I'm 50 years old and grew up listening to Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Pantera and Metallica as my top bands. Was also into Dio, King Diamond, Dream Theater, Nightwish and Arch Enemy so I always enjoyed the melodic side of this music and I CANNOT believe I completely missed Dimmu Borgir. Just discovered these guys during Covid and was insta-hooked. THIS lineup especially blew me away.. words fail me to describe how GOOD and tight they really are. This is so technically hard to compose it's difficult to believe it was done under the influence (I heard they split because of that?). These arrangements are pure genius talent. The type of talent you don't just acquire, you are simply born gifted
Yeah.. this is awesome to heard.. from me a 20 years Dimmu Borgir fan. I think they split because of differences of creation. They are all amazing musicians. If you interest you must like ICS Vortex at Borknagar. Another great Norwegian band!
Yeah he is fucking amazing on keyboard/synthesizer Sounds like your in some cold crystal cavern or something and yet you can feel the enlightenment just hit you like hearing him play makes you more intelligent.
People will still get back to Vortex in year 2020. Even a hundreed people choir can't replace him... He's got amazing voice, I've never heard anything similar in black metal.
The choir and orchestra sounds awful live in the shows now too. It surprisingly somehow takes away from the power of the songs and the choir singing just simply sounds wayyy shittier
Considero está música una obra de arte. La complejidad de los acordes, el cambio de ritmo, las voces. Todo esto es lo que lo hace más interesante , sobre todo las voz de Vortex.
The reason that Vortex’s singing is so soothing is that: 1. The way he sings is like he is telling a story 2. His soft chanting balances the rough lead vocal 3. And well… he has an amazing voice
Oh dear oh dear oh dear... My goosebumps got goosebumps on their goosebumps from Vortex's voice... It would have been so so incredible to have both him and Mustis back on Forces of the Northern Night. Just imagine the vast awesomeness of having those two and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in the same room... But that's likely never going to happen... :'(
Sem sombra de dúvidas, foi como o cara falou aí em um comentário, precisaram de um coro e uma orquestra pra substituir Vortex e Mustis. Melhor lineup do Dimmu Borgir, fato!!
Surely Shagrath, Silenoz and Galder read these comments, and read the comments on their social media profiles and think "you know, for our fans, we should invite Mustis, Vortex and Nick Barker back for our final retirement world tour?". I mean surely they have thought that, right? Everybody wants it. Surely they *have* to have considered it... If Slash and Duff McKagan could stand to do a year of touring with Axl Rose and everybody takes different buses, surely Dimmu's "Classic Lineup" could reunite for a final world tour.
Can you imagine Mr. Dimmue and your companies, I am from East Cairo, Egypt? and deeply affected by your no words can describe music Thank you for being in this wild world with wonderful Voclas, Amazing keyboards, and guitars with deep wisdom lyrics, great work !! that gives me the spiritual energy and power and nature happens
The best lineup Dimmu Borgir had - Shagrath/Silenoz/Galder/Mustis/Vortex/HellHammer. Vortex vocals eerily haunting - miss his presence in the band. He just doesnt have the same impact but in Borknagar, but still love his sound.
I agree this was a great line up, however, as much as I have much love and respect for HellHammer I have to say I liked the line up with Nick Barker more.
Okay, it may not seem like it from my profile or the type of music I cover on my RUclips Page but I absolutely LOVE this song. My father introduced me to this song when I was around the age of 8-9 so, it’s been about 9 years. But I’d always ask for THIS SONG to be put on so I could head-bang and throw my metal horns up in the air. Now, I wouldn’t consider myself a massive fan of this group or even a metal fan as I’ve only ever listened to this specific song by them and loved them. I’ve tried to listen to other metal groups and things along those lines. But none of them got me to this feeling of pure joy like THIS SONG! I don’t know what it is about this but I absolutely love it and am so glad I’ll have this video to go back to and look at it with so much love and joy. ❤
The more I listen to the isolated tracks of this song, the more I realize that this was a really amazing live performance. Of course they are amazing in most aspects already, other live shows included. The playing here was spot on, technically advanced, and even the BPM sped up and key changed.....they were playing super tight here. Drums were especially on point
My girlfriend has not became a metalhead since a long time. But she started to like listening to Dimmu since she heard Vortex vocal parts.. Incredible how this thing happened ! We both miss him forever...
