“I had to put dirt and filth in the microphone to make it sound grim enough”: Black metal giants Dimmu Borgir have announced their first album in eight years, and they reunited with their classic producer to make it sound old-school

Dimmu Borgir in 2026.

Symphonic black metal titans Dimmu Borgir have announced their first album in eight years.

The Norwegian six-piece will return with Grand Serpent Rising, the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Eonian, on May 22 via Nuclear Blast. They’ve offered their first preview of coming attractions with lead single Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel, which you can listen to below. The album artwork is also below, although the tracklisting is still to be announced.