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Abrahadabra

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Abrahadabra is Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir's ninth studio album, released in 2010. The first single from the album, Gateways, was released on August 20 in Europe and August 24 in North America. On September 14, a video for Gateways was released featuring Djerv front-woman, Agnete Kjølsrud. On September 17, the song Born Treacherous was released on Dimmu Borgir's official Myspace for streaming. On September 24, 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. As stated by guitarists, Silenoz and Galder, in an interview with Outune.net, the album presents musical influences reminiscent of Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia and Death Cult Armageddon, with more emphasis on orchestral arrangements. The album's lyrics are a notable departure from the usual style that Dimmu Borgir implements. Songs contain subjects that deal with redemption, power, rebirth and astral planes, among other, more vague concepts. Rather than focus on ideas that are often panned as Satanic and offensive, the band has instead opted to use more worldly and open matters. The start of track six contains a backward message: "In Nomine dei Nostri Satanas Luciferi" (English translation: In the name of our God, Satan the morning star Lucifer). "Abrahadabra", loosely translated as "I will create as I speak", was created by author Aleister Crowley in his work, Liber AL vel Legis, o

tracks

1

Xibir

Dimmu Borgir

2

Born Treacherous

Dimmu Borgir

3

Gateways

Dimmu Borgir

4

Chess With the Abyss

Dimmu Borgir

4:09
5

Dimmu Borgir

Dimmu Borgir

5:36
6

Ritualist

Dimmu Borgir

7

The Demiurge Molecule

Dimmu Borgir

5:29
8

A Jewel Traced Through Coal

Dimmu Borgir

9

Renewal

Dimmu Borgir

4:11
10

Endings and Continuations

Dimmu Borgir

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