6:07, La voz de vortex tiene algo, no sé que, pero hay algo en esa voz que me ase sentir nostalgia, la verdad no sé cómo describirlo, te extraño vortex.
1:34 this is why DB was a band I USED TO listen to. Vortex, Mustis and Barker. And please, let’s not forget the epic solos and headbanging by Australian wunderkind Astennu. That would’ve been golden. This album was sooo dark. Now it’s all shit.
are you fucking kidding me? how does this video not have the most views out of all their videos? its almost like it has taken the best aspects of all their songs and put them into one ultimate super song that by far surpasses any ability that any "musicians" have today.
From my experience, you can get almost anyone to enjoy metal if they're able to look beyond the vocals and appreciate the value of the music. Then they slowly learn to appreciate the vocals as well.
Spiritual Black Dimensions. I believe that to date no album by Dimmu or any other band of symphonic BM managed to surpass its quality. It will never tire me. Magnificent in every aspect.
I've watched every single live version of this song on youtube and all of the top 2 comments were about Vortex's voice. That's the proof of awesomeness. Other than his voice, those chorus lyrics...Something alluring there. Enchanted, mind numbing words... Tempting everybody who likes this song.
"In circles of dominance, emotional deeps unite. Fiction and transcendence woven together. In the essence of purtity lies wisdom. Join the forces, the spiritual black dimensions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
It's impossible to describe what I feel when I listen Vortex singing, he's got the cleanest voice I've never heard. Vortex and Aaron (from My Dying Bride) are two gods. Sorry formy english, I'm french^^.
Vortex is the main reason I'm going to practice so much at bass when I get one as well =]. His playing is so enthusiastic, and his vocals are amazing. Hail dimmu.
It is not just because he plays keyboards, but because of his creativity and because he wrote a lot of DImmu's songs and helped in the others. Sill, I hope they make a good job in the next album
Dimmu Borgir, FUCK YEAH! Shit, this song has everything--Norwegian flags, "metal salute" index finger / pinky fist-pump, badass cookie monster vocals from Shagrath, awesome, I mean AWESOME clean vocals from Vortex, melodic keyboards from Mustis...etc. etc. I love the way Shagrath's distorted vocals "harmonize" (or contrast) with Vortex's clean vocals. Outstanding performance!
I lack words to express how brilliant this music actually is. In my ears the best musicians of all times. Together with some other metal bands. But this is just too good.
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2018 and I'm sure every single Dimmu Borgir fan still miss Vortex and Mustis
and also on Nikolas Barker
And Nick Barker
can't forget Nick Barker
i miss them
I miss them too.
April 2024, came here listen to this after their small reunion
YESSS
They sounded just as good...........almost
The vocals of Vortex are hair raising in this song.
i literally fucking felt the hairs raise while listening to his vocal line its beautiful lol
its not raising the song it makes the song suck
pure epicness
Amen.
Vortex is fucking awesome!
Vortex singing Gives goosebumps ...
True
+Kevin de Bie Well said, I couldn't agree more
Can you recommend something of those greater things? I do have to recognize his work on Borknagar too.
Francisco Castillo
VORTEX SUCKS ON VOCALS
I'm 50 years old and grew up listening to Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Pantera and Metallica as my top bands. Was also into Dio, King Diamond, Dream Theater, Nightwish and Arch Enemy so I always enjoyed the melodic side of this music and I CANNOT believe I completely missed Dimmu Borgir. Just discovered these guys during Covid and was insta-hooked. THIS lineup especially blew me away.. words fail me to describe how GOOD and tight they really are. This is so technically hard to compose it's difficult to believe it was done under the influence (I heard they split because of that?). These arrangements are pure genius talent. The type of talent you don't just acquire, you are simply born gifted
Sensacional
Yeah.. this is awesome to heard.. from me a 20 years Dimmu Borgir fan. I think they split because of differences of creation. They are all amazing musicians. If you interest you must like ICS Vortex at Borknagar. Another great Norwegian band!
A great band I suggest for you is Children of Bodom if you haven't heard of them already, amazing band that had been around for a LongTime.
