Dimmu Borgir's new direction......

Nope, its still fucking horrible. Sorry.
 
Nothing new about this, still focussed on angry goth kids.

I've personally never listened to this band. That being said this song sounds pretty damn sweet to me although I don't listen to a lot of metal I want to listen to some more by them now. Any recommendations of where to start?

Metal videos are still as silly as ever. At least that hasn't changed.
 
I was never a fan of Dimmu Borgir to begin with. The symphonic, blackened, lady vocalist style seems to be gaining foothold. It's still not my style though. However that's not to say symphonic blackened metal is bad. The stringed instruments are great for texture.

are the horns supposed to make him look badass?

" Nope, its still fucking horrible. Sorry.  Nothing new about this, still focussed on angry goth kids. "

haha 
 
thanks, op. i needed a laugh. 

Fucking hell. People pay money for that?

" @ahriman22:  Limp Bizkit. "

honestly dude i don't know what change you are talking about. if anything it's more symphonic than some of there older stuff and at the same time it's not. i'll tell you one thing though, when you said new direction i was expecting some new style cradle of filth awfulness.

" @TaliciaDragonsong said:

" @ahriman22:  Limp Bizkit. "

If you think Dimmu Borgir is for goth kids and Limp Bizkit is metal then your opinions can safely be ignored. "

Music snobs inbound!

I miss old Dimmu.  
 
Mustis and ICS are sorely missed here.

When you look at it's more like a Camenbert than a Parmesan. Still kinda tasty though. Just don't look at it and don't it too much at once.
 
 

eh, not feeling this. Cookie Monster vocals haven't caught my attention since Iowa. That's around the same time I fell out of the whole metal subculture as a whole. 
 
So yeah, not really digging this.

A little to synth / melody for me as well. At least on the earlier stuff they tore it up a bit more, so it was a bit easier on the ears. As far as the videos go, I gotta give them props for some of the imagery in the cut scenes, away from the band playing make-belief demonic gods in their plastic costumes, red dye and corn syrup. 

" Nope, its still fucking horrible. Sorry.  Nothing new about this, still focussed on angry goth kids. "

What the fuck are these guys wearing??

Dimmu Borgir is truly the Lady Gaga of black metal. Throw in enough random crap and "weird" theatrical antics into your music you can somehow confuse people into thinking it's "original and unique". However, once you look past the silly costumes and "scary" imagery it becomes painfully obvious that there is no substance whatsoever in their music. Would anyone even remember this song if they hadn't seen the supplementing video? I know I wouldn't. 
 
It's not like it's even offensively bad or anything, I just find it incredibly shallow and dull. I do respect them for taking black metal into mainstream territories (even if their music has barely contained any elements of the genre whatsoever for the past decade), it's just the way they go about that disgusts me.

" @TaliciaDragonsong said:

" Nope, its still fucking horrible. Sorry.  Nothing new about this, still focussed on angry goth kids. "

What a great opinion on music you have! "

" @TaliciaDragonsong: I asked if Rap could be metal and you just replied "Limp Bizkit" "

How about no.I hate this type of metal,and that's me.

" @ahriman22 said:

" @TaliciaDragonsong: I asked if Rap could be metal and you just replied "Limp Bizkit" "

She could have also replied " Body Count" and both would be true.  What's your point? "

Has been described as "Ivan the Terrible has invaded Narnia".

Black Metal isn't for me either.  I listen to a lot of different Thrash, Doom & Death Metal bands but never got into Black Metal. I cannot seem to get past the theatrics of Black Metal. To me it just comes across as a bunch of dudes putting Raccoon paint, spikes and shoulder pads on trying to look more evil and scarier than they are. Yes it's just the evolution of shock rockers like KISS, Cooper & Manson but it's all style and no substance. Would they make it on their music alone, had they not meticulously created their bad ass eviler than thou image? I think probably not. 
 
Black Metal as a whole stands as a contradiction.  The genre was started by bands that (supposedly) had Satanic beliefs, and encouraged individualism and going against the grain.  Yet, if a band deviates from the "Black Metal Blueprint" or achieve any sort of mainstream success, they are shit upon and abandoned by those same fans that preached their gospel when they were unheard of...

" @SeriouslyNow said:

" @ahriman22 said:

" @TaliciaDragonsong: I asked if Rap could be metal and you just replied "Limp Bizkit" "

She could have also replied " Body Count" and both would be true.  What's your point? "

What? Limp Bizkit isn't metal. They are crappy rap rock. "

" @MetalMoog: I was simply curious, but since you managed to avoid the question entirely, I am going to assume you are lying. "

" @Napalm said:

" @SeriouslyNow said:

" @ahriman22 said:

" @TaliciaDragonsong: I asked if Rap could be metal and you just replied "Limp Bizkit" "

She could have also replied " Body Count" and both would be true.  What's your point? "

What? Limp Bizkit isn't metal. They are crappy rap rock. "

 Which was original point nobody seems to be getting. "

lol, guess they are copying Therions sound 15 years too late haha

Well I always enjoy some norwegian black metal :)