massive respect to the sound engineer

When your budget covers a whole f___ing orchestra AND choir, instead of using backtracks.... I got the chills!

It must be killing those opera singers to not bang their heads.

Amazing that an entire choir can not replace one man.

I would pay good money to see Dimmu Borgir with a full orchestra and choir.

Some people think metal is trash. here's proof that metal can be a sophisticated genre. These guys have a live choir and an Orchestra.

As much as I like how Vortex sings THAT part, I'm glad they didn't try to replace him with a singer who would try to copy him and instead went with something different. The choir was majestic.

I have always loved classical and metal. They actually go hand in hand. So complex and thoughtful!! This was fantastic!!

Even a choir of a hundred voices can't match the epic voice of Vortex!

My eye teared up a bit during the second half of the song, and that rarely happens. Such dedication, such perfection. The big orchestra working with dimmu borgir as one. We grew up listening to them. Absolutely beautiful.

It takes a whole choir to almost sound as epic as Vortex... check out live in texas 2003 I think, the guy owns the epicness.

It's hard to headbang when I've got a goblet of wine and a written opera program in my hands.

For all saying the choir couldn't match Vortex: Did it ever occur to you that perhaps they were going for a choir sound instead of a soloist sound because, I don't know, they had an entire choir at their disposal and wanted to use that instead of attempting to recreate something that nobody would be satisfied with anyway? In terms of power and clarity, yes the choir doesn't match up (also not loud enough - engineering issue) but could Vortex sing all parts at the same time? - no, I don't think so. Comparing Vortex's ability vs the choir's ability isn't the same as comparing Vortex's purpose in the original track vs the choir's purpose during this performance.

My boss asked me to turn the volume down, I fired him.

Check out my HQ remaster of official video!

Don't tell my wife I wrote this, but Dimmu Borgir is the best thing to come out of Norway.

3:31 "My job here is done"

Not even kidding.. if i was standing there in the front , i would literally have a seizure only because of the fact that the music is so intensely amazing i cant even explain.. my whole body shivers when i listen to this after a lot of days just like when a drunkard gets a bottle of alcohol after a lot of days of soberiety.

To this day it amazes me that a band that would be casted aside for back in the day by how ridiculous it sounded compared to the trend can slap it back in a haters face and get an entire orchestra to back them during a live set. For y'all who say this isn't metal, do yourself a favor and learn the value of music. Because being able to pull this sound off is world crushing and high class

Literally the best Symphonic Black Metal song ever.

i believe there are no ways to have a cooler metal concert than having a full orchestra and choir as part of the concert

The production quality is way better than the studio version

This is truly a masterpiece. I love everything about this. If you don't know Dimmu Borgir, don't complain about Dimmu Borgir. They are legends.

Vortex was one of the most important parts in this song. That chorus can't fill up that empty space.

What a band, what a concert, what a track. I grow up listening to Metal and i started to study a play guitar for this. I remember I discovered Dimmu Borgir at 13, this version of Progenies make me cry, really. Thank U so much

This is A ROCK SHOW WORTH PAYING FOR.

Slipknot : we hav 9 members DB : ok

I come back to this every few months. This performance, this show, this entire spectacle, was absolutely fantastic. Toss a beer to your sound engineer, too.

Salty Vortex fans everywhere

Definitely one of the best song *EVER* composed

Will never stop returning to this masterpiece. Fuck it, it can be my funeral song.

This track made me realise classical and metal go perfectly together

Even a whole Choir cant pass that sentiment like Vortex's voice did - in short words he is Irreplaceable

Not even a whole choir can't replace Vortex voice

Had about 50 people doing vortex solo .just bring him back 😢

what a proffessional work. It must be appreciated, even if you dont't like the vocals, or black metal itself. This is the result of thousands of hours of work

On 2023, Still missing vortex

One of very few Symphonic Metal songs that would bring me to tears. Honestly the music is that good to me.

The two best genres in music combine: Metal and classical. Perfection.

You miss ICS Vortex more when you realize the fact that massive choir can't give you the same pleasure that ICS Vortex gave you.

A full choir for Vortex's part

Black metal + Orquesta = Epico

I am glad that Uncle Fester from The Addams has found his true self as a guitarist for Dimmu. Galder is awesome.

This is utterly fucking astounding!!! Can't believe how true to the studio recording this is! How incredible it must have been to see this live!!!

This is why metal is the best genre of music

Me: I'm in a choir. Friend: O, that's really nice, what church do you sing? Me:

I love the faces of the orchestra, they are loving this shit lmao

Even a choir of people can't challange ICS Vortex's epicness.

a whole choir couldnt touch the power of ics vortex's voice dude had some nordic god possession in his voice

This is one of the best things I've seen on youtube probably ever.

a whole choir can not replace Vortex ;)

ICS Vortex requires an entire fucking choir to substitute. His voice is fucking powerful. He does not need a microphone. ...and dude on the xylophone is KILLING IT. Go xylophone guy.