King Diamond rules
wow, nobody cares how old are you
Both Vortex and Mustis are awesome......I want the old Dimmu back!!!
WIth Astennu as lead guitar !!!!
Bary73 astennu was amazing in dimmu borgir
MUSTIS WAS GREAT . VORTEX SUCKED !
Except for Hellhammer (great drummer, but Barker is the best), this line-up was the greatest of the band. They could keep in this way.
@@RenanJackson and also on Nikolas Barker
Everybody in love with Vortex vocal parts but Mustis keyboards are even more relevant.
Yeah he is fucking amazing on keyboard/synthesizer
Sounds like your in some cold crystal cavern or something and yet you can feel the enlightenment just hit you like hearing him play makes you more intelligent.
Aw man, they go hand in hand
Every part of this song is perfect for me, not just Vortex and Mustis part. .\,,/
Vortex "Oh dreadful angel of mine. . . " Beautiful part ^_^
"Oh dreadful angel of mine..."
I could listen to Vortex for forever.
I.C.S Vortex , Mustis , We will miss!
I.C.S. VORTEX HAPPY THAT THEY KICKED YOU OUT OF DIMMU
Dimmu after Vortex and Mustis🤮
Yes they and Nick Barker
By 2016, who comes back to listen to more Vortex?
2017
LMNTL I'm just really discovering these guys, I never really listened to metal I was always a rock fan. But every song is epic.
Svinjson same here
People will still get back to Vortex in year 2020. Even a hundreed people choir can't replace him... He's got amazing voice, I've never heard anything similar in black metal.
2018
Best part from 5:38 - 7:10... i fucking love Vortex's voice... \m/ Hail from Romania !
saluuut
Mulcumesk
5:38 best part of the song.. MASTERPIECE! just goosebumps!! \,,/
6:20
Oh, Vortex's voice brings me joy.
They needed a choir and an orchestra to replace Vortex and Mustis.
Cleatus Van Damne but still... The chorud and orchestra were not able to replace them.
The orchestra can never replace vortex..why can't they get over this differences and bring him back.
Y ni aún así lo logran ... Ni a Nick barker con ninguno de los que han puesto
The choir and orchestra sounds awful live in the shows now too. It surprisingly somehow takes away from the power of the songs and the choir singing just simply sounds wayyy shittier
Really
6:07 - 7:13
some of the best live clean vocals I've ever heard. vortex is beast.
Thanks to Vortex, i now imagine that all Vikings used to he great singers..
*be
2019 and still missing vortex and mustis
2020 and it goes on and on
6:48 gives me the hair chills. God Damn Vortex is a serious mastermind. That dude FUCKS SHIT UP! What an amazing human being. I miss the old Dimmu.
in 2020.....i still miss vortex and mustis.... Vortex is DIMMU BORGIR
Vortex is the main reason i started practicing bass guitar and clean vocal techniques.
And i just have to see Dimmu Borgir live again...
Me to man..
Considero está música una obra de arte.
La complejidad de los acordes, el cambio de ritmo, las voces. Todo esto es lo que lo hace más interesante , sobre todo las voz de Vortex.
The reason that Vortex’s singing is so soothing is that:
1. The way he sings is like he is telling a story
2. His soft chanting balances the rough lead vocal
3. And well… he has an amazing voice
Oh dear oh dear oh dear... My goosebumps got goosebumps on their goosebumps from Vortex's voice...
It would have been so so incredible to have both him and Mustis back on Forces of the Northern Night.
Just imagine the vast awesomeness of having those two and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in the same room...
But that's likely never going to happen... :'(
Same!! His voice even sounded better live than on the album 🤘🖤
A voz do Vortex é uma coisa sobrenatural... melhor fase do Dimmu.
Sem sombra de dúvidas, foi como o cara falou aí em um comentário, precisaram de um coro e uma orquestra pra substituir Vortex e Mustis. Melhor lineup do Dimmu Borgir, fato!!
This is probably one of the most memorable live performances of Dimmu Borgir with the old gang. I envy who was there... Will keep this forever 🤘
This band died when Vortex and Mustis left
it's surely not the same but Gateways (Official Live) is just pure Epicness. I want old Dimmus back too :((
Surely Shagrath, Silenoz and Galder read these comments, and read the comments on their social media profiles and think "you know, for our fans, we should invite Mustis, Vortex and Nick Barker back for our final retirement world tour?". I mean surely they have thought that, right? Everybody wants it. Surely they *have* to have considered it... If Slash and Duff McKagan could stand to do a year of touring with Axl Rose and everybody takes different buses, surely Dimmu's "Classic Lineup" could reunite for a final world tour.
