DIMMU BORGIR "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant" (1997)1. Mourning Palace2. Spellbound (By The Devil)3. In Death's Embrace4. Relinquishment Of Spirit And Flesh5. The Night Masquerade6. Tormentor Of Christian Souls7. Entrance8. Master Of Disharmony9. Prudence's Fall10. A Succubus In Rapture11. Raabjrn Spieler Draugheims Skodde1. Mourning PalaceDaylight has finally reached it's endAs evenfall strikes into the skyFar away in the dark glimpsing moonlightSickening souls cry out in painWhispering voices summoning screamsWaiting for Satan to bless their sinsBlackhearted angels fallen from gracePossessed by the search for utter darknessHear the cries from the Mourning PalaceFeel the gloom of restless spiritsHear the screams from the Mouring PalaceFeel the doom of haunting chantsEternal is their lives in miseryEternal is their lives in griefAbandoned in a void of nothingnessA chain of anger, a fetter of despairIn this garden of depraved beingsThis unsacred place of helpless onesSatan blessed the creaturesInswathed them in endless nightWhispering voices, summoning screamsWaiting for Satan to bless their sinsBlackhearted angels fallen from gracePossessed by the search for utter darkness2. Spellbound (By The Devil)You have returned to the torture-chambersTo find peace among the rotting corpsesYou have returned to the execution placeTo inhale the smell of bloodDeath and terror rules the landWe have been spellboundYou have returned to the hidden gravesOnly you know aboutYou have returned to to face your victimsAnd feel sensation of violence once againDeath and terror rules the soulYou have been spellboundBy the DevilMurderer, you have returnedTo create fear and sorrowDeath and terror rules the landWe have been spellboundBy the Devil3. In Death's EmbraceBy the light of the moonAnd the beings of the nightA curse has been laid upon usTo seek and tear celestial gloss to piecesBy the power of deathAnd the shadow of the reaperA call has been brought upon usTo complete the infinite fall of heavenWithout the wit or will to end this journeyWe continue travelling towards our faithHarvesting helpless Christian spiritsRaping the sanctity of saintsThe heavenly father is stretching his handPathetically begging for mercyWe spit and piss on his sacred fleshAs we breathe the breath of the unholyFor with the sign of the pentagramHellfire rage is for us to comeAs we shall wander the pitUnhallowed by the infernal oneWe are forever capturedBy the embrace of death4. Relinquishment Of Spirit And FleshKing of tempests and stormsLord of innumerable figures and formsBlessed with thy cold I amAs I upon the shoulders of mineBear the burden of ThineOnce I got touched by a fire from beyondAn invitation to darkness of which I could not resistCaressed by the feathers of the fallenI took the fate in my handMy raging CommanderMy constant ShadeMy soul's PersecutorMy eternal DivinityRevealing Thy powers in visions and dreamsInvoking your magic at nightHonoured I am to mission Thy wordWithin a creed is sworn of majestic mightAn infernal allegiance in which I pay my shareAn unholy awakening inside of which I intend to bearBeholding Thy commotionI entreat You with devotionI subsume Your might with strengthI will carry on with You as my guardianAgainst the lambs of the lightPossesses by the true god of earth I amPossessed for eternity5. The Night MasqueradeA scarlet sunsetThe threshold to nightplayA sinful oath is to be swornA beckoning bloodlustAmong the seekersTyrannic hunger yearnsA gathering in flames and firesDevil's daughters danceScourged in filth obscene and lewdLonging to dark desiresThe nocturnal beast appearsIn an evil despotic shapeExpectant watching gracelesslyBefore demanding the sluts of lust[The Beast:]"Come forth harlots, let's begin!"[The Beast approaches:]"Rise and give praise in front of MeAnd receive eternal life from Me!Welcome my spirit in honour of Me!So drink of the blood I provide youAnd you shall all forever wander inThe shadows of death...![The chanting whores:]"Oh yes, Master! Let us receiveThine offer and drink with thee!And become a part of Thy realmWith lust, sex and sodomyFor we are those who seek life eternally...![The Beast:]"Blood is life and it shall be all ours!"6. Tormentor Of Christian SoulsI could drag you to my chambersAnd strip you naked in darknessI could pull your fingernails out one by oneAnd rape you till you find no hopeI could rip your guts outAnd let you watch meSacrifice your unborn childI could leave you to starveAnd even bring you to total silence...but I won'tFor I find no pleasure in your physical painI want your Christian soul to crumbleYour fucking soulWhen I have seen your church go up in flamesAnd you are weeping I will laughWhen I have seen you mourn over loved onesI will feel bliss when your mortal soul