Godless Savage Garden is the first compilation album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1998 by Nuclear Blast and re-released on 3 October 2006 with two bonus tracks. Two of the five studio tracks on this release were recorded during the Enthrone Darkness Triumphant sessions and the other three were recorded in the same studio later that year. This is the first release to include guitarist Astennu and the last to feature former keyboardist Stian Aarstad, who is uncredited in the liner notes.
| Godless Savage Garden | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 4 August 1998 | |||
| Recorded | January and July 1997 | |||
| Studio | The Abyss, Pärlby, Sweden | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 41:12 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Dimmu Borgir | |||
| Dimmu Borgir chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 5/10[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moonchild Domain" | 5:24 |
| 2. | "Hunnerkongens Sorgsvarte Ferd Over Steppene" (The King of the Huns' Sorrowful Black Journey over the Plains - re-recording) | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Chaos Without Prophecy" | 7:09 |
| 4. | "Raabjørn Speiler Draugheimens Skodde" (Raabjørn Reflects the Mist of Draugheimen - re-recording) | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Metal Heart" (Accept cover) | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Stormblåst" (Stormblown - live in Krakow, Poland on 31/07/1998) | 5:09 |
| 7. | "Master of Disharmony" (live in Krakow, Poland on 31/07/1998) | 4:27 |
| 8. | "In Death's Embrace" (live in Krakow, Poland on 31/07/1998) | 6:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Spellbound (By the Devil)" (live at Credicard Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil on 24/04/2004) | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Mourning Palace" (live at Credicard Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil on 24/04/2004) | 5:57 |
Personnel
edit- Dimmu Borgir
- Shagrath – lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5–8), lead guitar (tracks 2, 4)
- Silenoz – rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (tracks 2, 4)
- Tjodalv – drums
- Other musicians
- Astennu – lead guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5–8)
- Stian Aarstad – keyboards (tracks 2, 4) (uncredited)
- Mustis – keyboards (tracks 6–8)
- Nagash - Bass and Backing Vocals
- Technical
- Peter Tägtgren – engineering, mixing (tracks 1-5)
but who was on keyboard in moonchild domain?
Charts
edit| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 47 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 25 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 56 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 98 |
References
edit- ↑ Huey, Steve. "Godless Savage Garden - Dimmu Borgir review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ Schwarz, Paul (19 November 1998). "CoC : Dimmu Borgir - Godless Savage Garden : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Dimmu Borgir – Godless Savage Garden" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Dimmu Borgir: Godless Savage Garden" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dimmu Borgir – Godless Savage Garden" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Dimmu Borgir – Godless Savage Garden" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2026.