John Martin I just imagined about it and, woaoww... That would be soo fucking epicc 🤘🤘🤘
Don't forget astenu, his solos are a total different world compared to galder
2024 and im still here ))
Vortex voice is so fucking perfect! it seems like he's using some kind of playback but he's not! just blew my mind.
this guy can sing!
playback? You might be confusing that with the usual delay/echo/reverb effects that are pretty standers on vocals.
He's using delay.
Can you imagine Mr. Dimmue and your companies, I am from East Cairo, Egypt? and deeply affected by your no words can describe music Thank you for being in this wild world with wonderful Voclas, Amazing keyboards, and guitars with deep wisdom lyrics, great work !! that gives me the spiritual energy and power and nature happens
The best lineup Dimmu Borgir had - Shagrath/Silenoz/Galder/Mustis/Vortex/HellHammer. Vortex vocals eerily haunting - miss his presence in the band. He just doesnt have the same impact but in Borknagar, but still love his sound.
Shagrath sucks cocks.
Beyonce at least knows how to sing. rofl
I agree this was a great line up, however, as much as I have much love and respect for HellHammer I have to say I liked the line up with Nick Barker more.
Replace Galder with Astennu and the line up is perfect.
Listen Arcturus
2020 and still missing Vortex and Mustis!
2020 Vortex and Mustis are still missed...
😞
2021 and still coming back
Okay, it may not seem like it from my profile or the type of music I cover on my RUclips Page but I absolutely LOVE this song. My father introduced me to this song when I was around the age of 8-9 so, it’s been about 9 years. But I’d always ask for THIS SONG to be put on so I could head-bang and throw my metal horns up in the air. Now, I wouldn’t consider myself a massive fan of this group or even a metal fan as I’ve only ever listened to this specific song by them and loved them. I’ve tried to listen to other metal groups and things along those lines. But none of them got me to this feeling of pure joy like THIS SONG! I don’t know what it is about this but I absolutely love it and am so glad I’ll have this video to go back to and look at it with so much love and joy. ❤
The more I listen to the isolated tracks of this song, the more I realize that this was a really amazing live performance. Of course they are amazing in most aspects already, other live shows included. The playing here was spot on, technically advanced, and even the BPM sped up and key changed.....they were playing super tight here. Drums were especially on point
Except for the fucking solo
My girlfriend has not became a metalhead since a long time. But she started to like listening to Dimmu since she heard Vortex vocal parts.. Incredible how this thing happened ! We both miss him forever...
6:07, La voz de vortex tiene algo, no sé que, pero hay algo en esa voz que me ase sentir nostalgia, la verdad no sé cómo describirlo, te extraño vortex.
"Teach me how to comprehend" the greatest five words ever. end of story
The best song ever. Mustis + Vortex....Perfect
Wow this is one of the best live performances ive seen, gives me chills down the spine, ICS VORTEX IS AMAZING!!!!!!
Greatest song ever🤟
2020 Pandemic times, just over here to listen to Vortex and Mustis one more time!
RIP dimmu burger
Dimmu has a unique universe, this song is the best one to materialize it!
1:34 this is why DB was a band I USED TO listen to. Vortex, Mustis and Barker. And please, let’s not forget the epic solos and headbanging by Australian wunderkind Astennu.
That would’ve been golden.
This album was sooo dark.
Now it’s all shit.
This is the only band i want to see live because they sound so perfect without a studio.
are you fucking kidding me? how does this video not have the most views out of all their videos? its almost like it has taken the best aspects of all their songs and put them into one ultimate super song that by far surpasses any ability that any "musicians" have today.
From my experience, you can get almost anyone to enjoy metal if they're able to look beyond the vocals and appreciate the value of the music. Then they slowly learn to appreciate the vocals as well.
Spiritual Black Dimensions. I believe that to date no album by Dimmu or any other band of symphonic BM managed to surpass its quality. It will never tire me. Magnificent in every aspect.
