Death Cult Armageddon

Death Cult Armageddon
Cover art by Joachim Luetke
Studio album by Dimmu Borgir
Released	9 September 2003
Recorded	March–May 2003
Studio	Fredman Studio, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre	Symphonic black metal
Length	63:29
Label	Nuclear Blast (#NB 1047)
Producer	Dimmu Borgir, Fredrik Nordström
Dimmu Borgir chronology
World Misanthropy (2002) Death Cult Armageddon (2003) Stormblåst MMV (2005)
Alternative cover

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Allegiance"	Silenoz	Shagrath, Galder, Mustis	5:50
2.	"Progenies of the Great Apocalypse"	Silenoz	Mustis	5:17
3.	"Lepers Among Us"	Silenoz	Galder, Silenoz, Shagrath	4:43
4.	"Vredesbyrd" (Burden of Wrath)	Silenoz	Mustis, Shagrath, Silenoz	4:44
5.	"For the World to Dictate Our Death"	Silenoz	Shagrath	4:46
6.	"Blood Hunger Doctrine"	Silenoz, Shagrath	Shagrath, Mustis	4:39
7.	"Allehelgens død i Helveds rike" (The Death of All Saints in the Kingdom of Hell)	Silenoz	Silenoz, Galder, Mustis, Vortex	5:33
8.	"Cataclysm Children"	Silenoz	Galder, Silenoz	5:13
9.	"Eradication Instincts Defined"	Silenoz	Mustis, Silenoz	7:12
10.	"Unorthodox Manifesto"	Aldrahn, Silenoz	Galder, Mustis, Silenoz, Shagrath	8:50
11.	"Heavenly Perverse"	Silenoz	Vortex, Galder, Shagrath	6:33

Ozzfest edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Satan My Master" (Bathory cover)	Quorthon	2:14
2.	"Burn in Hell" (Twisted Sister cover)	Dee Snider	5:05
3.	"Devil's Path" (Re-recorded)	Silenoz, Shagrath	6:06
4.	"Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" (Orchestral version)	Mustis	5:15
5.	"Eradication Instincts Defined" (Orchestral version)	Mustis, Silenoz	7:24
6.	"Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" (Video Clip)	Mustis	3:38

Personnel

Dimmu Borgir

• Shagrath – lead vocals
• Silenoz – rhythm guitar
• Galder – lead guitar
• ICS Vortex – bass, clean vocals on tracks 2 and 7
• Mustis – grand piano, synth
• Nick Barker – drums

Guests

• Abbath Doom Occulta – backing vocals on "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" and "Heavenly Perverse"
• Orchestration arranged by Gaute Storås
• Recorded with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks 1–2, 4–7, 9–11)
• Conducted by Adam Klemens
• Charlie Storm – additional synthetics, sample assistance

Technical staff

• Fredrik Nordström and Shagrath – mixing, engineering, producer
• Patrik Sten – assistant engineering
• Arnold Linberg – assistant engineering
• Peter in de Detou – mastering
• Joachim Luetke – cover concept, artwork
• Alf Børjesson – group shots

Footnotes

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5. Pöpperl, Robert (9 November 2003). "Dynamit: Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant". Rock Hard (in German). No. 196. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
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