the-top, and there is no limit to how many metal studs an outfit can hold.

Ambient Light (New Zealand)

April 1, 2018
%
‘Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail…'

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

August 19, 2012
80
%
Bloodstock Open Air 2012

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