Dimmu Borgir – Godless Savage Garden (1998)

August 1, 2022

Godless Savage Garden seems like something of a stop-gap after Enthrone Darkness Triumphant. I see it as more of an EP than an album, but its not a million miles away from CoF’s From The Cradle… EP or stop-gap Bitter Suites record.

It would perhaps be callous to call these songs leftovers from the Enthrone… sessions but they do have the similar excellent, spoopy vibe with plenty of reverb. The band in this time dealt in some intensely melodic guitar work, and Shagrath’s vocals are savage too.

Throw in a crappy cover and some half-baked live recordings to run-up the total time and you’ve got yourself Godless Savage Garden. Not the best thing Dimmu have recorded, but the first few studio tracks are the start are well worth checking out.