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Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia is the fifth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released by Nuclear Blast Records in 2001. This is the first album to feature drummer Nick Barker, guitarist Galder, and ICS Vortex on bass. It is also the first album upon which the band used real orchestral instrumentation instead of keyboards.

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
Studio album by
Dimmu Borgir
Released20 March 2001
RecordedOctober–November 2000
StudioStudio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden
GenreSymphonic black metal
Length57:58
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerDimmu Borgir, Fredrik Nordström
Dimmu Borgir chronology
Spiritual Black Dimensions
(1999) 		Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
(2001) 		Alive in Torment
(2002)

A remixed and remastered version of the album was released on 28 October 2022.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Sputnikmusic     [3]
Metal Storm8.3/10[4]
Ultimate Guitar9.3/10[5]
Chronicles of Chaos9/10[6]
Metal Reviews93%[7]
Thrash Pit8.9/10[8]
Metal18.5/10[9]
Metal.de8/10[10]

AllMusic wrote, "A minority of purists might see this as too much of a departure, a complaint that would have more merit if Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia wasn't as exquisite as it is diverse."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Fear and Wonder"InstrumentalMustis2:48
2."Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny" Galder, Silenoz, Shagrath5:18
3."Kings of the Carnival Creation" Mustis, Silenoz, Shagrath7:48
4."Hybrid Stigmata - The Apostasy" Shagrath, Silenoz, Mustis6:57
5."Architecture of a Genocidal Nature" Silenoz, Shagrath6:08
6."Puritania" Shagrath3:06
7."IndoctriNation" Silenoz, Shagrath, Mustis5:57
8."The Maelstrom Mephisto" Silenoz, Archon, Galder, Shagrath, Mustis4:42
9."Absolute Sole Right" Silenoz, Shagrath, Mustis6:26
10."Sympozium" Mustis, Shagrath, Silenoz5:13
11."Perfection or Vanity"InstrumentalShagrath3:30
Limited Japanese Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
12."Devil's Path (2000 Version)"Silenoz, Shagrath6:06
13."Burn in Hell" (Twisted Sister cover) 5:05


Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (Remixed & Remastered)
No.TitleLength
1."Fear and Wonder"2:49
2."Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny"5:23
3."Kings of the Carnival Creation"7:51
4."Hybrid Stigmata - The Apostasy"6:59
5."Architecture of a Genocidal Nature"6:13
6."Puritania"3:06
7."IndoctriNation"6:01
8."The Maelstrom Mephisto"4:44
9."Absolute Sole Right"6:31
10."Sympozium"5:13
11."Perfection or Vanity"3:48
12."Burn in Hell" (Twisted Sister cover)5:13
13."Devil's Path"6:06

Credits

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Dimmu Borgir

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Guest

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Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 71
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 11
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] 16
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[17] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 28

References

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  1. ^ "DIMMU BORGIR Announces Remixed & Remastered Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". Metal Injection. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b O'Neill, Brian. "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia - Dimmu Borgir : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Dimmu Borgir: Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ^ "CoC : Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". Metalreviews.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia Review - Thrashpit.com". Rocknworld.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia • Review". Metal1.info. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia Review". Metal.de. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia" (in German). Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Dimmu Borgir: Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  14. ^ "Lescharts.com – Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". Hung Medien.
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