Diabolis Interium [Enhanced] [Import]

Diabolis Interium [Enhanced] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Arrival of Satan's Empire

2. Hail Murder

3. Goddess of Sodomy

4. Diabolis Interium

5. Apprentice of Satan

6. Thus I Have Spoken

7. Armageddon Finally Comes

8. Heart of Ice

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese edition of the Swedish death/black metal act's 2001 release. Includes four exclusive bonus tracks, 'The Trial', 'Dead Skin Mask', 'Remember The Fallen' & 'Pagan Fears'. 12 tracks in all.

Tracks:

Arrival of Satan's Empire
Hail Murder
Goddess of Sodomy
Diabolis Interium
Apprentice of Satan
Thus I Have Spoken
Armageddon Finally Comes
Heart of Ice

Album Description

Japanese edition of the Swedish death/black metal act's 2001 release. Includes four exclusive bonus tracks, 'The Trial', 'Dead Skin Mask', 'Remember The Fallen' & 'Pagan Fears'. 12 tracks in all.

Album Details

Japanese version featuring Four bonus tracks: 'The Trial', 'Dead Skin Mask', 'REMEMBER the Fallen', & 'Pagan Fears'.

Customer Reviews:

Diabolis interium - not as good as in former times.......2005-10-12

Nach diesem weiteren Schlag im Feldzug gegen die Christenheit können die Schweden von Dark Funeral - bestehend aus Lord Ahriman mit ständig wechselnden Konsorten - schon auf eine ganze Reihe von Platten zurückblicken. Vom Legacy wurde das neue Album zur Platte des Monats gewählt - B.T. Jaschinski als Kritiker spricht von "Akribie, Kontinuität" und nennt das Machwerk eine "gelungene Arbeit" (Legacy Nr. 14, 04/2001, S. 86). Lassen wir uns sehen (hören), was dahinter ist: Bis auf den dritten Track, "Goddess of Sodomy" sind alle Songs fast durchgängig in den üblichen Highspeed-Arrangements komponiert, wobei man erwähnen muss, dass Matte Modin zwar ein perfekter Drummer ist, aber der Schlagzeugsound nicht wirklich zufriedenstellend gelungen ist, wie auch überhaupt die Produktion von Peter Tätgren zuwenig Atmospäre vermittelt. Atmosphäre, das ist es eigentlich, was Dark Funeral immer ausgemacht hat. Mit schnellen, rhythmischen Strukturen, komplexen Serien von einfachen Riffs und einer treibenden inneren Gangart sowie einer genialen Produktion von Dan Swanö - die den dunklen Geist der Musik so richtig unheimlich hervorhebt - war das 1994er Debüt "Dark Funeral" ein - wenn auch abgeleitetes - Meisterwerk des melodischen Black Metal. Und möglicherweise war es gerade die nicht so perfekte Produktion - oder auch die plumpe Umsetzung der damals noch nicht so versierten Musiker - die dieser MCD ihre einzigartige Stimmung verlieh.

Davon ist heute nicht viel übriggeblieben. Das einzige, woran man noch deutlich die Band erkennt, ist der gesponnene Gitarrensound und vielleicht, dass in der Folge von etwa 20 Sekunden immer irgendwo das Wort "Satan" vorkommt. Die Gitarren, zur Verstärkung der Melodien gedoppelt, fließen ohne wesentliche Variationen in der Spielgeschwindigkeit in treibenden Highspeed-Akkorden über die Blastbeats der Drums und kreieren so ein kraftvolles, aber voraussagbares Geräuschfeld, die typischen Riffs werden intensiv wiederholt. Durch die anhaltende Geschwindigkeit und kaum vorhandene langsamere Passagen bzw. Pausen wirkt die ganze Musik oft energielos - wie man auch bei einer schnellen Autofahrt nach einiger Zeit die Geschwindigkeit nicht mehr wahrnimmt. Überhaupt glaube ich, dass die extreme Geschwindigkeitssucht von Dark Funeral nicht gerade ihre epischen Qualitäten verbessert. Aber das ist nur ein Aspekt, es gibt noch gravierendere Mängel auf der Platte. Davon zu nennen ist zuerst, dass Emperor Magnus Caligula als Sänger in keiner Weise das erreicht, was Themgoroth 1994 beim Debüt erreicht hat. Die Vocals schmiegen sich kaum mehr an den Rhythmus an, sondern liegen oft unmotiviert zwischen den Strukturen, die bis zum Ausreizen am Ende der Worte in die Länge gezogenen Silben verstärken den überzogenen Eindruck - und man vermisst die Melodie der Vocals, welche hier scheinbar auf einen Pfad lenken, dann aber nirgends hinführen und sich verlieren (wie auch schon bei "Vobiscum Satanas" (1998). Über das als rhythmisches Element auf jeder zweiten Achtelnote verwendete Frauenstöhnen auf "Goddess of Sodomy" möchte ich jetzt lieber gar nichts sagen. Jedenfalls: An vielen Stellen wirken die Songs einfach schon lächerlich vor lauter Übertreibung, nicht nur wegen der schon ewig ausgereizten Texte - primitive Blasphemie, selbstvergessender Hass und Todessehnsucht - sondern auch aufgrunddessen, dass Dark Funeral es einfach nicht mehr schaffen, eine wirklich glaubwürdige, dunkle Atmospäre zu kreieren, geschweige denn eine sonore Schönheit und eine sich selbst am Leben erhaltende Struktur wie im ersten Release zu erschaffen

