Editing Dimmu Borgir (section)

===''Abrahadabra'' period===
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Dimmu Borgir's eighth studio album, ''[[Abrahadabra (album)|Abrahadabra]]'', was released on 24 September 2010 in Germany, 27 September 2010 for the rest of Europe and 12 October 2010 in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=134349 |title=DIMMU BORGIR Working On "Grand, Huge, Epic And Primal" New Album |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=31 January 2010 |access-date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205081101/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=134349 |archive-date=5 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Silenoz explained that the growing periods of time between albums was because the band had stopped writing music while touring, which was affecting the quality of the music. He described the new album as having an "eerie and haunting feel to it", adding that the material is "epic", "primal", atmospheric and ambient. A promotional image released with the statement showed Shagrath returning to the keyboards.<ref name=newalbum>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=134349 |title=Dimmu Borgir Working On "Grand, Huge, Epic And Primal" New Album |date=31 January 2010 |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |access-date=5 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205081101/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=134349 |archive-date=5 February 2010 }}</ref> The album features an ensemble orchestra, the ''[[Kringkastingsorkestret]]'' (the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra), as well as the [[Schola Cantorum (Norwegian choir)|Schola Cantorum choir]], totaling more than 100 musicians and singers.

[[Gaute Storaas]], composer of the orchestral arrangements, released a statement on his role in working on the album. "Their music is epic, thematic and symphonic already from the creation; they are clearly having an orchestral approach to composing. My role in this is sometimes just to transcribe their themes, sometimes to take their ideas, tear them apart and build them back up in ways that are true to the band's intentions. The music must also be both interesting and playable for the musicians, and hopefully, meet the quality standards of the orchestral world."

On 8 July the band confirmed that they had tapped Swedish multi-instrumentalist [[Snowy Shaw]] ([[Therion (band)|Therion]], [[Dream Evil]]) to replace bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex on their then-upcoming album, ''Abrahadabra'', and world tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=145008 |title=It's Official: SNOWY SHAW Is The New Bassist/Clean Vocalist For DIMMU BORGIR |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=24 August 2010 |access-date=24 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827160324/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=145008 |archive-date=27 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 25 August it was announced that Snowy Shaw had left Dimmu Borgir to rejoin Therion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=145074 |title=SNOWY SHAW "Quits" DIMMU BORGIR, Rejoins THERION |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=25 August 2010 |access-date=24 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828102003/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=145074 |archive-date=28 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 17 September 2010 Dimmu Borgir released the song "Born Treacherous" from ''Abrahadabra'' on their official Myspace page.<ref>{{cite web |title=''New Dimmu Borgir Song Streaming''|date=17 September 2010 |url=http://www.metalcallout.com/metal-news/new-dimmu-borgir-song-streaming.html |publisher=Metal CallOut |access-date=17 September 2010}}</ref> Then on 24 September the band announced they would stream ''Abrahadabra'' in its entirety until 7 p.m. EST that evening.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dimmu Borgir- Abrahadabra: Entire New Album Streaming|date=24 September 2010 |url=http://www.metalcallout.com/metal-news/dimmu-borgir-abrahadabra-entire-new-album-streaming.html|publisher=Metal CallOut |access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref> The keyboards and bass are currently played by [[Geir Bratland|Gerlioz]] from [[Apoptygma Berzerk]] and Cyrus of [[Susperia]] respectively, and the clean vocals are sampled.

28 May 2011 saw Dimmu Borgir, for the first time in the band's career, perform live with a full symphony orchestra and choir in a one-off show with the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra and Schola Cantorum Choir (who collaborated on ''Abrahadabra'' the previous year) at the Oslo Spectrum entitled "Forces of the Northern Night". This was broadcast live on Norway's main national TV carrier NRK. The setlist for this show consisted of tracks from the band's recent transfiguration ''Abrahadabra'', leading tracks "Vredysbyrd" and "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" from ''Death Cult Armageddon'', as well as newly updated versions of tracks from their standard back catalog; "The Serpentine Offering", "Kings of the Carnival Creation", and "Mourning Palace" which were re-orchestrated by Gaute Storaas. The band played a similar show the following year at the [[Wacken Open Air]] festival, having yet performed a second live show with a symphony orchestra and choir. This time, they were accompanied by the Czech National Orchestra with the same choir, being the second band in the festival's history to play with a live orchestra and choir (next to German [[power metal]] band [[Rage (German band)|Rage]]'s 2007 performance). The show was broadcast live on Germany's Kultur TV arts channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTB1YXElyYM | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627082112/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTB1YXElyYM| archive-date=2014-06-27 | url-status=dead|title=Dimmu Borgir Interview (Bloodstock 2012) |publisher=YouTube |date=6 September 2012 |access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> Silenoz has also said in several recent interviews that both live sets have been fully mixed and will be accompanied by a feature-length documentary and bonus material when released.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}} In late 2011-2012 the band went on a special tour for fans in various European countries, including playing in some small, intimate venues celebrating their 1997 album [[Enthrone Darkness Triumphant]] by playing the album in its entirety, alongside an additional set of various fan favourite tracks, following a poll to fans directly, asking which of their first 3 albums would they want to see played in full on their next European tour.