Dimmu Borgir Profile


Pronounced: "Dih-moo bore-gear"

Nationality: Scandinavian

Genres: Symphonic black metal, gothic

Name Game: "Dimmu Borgir" means "Dark City/Citadel/Castle/Fortress" in Icelandic

Current members:
Shagrath (Stian Thoresen) – Vocals (1993–)
Silenoz (Sven Atle Kopperud) – Guitar (1993–)
Mustis (Ψyvind Mustaparta) – Keyboard (1998–)
ICS Vortex (Simen Hestnζs) – Bass Guitar (1999–)
Galder (Thomas Rune Andersen) – Lead Guitar (2000–)
Hellhammer (Jan Axel Blomberg) – Session Drums (2005-)

Former Members:
Stian Aarstad – Keyboard (1993–1997)
Tjodalv (Kenneth Εkesson) – Drums (1993–1999)
Brynjard Tristan – Bass (1994–1996)
Nagash (Stian Arnesen) – Bass (1996–1999)
Kimberly Goss - Keyboard (1997-1998)
Astennu (Jamie Stinson) – Guitar (1997–1999)
Aggressor (Carl-Michael Eide) – Drums (Live) (1997)
Nicholas Barker – Drums (1999–2004)
Reno Kiilerich – Drums (Live) (2004)
Tony Laureano – Drums (Live) (2004–2005)

Debut Album: For All Tid (1994)

Did You Know:
Shagrath played guitar in Fimbulwinter until they split up in 1992
Galder is the driving force of Old Man's Child.
Silenoz played in "Malefic" before he joined Dimmu Borgir
Nicholas Barker played with Cradle of Filth on all of their albums,
The guitar solo from the song "Metal Heart" is a rhapsody of the main theme of Beethoven's Fόr Elise
In C.S. Lewis' famous book Narnia; The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, a demon named Silenoz is mentioned at the back of an autobiographical book in Mr. Tumnus' house.