Norwegian symphonic black metallers Dimmu Borgir have premiered a music video for their latest single, “Ascent“. The track serves as the second preview of the band’s upcoming tenth studio album, Grand Serpent Rising. The accompanying visual was directed by Patric Ullaeus, a veteran filmmaker known for his work with Arch Enemy and Amorphis.
The new single follows the release of the album’s lead track, “Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel“, which debuted late last month.
Grand Serpent Rising is scheduled for release on May 22 through Nuclear Blast Records. The record marks the group’s first full-length offering since 2018’s Eonian. It also represents a new chapter for the band’s lineup, acting as their first album without longtime guitarist Galder, who exited the group in August 2024. He was officially replaced in 2025 by guitarist Kjell Åge “Damage” Karlsen, who made his live debut with the band at the Tons of Rock festival in Oslo last June.
Grand Serpent Rising Track Listing:
- “Tridentium”
- “Ascent”
- “The Qryptfarer”
- “As Seen in the Unseen”
- “Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel”
- “Repository of Divine Transmutation”
- “Slik Minnes en Alkymist”
- “Phantom of the Nemesis”
- “The Exonerated”
- “Recognizant”
- “At the Precipice of Convergence”
- “Shadows of a Thousand Perceptions”
- “Gjǫll”
In support of the new material, Dimmu Borgir will launch a major North American tour late this summer. The trek marks the band’s first run in the territory since 2018 and will feature support from Hypocrisy, Suffocation, and Hulder.
Following their time in the United States and Canada, the band will return to Europe in October for a massive co-headlining run dubbed the “In League With Satan” tour alongside Polish extreme metal act Behemoth. Swedish black metal veterans Dark Funeral will join as special guests for the European leg. The tour concludes with a standalone routing in Oslo featuring a different support package of Satyricon and Enslaved.
Dimmu Borgir 2026 North American Tour Dates (with Hypocrisy, Suffocation, and Hulder):
- 07 Aug – New York, NY – Palladium Times Square
- 08 Aug – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
- 10 Aug – Toronto, ON – History
- 13 Aug – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
- 14 Aug – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
- 15 Aug – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
- 18 Aug – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
- 21 Aug – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
- 23 Aug – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo
Dimmu Borgir and Behemoth 2026 “In League With Satan” European Tour Dates (with Dark Funeral):
- 09 Oct – Zurich, Switzerland – Halle 622
- 10 Oct – Zwickau, Germany – Sparkassen-Arena Zwickau
- 11 Oct – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal
- 13 Oct – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
- 14 Oct – Munich, Germany – Zenith
- 16 Oct – Paris, France – Zenith
- 18 Oct – Den Bosch, Netherlands – Mainstage
- 20 Oct – Cologne, Germany – Palladium
- 22 Oct – Hamburg, Germany – Inselpark Arena
- 23 Oct – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
- 24 Oct – Brno, Czech Republic – Hala Vodova
- 27 Oct – Helsinki, Finland – Ice Hall
- 29 Oct – Stockholm, Sweden – B-K
- 30 Oct – Copenhagen, Denmark – K.B. Hallen
Dimmu Borgir Oslo Date (with Satyricon and Enslaved):
- 31 Oct – Oslo, Norway – Oslo Spektrum Arena