This is maybe more than music. If you have listened to this, you have broken all the walls in front of you. And you are lucky person, because, the worst thing that can happen to one person is to die with barriers...

Me encanta Dimmun Borgir de sus primeros años!! pero debo admitir qué en este concierto y tocando con está orquesta sinfónica les quedó sencillamente genial y majestuoso.🎹🎻🎻🎶🎼

These guys are awesome. They certainly put on a show.

3:32 one second of glory

Perfect except one thing: nothing can replace Vortex voice...

it's not only music... it's state of the art music...

Kinda amazing how a black metal band can get big enough to have a full live orchestra perform with them

Thank you Mustis for this creation!!! 🤘🏼

I still miss Vortex in this masterpiece ;(

Imagine Vortex seeing his part and thinking "meh, you did it just ok"

Still the most epic composition in black metal history. IMO.

You know a former member was fucking awesome when it takes a fucking choir to replace them :D

One does not simply hide an orchestra behind an enormous pentagram...

They love vortex so much, they knew that it will take an entire choir to try and replicate what he did for the band.

3:30 The one that waited all the show to make his part

the first song I heard from Dimmu Borgir.. So and my fav song 😍

0:33 Winter Soldier playing the violin.

absolutely a work of art. 2023 I never tire of listening to it.

This song is a masterpiece!

The absence of Vortex was felt with that choir.

The battle raged on and on Fuelled by the venom of hatred for men Consistently, without the eyes to see By those who revel in sewer equally We, the prosperity of the future seal Cloaked by the thunders of the north wind Born to capture The essence of the trails of our kind Zero tolerance must be issued forth Behind the enemy's line So it shall be written And so it shall be done Zero tolerance must be issued forth Behind the enemy's line So it shall be written And so it shall be done The battle raged on and on Fuelled by the venom of hatred for men Consistently, without the eyes to see By those who revel in sewer equally We, the prosperity of the future seal Cloaked by the thunders of the north wind Born to capture The essence of the trails of our kind Discover and conceive the secret wealth And pass it unto your breed Become your own congregation Measure the sovereignty of its invigoration We, who not deny the animal of our nature We, who yearn to preserve our liberation We, who face darkness in our hearts with a solemn fire We, who aspire to the truth and pursue its strength Are we not the undisputed prodigy of warfare Fearing all the mediocrity that they possess? Should we not hunt the bastards down with our might Reinforce and claim the throne that is rightfully ours? Consider the god we could be without the grace Once and for all Diminish the sub principle and leave its toxic trace Once and for all

Mind blowing! What a time to be alive 🙏🤘🙏🤘🙏

That's why I call this shit the most BEAUTIFUL Black Metal I've ever heard!!

I am in love just heard this for the first time on good stereo.

This is fucking perfection. 😭

The part with the choirs is fuckin majesty

This is so unbelievably impressive. My mind is blown.

98% of that orchestra: "Ever played your violin under strobe lights and fog?"

0:33 the most evil, black metal violinist hands down!! XD

0:32 - So nice of Keanu Reeves taking time out of his busy schedule to be part of this fantastic performance

0:17 that headbanging at the below in the crowd

I'm not typically listening to Dimmu, but this is so endlessly fucking cool

Luxurious black metal

Imagine if they had vortex but also that entire choir behind him 😍

that choir could have millions of people, and still they couldnt replace ICS Vortex

I just wanna know the orchestra's thoughts on playing with a metal band. I'm sure most never saw that coming in their career.

Manager : How many people you need to make this song? Dimmu Borgir: Yes

Thanks for the camera man For letting us see that Basically : 1 Vortex is equivalent to a sum of 5 rows of 44 man and woman of high range operal chants.

I don't know why, but every time I hear symphonic oriented Dimmu Borgir song - it's automatically make me think about Batman and Gotham City

How can an entire choir not pull off Simon’s vocal line?

I'd probably tear up out of amazement if I watched this live, especially on the choir part.

Best concert ever. 👊🏼✌🏼

How many people to replace 2 people? God damn.

Cool concert. I love the theatrical aspect of live metal shows, you don't really get that with other genres of live music.

That crowd, the luckiest mothereffers to ever live, I absolutely envy each and every one of them 🤘

High budget concert, love the sound mixing everything is clear

Metal and an orchestra are just meant to be. So fucking good!

0:33 This dude is exactly between classical and black metal, he's vibing haha