is in ruinsI will grin in the shadowsFor that gives me pleasure......tormenting a Christian soul7. EntranceSoul on departure six six sixOnward onto another existenceA trip far beyond all pleasant dreamsA voyage through desolation sightsInner transformationSubconscious flightIn the glance fields of firesIn the distance meadows of mightWhere minds being enshrouded in a complete nightThe fading of love, life and lightWandering an endless journeyDead within a traceEntering a lost dominion soulless and freeVisiting a foreign place but yet so knownAnother dimension opens for me to seeHeaven sure ain't made for me to beSoul on arrival six six sixOne short step from unhallowed groundThe ground of a Kingdom ComeDead spirits communionUnorthodox profane voidGardens, temples, palacesI have seen them allIn search for insanity, sanity slowly drowns - In trance8. Master Of DisharmonyMaster of disharmonyWelcome my tainted soulTake me from the hordes of the livingInto the blessed darknessMaster of disorderTake my impure fleshLead me unto the path of temptationSave me from cowardnessMaster of sinTake my cursed heartBring me where I can find salvationFor I am the damnedMaster of deathTake my pitiful lifeI am enslavedI shall never forget the painMaster of sinTake my cursed heartBring me where I can find salvationFor I am the damnedMaster of deathTake my pitiful lifeI am enslavedI shall never forget the pain9. Prudence's FallHe became the swarm, indeed a pitiful imitationTo the verge of a quiet glance, an oracle without eyesDarkness... My precious companion, even thou cant see his faceSalvation turned to bleed despair, compassion fled...Sadistic delight flowed, like Hell burned brighterExistence woven into darkness, prudence did fall...In Satan's beauty, life was found...A flow of orgasmic fire, swept through the cosmic nightI enthroned darkness triumphant, with the searing trident of the InfernoGaze towards the Heavens, an you might catch a glimpse of Me...10. A Succubus In RaptureIllness and plagues, torture and blightIs what she bringsMocking holy standards, deceiving feeble foolsIs what she lovesGranted with powers, gifted with magicWatching the world through raven eyesDamned woman mischievous whoreHeretic princessDevil's ownHer seductive eleganceExcites your weak fleshHer diabolical beautyEnchants your bewildered mindYou damn womanYou mischievous whoreYou heretic princessYou are Devil's own[performing an ecstatic dance:]A serenade made out of black magicShe has learned to set souls afireAnd makes sure that you neverWill leave it's tranceHer diabolical beautyEnchants your bewildered mind11. Raabjrn Spieler Draugheims SkoddeLangt...der borte i mrketGjennom tretopper der mnelys driverLangt...der borte i all tkeInn gjennom min sjel den sorte angst riverP de mosegrodde steiner de seg viserNr nattemrket har senket seg overEkkoene...fra deres grufulle jamringEndelst...du kan hreI horisonten langt vekkSkimtes den sigende skddeHorder av ild rider mnelyset i flokkVed daggry de samles ved en bortgjemt ddeDen iskalde snenHar kommetDenne gangI evig fokk[English translation:]Raabjorn Reflect Ghost Ship's MistLong... there away in darknessThrough treetops there moonlight shinesLong... there away in all mistInside my soul the black anxiety tearsOn the moss-grown stones they show themselvesWhen night-darkness has fallenEchoes... from their horror-full moaningsEndless... you can hearIn the horizon far awayIs glimpsed the talking mistHordes of fire ride in a flockBy daybreak they gather by a hidden-away headlandThe ice-cold snowHas comeThis timeIn everlasting snowfall[Alternative English translation:]Raabjrn Reflects The Mists Of DraugheimWay over there in the darknessThrough treetops where moonlight glidesWay over there in masses of fogIn through my soul the dark angst rendsOn stones covered in moss they show themselvesWhen the dark of night covers overThe echoes from their horrid screamsEndlessly you may hearFar away in the horizonApears a gliding mist(like) hordes of fire the moonlight rides in throngBy dawn they gather by a hidden capeThe chilling snowHas arivedThis timeIn eternal blizzardEnthrone Darkness Triumphant, Nuclear Blast 1997Released at Nuclear BlastRecorded at the Peter Tagtgren studio Abyss - Sweden in January 1997Engineered and mixed by Peter TagtgrenMastered at Cuttingroom - Solna in SwedenProduced by Dimmu BorgirAll music and lyrics by Dimmu BorgirAdditional female vocal performance by Bente EngenCover artwork, design and layout by P.Gron - SwedenJapanese Edition had two additional bonus tracks live versions of:Spellbound (By The Devil) and Tormentor Of Christian Souls.Line up on this recording:Shagrath - Lead Guitar & Vocals,Tjodalv - Drum & Percussion,Erkekjetter Silenoz - Rhythm Guitar,Nagash - Bass, GuitarStian Aarstad - Synthesisers & Piano