Abrahadabra (album)

Abrahadabra
Cover art by Joachim Luetke
Studio album by
Dimmu Borgir
Released22 September 2010
StudioDug Out Studios, Uppsala, Sweden; Living Room Studios, Oslo, Norway; Pimp Plaza Recordings, Oslo, Norway; NRK Studios, Oslo, Norway
GenreSymphonic black metal
Length48:56
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerDimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir chronology
The Invaluable Darkness
(2008) 		Abrahadabra
(2010) 		Eonian
(2018)
Singles from Abrahadabra
  1. "Gateways"
    Released: 20 August 2010
  2. "Dimmu Borgir"
    Released: 3 January 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Absurd History[1]
Allmusic[2]
Metal Hammer(de) [3]
Lords of Metal(8.7/10)[4]
Fury Rocks(8.2/10)[5]
Blabbermouth.net[6]
BW&BK[7]

Abrahadabra is the eighth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released in 2010. The first single from the album, "Gateways", was released on 20 August in Europe and 24 August in North America.[8] On 14 September a video for "Gateways" was released featuring Djerv front-woman, Agnete Kjølsrud.[9] On 17 September the song "Born Treacherous" was released on Dimmu Borgir's official Myspace for streaming.[10] On 24 September the band announced they would stream Abrahadabra in its entirety, until 7 p.m. EST that evening. This would mark the first official release of all the tracks on the album.[11] The album features drummer Daray and additional keyboards by Gerlioz.

  1. ^ "Absurd History review". 24 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Allmusic review".
  3. ^ "Metal Hammer review".
  4. ^ "Lords of Metal review".
  5. ^ "Fury Rocks review". Archived from the original on 31 January 2016.
  6. ^ Alisoglu, Scott (6 November 2010). "Dimmu Borgir, "Abrahadabra"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ^ "BW&BK review". Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  8. ^ "DIMMU BORGIR: New Single To Be Released Next Week". blabbermouth.net. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  9. ^ "New Video || Dimmu Borgir- Gateways". Metalcallout.com. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  10. ^ "Dimmu Borgir op MySpace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3's, foto's en Videoclips". Myspace.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  11. ^ "Dimmu Borgir- Abrahadabra: Entire New Album Streaming". Metal CallOut. 24 September 2010.