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Dimmu Borgir – Perfection or Vanity (2001) | Track profile | Dork

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Dimmu Borgir
Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
Perfection or Vanity

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Perfection or Vanity

Release date: 20th March 2001

From Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

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"Perfection or Vanity" is a track by Dimmu Borgir, from the album Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia, released 20th March 2001. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Perfection or Vanity

[Instrumental]
[Music: shagrath]

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Track details

From Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

2001

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Album

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

Release year

2001

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—Burn in Hell
—Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny
—Fear and Wonder
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—Hybrid Stigmata - The Apostasy
—Devil's Path
—Sympozium
—Absolute Sole Right
—Kings of the Carnival Creation
—Architecture of a Genocidal Nature
—Puritania

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Shagrath
Producer: Dimmu Borgir, Fredrik Nordström
Engineer: Fredrik Nordström, Jan Baan
Bass: ICS Vortex
Drums: Nicholas Barker
Guitar: Galder, Silenoz
Cello: Grzegorz Wybraniec, Johan Stern
Conductor: Gaute Storaas
Double Bass: Bo Eklund
Mixing Engineer: Fredrik Nordström
Orchestra: Gothenburg Opera Orchestra
Orchestration: Gaute Storaas
Percussion: Nicholas Barker
Sampling: Mustis
Viola: Henrik Edström, Nils Edin, Per Högberg
Violin: Annica Kroon, Annika Hjelm, Bertil Lindh, Catherine Claesson, Nicola Boruvka, Per Enokson, Thore Svedlund