Furious Darkness.......2004-07-19

Dark Funeral have made a furious assault upon your ears with this one. Some of the fastest and most brutal black metal made in the 21st century is on Diabolis Interium. Maniacal, grim, melodic and as serious as a nailgun held to your head, Diabolis Interium's intensity is so high that you might need to take a breather in the middle of the CD. Its just that relentless an assault of sublime blasphemy, these guys mean it.

E-V-I-L.......2003-09-16

What we have here, is your basic christian-killing, church-burning, devil-worshiping black metal band. And they've never sounded better! Just take one look at the cover and you'll know what to expect.This album is absolutly brutal. No cheesy gothic keyboards (which im actually big fan of) just straight up pummel-your-ears-bloody metal all the way through! Dark Funeral have come quite a long way since their first album and unlike other bands they haven't lost their touch. Theres no filler here, and all the songs are awesome. awesomly evil. Best songs include the title track and Thus I Have Spoken. If you are a fan of real black metal, do yourself a favour and get this. if you are in any way easily scared, offended, disgusted or are christian, run away.

Cut Yourself And Worship Satan.......2003-07-14

This has to be one of the best dark funeral albums i have heard since SHADOWS OVER TRANSILVANIA, They are not loosing there Touch like some black metal bands over the years the best track is Hail Murder It has sort of a different feel to them some difference in the music thats even better. Its Black Metal For Bastards What more Can I Say

Average customer rating:

What a sweetly evil pick up
One of Dark Funeral's best

Diabolis Interium
Dark Funeral
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005OABC
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

Arrival of Satan's Empire
Hail Murder
Goddess of Sodomy
Diabolis Interium
Apprentice of Satan
Thus I Have Spoken
Armageddon Finally Comes
Heart of Ice

Album Description

Swedish edition of the death/black metal act's 2001 release packaged in a red leather digipak with gold lettering.

Customer Reviews:

What a sweetly evil pick up.......2004-04-30

I was lucky enough to find this awesome black metal album at the lokill record store. Let me start off by saying the red leather/gold lettering is the most AWESOME thing ANY band has ever done to the (digipak) case! Mine is #ed 1698 in the interior. The album is probably the best they have ever done (even tho the band has changed members throughout the years).
It sounds like evilly enraged black members of death banging on corspes and bones! What I really like about the vocals is that there are NOT that many death metal like deep yucky sounds like done in past works. Dark Funeral's special leather edition is the most awesome reissue/special issue ever

One of Dark Funeral's best.......2001-12-12

First, let me start out by saying that this a truly excellent album. It's easily as good as "Vobiscum Satanas" or "In the Sign..." and even louder and heavier than the rest of their discography. Unlike "Secrets...," however, each song stands out in its own way and every song is classic, except for maybe the title track, which I really don't care for. My favorites include Hail Murder, An Apprentice of Satan, Thus I Have Spoken, and Armageddon Finally Comes. If possible, get the red leather digipack; they're individually numbered and will hopefully become a collector's item. This album is simply killer; don't miss it.