Any emperor album or witchcraft and soulblight of obtained enslavement are all better for sure but this is up there too
It 2018 and still listening to it, miss you Mustis.
I've watched every single live version of this song on youtube and all of the top 2 comments were about Vortex's voice. That's the proof of awesomeness.
Other than his voice, those chorus lyrics...Something alluring there. Enchanted, mind numbing words... Tempting everybody who likes this song.
I still get chills every time that Vortex sings
This is best song of all times of Dimmu Borgir, forever
This song and especially closing minute is magical.
May 2022, still here to hear ICS
Still Listening Vortex's Voice. 2017
ICS Vortex's vocals on this song shall always remain immortal. Credit to Mustisas well. Great keyboardist.
Dimmu Burgir - LOVE OF MY LIFE FULL STOP.
The clean vocals give me goosebumps, I wish I could explain why this is so amazing musically, but there's something very interesting going on here.
"In circles of dominance, emotional deeps unite. Fiction and transcendence woven together. In the essence of purtity lies wisdom. Join the forces, the spiritual black dimensions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
2021 still missing Vortex and Mustis
Brazil \m/ 4:16
Heloyse S Uhuuul !
+Heloyse S 7-1 never forget
@@HarbingerOfTruth1 5 cups never forget you envious son of a bitch
vortex godlike 6:20 ...... and mustis looks like something out of a horror movie awesome
This song starts since 5.37 for me
Still listening in January 2019 😎🤟🤟
the best song from Dimmu Borgir....probably ever
In january 2018 im still listening to this😂😀love itt!!
This video was the first time i saw Vortex and Mustis live. What an amazing experience.
It's impossible to describe what I feel when I listen Vortex singing, he's got the cleanest voice I've never heard. Vortex and Aaron (from My Dying Bride) are two gods.
Sorry formy english, I'm french^^.
it will never gonna be the same ...
Dimmu borgir is black magic so magestic
The epic-ness, the glory, the literacy and the skill of the black metal in my opinion should be considered on of the top in music history
Prime Dimmu
I get the goosebumps when Vortex sings! 🤘💯💯💯
This is their best song ever!!! Hails from Finland!!!
Simplesmente a melhor banda banda de black e de metal da história!!
Ohh Vortexxx... What a mighty voice with the majestic stand of his in front of that crowd!!! Omg his voice heals my soul!!
The best song they ever made, hands down. Everytime i hear it, i feel all charged up.
HAIL Dimmu Borgir!
dimmu borgir?vortex forever
The greatest black metal moment of all time
Vortex is the main reason I'm going to practice so much at bass when I get one as well =]. His playing is so enthusiastic, and his vocals are amazing. Hail dimmu.
Me to man...
EPIC, nothing less.
The best line-up for Dimmu Borgir
Knowledge is power and the power is mine!
It's all MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dimmu Borgir FTW!
It is not just because he plays keyboards, but because of his creativity and because he wrote a lot of DImmu's songs and helped in the others. Sill, I hope they make a good job in the next album
wht an amazing song when the vortex and shagrath sing a long..😀😀 loves dimmu borgir until now...
-from malaysia-
5:39 till the end is magical, Vortex's voice is pure fuckin power!
I love this song. Everyday im listing this song
2021 and i miss u Vortex
Their best song of Dimmu Borgir`s list of top songs!
5/5!
Anyone else ware this out
on dvd? 2009🤘
Dimmu Borgir, FUCK YEAH! Shit, this song has everything--Norwegian flags, "metal salute" index finger / pinky fist-pump, badass cookie monster vocals from Shagrath, awesome, I mean AWESOME clean vocals from Vortex, melodic keyboards from Mustis...etc. etc. I love the way Shagrath's distorted vocals "harmonize" (or contrast) with Vortex's clean vocals. Outstanding performance!
I lack words to express how brilliant this music actually is.
In my ears the best musicians of all times.
Together with some other metal bands.
But this is just too good.
2020 and forever?
Dimmu borgir never disappoints
That was the best Dimmu LineUp!
Dimmu - Vortex ≠ Dimmu = True Statement
I can't describe how much I love Vortex voice! He is so amazing. Marco Hietala and he are my favorites clean male singers!
This is art