Abrahadabra is the eighth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released in 2010.
[9] On 17 September the song "Born Treacherous" was released on Dimmu Borgir's official Myspace for streaming.
He described the new album as having an "eerie and haunting feel to it," adding that the material is "epic," "primal," atmospheric and ambient.
[17] Gaute Storaas, composer of the orchestral arrangements, released a statement on his role in working on the album.
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.
[18] As stated by guitarists, Silenoz and Galder, in an interview with Outune.net, the album presents musical influences reminiscent of Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia and Death Cult Armageddon, with more emphasis on orchestral arrangements.
The start of track six contains a backward message: "In Nomine dei Nostri Satanas Luciferi" (English translation: In the name of our God, Satan the Morning Star).