Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra (2010)
Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "Xibir" (Instrumental) 2:50
2. "Born Treacherous" 5:02
3. "Gateways" 5:10
4. "Chess with the Abyss" 4:08
5. "Dimmu Borgir" 5:35
6. "Ritualist" 5:13
7. "The Demiurge Molecule" 5:29
8. "A Jewel Traced Through Coal" 5:16
9. "Renewal" 4:11
10. "Endings and Continuations" 5:58
Europe Limited edition
11. "Gateways" (Orchestral version) 5:44
Mailorder edition
11. "DMDR (Dead Men Don't Rape)" (GGFH cover) 4:24
12. "Perfect Strangers" (Deep Purple cover) 5:01
13. "Gateways" (Orchestral version) 5:44
14. "Dimmu Borgir" (Orchestral version) 5:35
15. "Gateways" (Music video)
USA Limited edition
11. "Dimmu Borgir" (Orchestral version) 5:35
Japanese Limited edition
11. "Gateways" (Orchestral version) 5:44
12. "Perfect Strangers" (Deep Purple cover) 5:01
iTunes edition
11. "Gateways" (Orchestral version) 5:44
12. "The Demiurge Molecule" (Orchestral version) 5:23
13. "Gateways" (Music video)
HOT TOPIC edition
11. "DMDR (Dead Men Don't Rape)[13]" (GGFH cover) 4:24
12. "Perfect Strangers" (Deep Purple cover) 5:03
13. "Gateways" (Music video)
Dimmu Borgir Band Members / Musicians
Shagrath (Stian Tomt Thoresen) – vocals, keyboards, programming
Galder (Tom Rune Andersen) – guitars, additional vocals (track 5)
Silenoz (Sven Atle Kopperud) – guitars, additional vocals (track 5)
Dariusz Brzozowski – drums
Snowy Shaw (Tommie Helgesson) – bass guitar, clean vocals (track 4, 6, 9)
Geir Bratland – keyboards
Agnete Kjølsrud – additional vocals (track 3, 10)
Garm (Kristoffer Rygg) – additional vocals (track 10)
Andy Sneap – lead guitar (track 3, 9)
Ricky Black – slide guitar (track 10)
Kringkastingsorkesteret (Norwegian Radio Orchestra)
Atle Sponberg – concertmaster
Rune Halvorsen – conductor
Schola Cantorum
Tone Bianca Dahl – chorus master
Dimmu Borgir – production, mixing, mastering
Gaute Storaas – choir and orchestra arrangements
Andy Sneap – mixing, mastering
Russ Russell – mastering, sound engineering, guitars and bass recording
Daniel Bergstrand – sound engineering, drums and vocals recording
Shagrath (Stian Tomt Thoresen) – photography, sound engineering, keyboards recording
Urban Naesvall – drum technician
Petter Braar – guitar technician
Kjell Ivar Lund, Marcelo Vasco, Tove Asum Forwald – photography
Tyson Tabbert – masks and armour construction
Joachim Luetke – cover artwork and layout, photography
Giuliana Mayo, Tod Waters – clothing design and construction
Yvette Uhlmann – management
Drums and vocals recorded in Dugout Studios, Uppsala, Sweden
Guitars and bass recorded in Livingroom Studios, Oslo, Norway
Keyboards and additional tracking recorded at Pimp Plaza Recordings, Oslo, Norway
Orchestra and choirs recorded at the NRK Studios, Oslo, Norway
Mastered at Backstage Studio, Derbyshire, England
Abrahadabra is the 9th 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. On 14 September a video for "Gateways" was released featuring Djerv front-woman, Agnete Kjølsrud. On 17 September the song "Born Treacherous" was released on Dimmu Borgir's official Myspace for streaming. 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. The album features drummer Daray and additional keyboards by Gerlioz.
