Mustis and Vortex have left Dimmu Borgir

[PhilTheBeard]

Damn this sucks balls

 

[TheWinterSnow]

Yeah, Mustis and Vortex were the parts of the last few albums that *didn't* suck. The statement from Mustis looks pretty troubling... firing a guy over songwriting credit? If that's the way they're handling disputes over what is written, I don't think I'm going to be buying any more of their albums...

Jeff

Mustis and Vortex were my personal favorite as to what they provided to the band. They were both a huge part of the sound of PEM and DA along side Nick Barker. That line up was solid and the two albums that resulted were their best IMO because you can really hear how everyone contributed and incorporated their style. Everybody's talents as musicians really shined.

If that is the elitist attitude of how Shagrath and Silenoz run business I am in full agreement about no longer supporting the band. Firing a guy who sincerely wants to work out ethical differences is extremely egotistical and entirely unprofessional.

Now that I recall, in an interview with Vortex he was talking about the departure of Nick Barker in which he said that there were personal differences that left bad blood between nick and the band which he though was "silly" and "unprofessional", I think we can guess what happened now.

 

[Soundlurker]

I'm not that big a fan of the band but there are some genius and epic keyboard parts in their songs. Vortex does sing quite well, though I'm not sure some of his parts fit the songs. I was pretty impressed with his playing live, too.

 

[DanLights]

Vortex is a monster of a bassist (who was never given the space in the mix he deserved in Dimmu) and a monumental vocalist, mustis is simply a genius. This band has gone to shit.

Concerning Nick Barker, I had the unusual honor to meet him personally and hang with him till late hours of the night about a year ago, and I sensed really hard feelings when someone blasted Puritanical in the stereo, he was drunk as fuck and kept saying "Shagrath, pay me motherfucker!!" and seemed to enjoy Kings of carnival creation like a little boy in disneyland, saying "I love that song" like a million times while in total drunken ecstasy.

And he never liked what he did with cradle of filth as far as I can tell haha, some guy gave him dusk and her embrace for him to sign and he was joking like he was gonna throw the album out the window

 

[TheWinterSnow]

As I heard, Nick was quite beat up about his departure with Dimmu. I believe in an interview he said something about when he split he didn't receive his royalties that he had been promised. I can't confirm this totally, I read an interview awhile back and some other things I heard were accused interviews.

 

[Bodomy1022]

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Mustis was my favorite member, this really sucks I've been a dimmu fan for years. Oh well I did see them live 2 times =\ The bands just not gonna be the same.

 

[cobhc]

This is shit, this is the death of Dimmu IMO as well.

 

[006]

Yes! Good things do come to those who wait.

 

[Nuno Filipe]

Dimmu since Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropic turned to shit but without them their upcoming albuns could suck even more.

 

[NicholasDWolfwood]

wonder when borknagar is gonna reunite with vortex (and/or steinar getting off his ass and reforming arcturus)

 

[P-E]

Damn, both good parts of the band are gone now.

 

[NicholasDWolfwood]

listening back to the mustis-era his keys are definitely the best parts (aside from vortex's sparse melodies)

 

[Fox Mulder]

blah.

 

[Skyweaver]

that just totally sux

 

[Fox Mulder]

Fuck, I just came to my senses.

FUUUCKKK!!!!

 

[GarethSE]

guys
i am not one for TEH TR00 BLACK METULZ posteuring or anything
but this spells doom for the black metal equivalent of the backstreet boys... is that really a bad thing?
obvious trolling attempt aside, this band is one of the first "extreme" metal bands i got into aside with carcass' grind albums, cannibal corpse, graveworm and cradle of filth, so i guess i should be saddened by this

 

[KeithRT99]

Vortex, Mustis, and nick barker should form their own band. I'd pay to see that.

 

[TheWinterSnow]

Vortex, Mustis, and nick barker should form their own band. I'd pay to see that.

Yea I was thinking that same thing, that would be worth listening to. We should start a petition.

 

[neverpurify]

why is everyone so quick to say that this is the end of dimmu borgir? I don't see the point. just sit back and relax. I probably won't buy the new album either but a download will be probably be done.

 

[VH1]

Well... fuck. There goes every reason I had for listening to Dimmu Borgir.

Jeff

can't agree more.