The wait for a new Dimmu Borgir record appears to be ending this week. Dimmu Borgir (and their label Nuclear Blast) both shared a mysterious teaser for what I'm assuming is new music coming on March 26. That or they're both just really excited about one dude standing in a blue room while an orchestra plays. I'm guessing it's a new album, though.
The new record is produced by Fredrik Nordström (At the Gates, Arch Enemy), who revealed back in September 2025: "Dimmu Borgir album recording, mix and mastering done. What a fantastic journey. [Had] so much fun and [it was] also challenging. If you are into the band you will not be disappointed."
Speaking recently on the Iblis Manifestations podcast, Silenoz opened up about the long road to completing the album. Dimmu Borgir's last full-length, Eonian, was released in 2018, and the guitarist admitted the band's painstaking process often frustrates fans.
"We said after Eonian came out, 'Oh, it's not gonna take eight years until the next one,'" he reflected. "But if you shave off the pandemic years, it's not really eight years. We spent our time well, and we have been crafting the new stuff. Great songs take time. Sometimes it doesn't have to take long, but there's no template. You just have to take the time it takes."
He also stressed that the band's longtime label, Nuclear Blast, has never pressured them to hurry the process: "They never stressed us once, like, 'We need the album now.' They know that if we get to spend the time we need on the music, they will get a product they can support and sell, and it will sell. So from their point of view, they know not to interfere with our creativity. And I'm really proud of that. We've never compromised, despite what some people think. We've always done it our way."
He continued: "I think next year is gonna be very eventful," Silenoz promised. "We'll definitely have a proper headline tour in Europe. As for the U.S., it's doable, but not gonna be easy with tripled, quadrupled costs. Fans might not always think about that, but it's the reality. We haven't been on a proper U.S. tour for 10, 12, 14 years. We did a few shows — New York, Chicago, a couple in Canada — but not like a tour. It'd be good to get that sorted."
