Dimmu Borgir - Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999)
Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "Reptile" 5:17
2. "Behind the Curtains of Night - Phantasmagoria" 3:21
3. "Dreamside Dominions" 5:14
4. "United in Unhallowed Grace" 4:22
5. "The Promised Future Aeons" 6:52
6. "The Blazing Monoliths of Defiance" 4:38
7. "The Insight and the Catharsis" 7:17
8. "Grotesquery Conceiled (Within Measureless Magic)" 5:10
9. "Arcane Lifeforce Mysteria" 7:03
Japanese Edition bonus track
10. "Masses for the New Messiah" 5:11
Dimmu Borgir Band Members / Musicians
Shagrath – lead vocals
Silenoz – rhythm guitar
Astennu – lead guitar
Nagash – bass guitar, backing vocals
Tjodalv – drums
Mustis – keyboards
ICS Vortex – clean vocals on tracks 1, 3, 7 and 9
Peter TÃĪgtgren – mixing, engineering, producer
Spiritual Black Dimensions is the 4th studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1999 by Nuclear Blast Records. A deluxe edition was released in 2004 with bonus material. There is also a digipak edition of this album which contains no bonus tracks. The digipak has reflective/holographic cover art. This release featured keyboardist Mustis and the clean vocals of ICS Vortex, as well as the departure of long-time drummer Tjodalv, guitarist Astennu, and bassist Nagash.
The album cover was part of the top 10 of Greatest Heavy Metal Album Covers by Blender magazine. It was inspired by a The Wounded Angel, a painting by Finnish painter Hugo Simberg.