Average customer rating:

Dark Funeral's best...
Just try and catch your beath.
some of the best DF songs is on this album
Furious Darkness
A nice little treat

Diabolis Interium
Dark Funeral
Manufacturer: Necropolis Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Secrets of the Black Arts
Attera Totus Sanctus
Vobiscum Satanas
In the Sign
Twilight of the Idols (In Conspiricy With Satan)

ASIN: B00005QXFV
Release Date: 2001-11-06

Tracks:

The Arrival Of Satan's Empire
Hail Murder
Goddess Of Sodomy
Diabolis Interium
An Apprentice Of Satan
Thus I Have Spoken
Armageddon Finally Comes
Heart Of Ice

Customer Reviews:

Dark Funeral's best..........2005-09-06

Chances are, if you're reading this review, you've already made up your mind about dark funeral. You either love them, in which you will love this release more than anything in the world, or you hate them, and in that case this CD won't make you love them.

The Tatgren production on this CD makes the guitar like a steamroller of sound, a total timbral assault. The drums are unrelenting, and fast too, and the vocals are consistently demonic. So, really, there's nothing much that's new, it's just old Dark Funeral x 1000 and even more.

Again, if you don't like Dark Funeral, you won't like this. If you like Dark Funeral, you won't be able to stop listening to this. Thus I have spoken.

Fav. songs: Diabolis Interium, Hail Murder, Apprentice Of Satan, Armaggeddon Finally Comes

Just try and catch your beath........2005-01-27

The music here echoes from the early days of Emperor (sans keyboards) and oftentimes fine Immortal tendencies. Okay, so this is not a "groundbreaking" album crashing through the proverbial threshold of past excursions through the grim lands of Black Metal, but they emulate their peers admirably. The attack is brutal and straightforward for the most part, but after listening to the CD a few more times the "wall of sound" begins to bear fruit with some excellent guitar work and a lead vocal performance that never loses its intensity. The production on this disc is solid, as well, the most evident studio tricks used to enhance the vocalizations into a state of menacing provocation. The occasional sound effect adds just the right amount of flavor to these already dark proceedings. Not every song here is simply a blast of Black Metal rage. There are variations in tempo, the most effective track being "Goddess of Sodomy" (sick title), but the fury peaks again with the title song, "Diabolis Interium," which demands immediate submission or death! Outstanding sequencing! While I won't call this album a masterpiece it is nonetheless a brutal excursion into the realms of classic Black Metal without the symphonic bombast or progressive tendencies of other bands who hail from the genre. This album is uncompromising, in-your-face, spitting blood, corpse-painted Black Metal. A wicked album cover never hurts either. Later.

some of the best DF songs is on this album.......2004-12-29

hail murder is one of my favorites. they are lyrical geniuses. a must buy for any black metal fan. a must buy for any one who is a satanist or atheist. awsome anti-christian lyrics

Furious Darkness.......2004-09-10

A nice little treat.......2004-09-02

If there is anything to like about this album it is the fact that it doesn't follow standard "true" black metal jurisprudences, but still manage to sound good without branching off into the mainstream. This album is not cold, grim, or necro like "true" black metal, it's much more polished and glabrous in sound and deliverance. The production is crystal clear without any rigid feel to it and every instrument can be heard with ease, with the exception of the double-kicks on drums. Most of the album is pretty damn fast, except for "Goddess of Sodomy," which is almost breaking the boundaries between mid-pace and fast. There are a lot of blast beats on drums, which only keeps things more chaotic.

When the guitars play, it feels like a steamroller is coming to run me down, because the entire sound is very thick and turbid, leaving no timbral space unoccupied. They provide a lot of melody with fast tremolo picking that doesn't let up once it starts. This album isn't the kind of black metal that resides in the cold forests on earth; instead it submerges into the pits of Hell and exhumes the elements of chaos and scorching fires. Yes, the name "Satan" is thrown around very much, but since when did lyrics or the band's image decide if the music was good or not? Ignore the nay sayers who call this mall core; they are stuck in their own close-minded world with their own stupid ideologies of what makes a black metal band tr00 and kvlt.

The vocals are like a growling scream, fairly raspy, but not very high in tone. The vocals are also fairly consistent and don't really change much in pitch, but that isn't an issue for me (nor others, I'm sure). None of the songs sound the same, but are constructed in a fairly similar manner. This is probably their best album when it comes to variety in songs; all of them are marvelous. It's evidencing that Dark Funeral really put their effort into this, because I find all of the songs to be equally enjoyable, which means they didn't run short of ideas and decide to throw any filler songs in. Everything about this album screams with aggression and energy that consumes listeners in a wake of inferno.

This is a nice solid album from Dark Funeral; probably their best so far. Ignore the super tr00ps and at least give this a chance before passing it up. However, if you're only into black metal that is cold, dark, and atmospheric, then you'll probably dislike this.