"Eight years after 'Eonian', DIMMU BORGIR returns with 'Grand Serpent Rising', a thirteen-track album that is both relentless and remarkably diverse. The title itself symbolizes renewal: for the band, the serpent represents transformation, knowledge, and liberation—a necessary shedding after more than thirty years of career. From the introduction 'Tridentium', followed by the blazing 'Ascent', the band confirms that it has lost none of its intensity or aura. Spanning nearly an hour of music, the album showcases majestic power, blending the wild energy of 90s Norwegian black metal with the mastery acquired over the decades. With 'Grand Serpent Rising', DIMMU BORGIR delivers an imposing and ambitious work, driven by an intact inspiration and a vision more grandiose than ever."
