Progenies of the Great Apocalypse

I've decided to bring back the weekly music sharing after a long absence. For those who are not familiar with this feature, this is where I inflict my esoteric musical tastes on you, and give you tinnitus through the noise.

First up is some insane Satanic orchestral black metal from Norway, with Dimmu Borgir's wonderfully titled "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse".

It's important to note, however, that this kind of music is quite extreme even for me. I love heavy metal, but black metal, growled vocals and all, is something that I only delve into occasionally. I would prefer they actually sang, but I can put up with bestial vocals like this when certain people do it, and in short bursts. And besides, there is a bit of clean singing in it from the band's bassist, and the classical arrangements are fantastic. The song lives up to its name, although since this is the edited version (the full album song is longer), it loses a bit of its impact, particularly around the middle, but it's still a good example of symphonic black metal at its best. That doesn't mean you're going to like it, though, but I do.