Dimmu Borgir - Progenies of the Great Apocalypse - Mustis Unplugged

1st Song: Progenies of the great Apocalypse (Death Cult Armageddon)
2nd Song: The Fallen Arises (In Sorte Diaboli)

[@quorthonthegreat5649]

This man was the heart and soul of Dimmu Borgir, without him the band has been in shambles and is now a shadow of it's former glory in my honest opinion.

[@astarothschatten2246]

👏

[@ryderrhodes2146]

Much agreed. I grew up with Dimmu Borgir and Behemoth being my two favorite bands. It’s heartbreaking to see Behemoth reach it’s well deserved zenith while Dimmu Borgir flounders.

[@CyrusCageSCWS]

Why did they kick out Mustis and Vortex?

[@deicide666100]

Don’t forget Vortex

[@SRooster1993]

Straight up

[@ReidlosTsalEht]

Mustis should start his own band. He was the soul of Dimmu Borgir.

[@DavefromTinj]

Him and Nick Barker were the 2 most valuable without doubt. What wank would let that go!?!?

[@panzerwaffen2873]

@@DavefromTinj the wank named shaggrath ...

[@DavefromTinj]

@@panzerwaffen2873 Tis a true wank, indeed...

[@karolpopiak2031]

Don't forget about Vortex!

[@nutsack-1904]

This dude ain't in the band anymore?

[@taufikristianto]

The beauty side of symphonic black metal

[@quorthonsinferno5119]

This is what core black metal is all about. People wanna talk about "trv cvlt" this is it. Black metal has veered off

[@Thegunslinger-pi6du]

Jordan rudess

[@antifleshnimbus4785]

symph black metal is beautiful, from it's roots. It's dark, mysterious beauty though

[@claudineielvbergb.4692]

​@@Thegunslinger-pi6du Kkkkk not!

[@DokkaChapman]

so haunting. Probably the best piano player in any black metal band, hell maybe in any metal band!

[@jamdwhi]

What a fucking awesome composer he is. True genius. As a former classic piano player myself, I can say that making a piano sound that dark and sinister takes a lot of creativity. What a shame that so many egos got in the way and ruined that band.

[@dudetr00]

***** Rudess is superior. Well, Rudess is the best, so there's no negative point...

[@-Vitalis-]

***** If you want a less mainstream option, yet interesting and very talented, check Hugo Sheppard. He was in a prog/goth band called To-Mera.

[@antioch4019]

Depends on what we are talking about, as a composer I feel Mustis beats Rudess, overall I feel Mustis has more "feeling" for it, playing wise Rudess might be faster doing his solos and following the song. Jens Johansson from Stratovarius is also seriously skilled at piano.

[@michaelstudeny8848]

+Dokka Chapman (The doKtor Dokka) I absolutely adore Janne Wirman from Children of Bodom aswell. But yeah, Mustis is indeed stellar.

[@mola55e5]

This dude really made Dimmu Borgir into something special. They’re all talented but when Vortex and Mustis were involved they really did some cool shit.

[@tomdreesen1948]

Jep, it was around that era that I got to know Dimmu Borgir. They were at their peak back then.

[@amalmasalkhi8426]

2022 and mustis is still one of the best pianists in the history of black metal..he was the soul of dimmu borgir, since he left the band has lost its glory.

[@JeremyBarbell]

I just wish he still made music. I'd buy an album of just his melodies.

[@Gorerupted]

@@JeremyBarbell he is now the new keyboardplayer of Odium

[@JeremyBarbell]

@@Gorerupted wait really?? That makes me so happy!

[@shonrob1620]

Fully

[@ofmetalphilosophy4837]

History of (metal) overall

[@lupaalba8719]

I could listen to an entire acoustic album like this... pure beauty

[@supernaturalarch666]

I most certainly concur with that it's such beauty, and it's sad because it's a lost art these days really.

[@nickjohnson5202]

Lupa Alba .... Couldn't agree more. Incredible to hear the layers he adds

[@Torniojaws]

There's an Austrian group called Die Verbannten Kinder Evas, whose album "Dusk and Void Became Alive" is very similar to this, but with some decent female opera vocals (not pop-Nightwish/Epica/whatever or anything like that).

[@dougmphilly]

Torniojaws I need to look that one up

[@snoflicka]

@@Torniojaws thanks a lot for this awesome recommendation!

[@horseradish4046]

He was definitely their musical mastermind, they're all great metal musicians but he is the one to give it the great melodies and musicianship, shame they got rid of him.

[@hectortorres8188]

I don't think so, puritanical and death cult we're good cuz Barker and galder, and good team job, then in sorte diaboli was shit

[@wilfredheerspink5246]

@@hectortorres8188 His influence started in Spiritual black dimensions. Do you really think all those synth layers were Shagraths idea? Not entirely, but Mustis made the bridge between the "old" dimmu and the classical Dimmu. It has been an abominal idea for Dimmu to try and build on his legacy with him gone. It has become uninspired. Dont get me wrong, I think ENTHRONE was one of their best albums (before Mustis) but Dimmu is way over their head with the standard Oyvind left them!

[@hectortorres8188]

@@wilfredheerspink5246 Wrong, Mustis sucks, if he is so good why hasn't he done anything. Pruritanical and Death cult were good because there was an entire orchestra, and they had really good formation. Spiritual black dimensions... do you know who Nagash is? (have you heard those master pieces nexus polaris and animatronic?) Ha, no, those keyboards aren't by any means Mustis' ideas. Then we have "In sorte.." no orchestra, tired ideas, it sucks, is it also Mustis fault? no, he isn't responsible for anything... later they came with Abrahadabra, and it's better than in sorte, i would say, they managed things very well without those 2. And the latest, it sucks, just because they are over, not because Mustis isn't there. So, stop sucking this guy's dick and get realistic.

[@SpykeZ0129]

@@hectortorres8188 You do realize Mustis wrote most of the music right? lol

[@hectortorres8188]

@@SpykeZ0129 sure, that's why he is very successful today

[@TheRunningComedian]

I feel like im in a vampires castle on the top of a cliff as the waves from the ocean crash against the rocks, in the middle of the night. Full moon and everything cliche like that.

[@ricardovandenheuvel8570]

Thunder rain & wind..

[@mike2003ars]

And Robert Pattinson shining on the edge of that Cliff ...... Ok no

[@musidoralevamp5190]

Yes! Just like Castlevania games. 🦇⚰️

[@LigiaGomesLigia]

Lol ​@@mike2003ars

[@flintcountytomarkarth786]

My heart sank the day Mustis and Vortex left the band. 2009 - Dimmu Borgir died Watching this beautiful piece only proves just how valuable he (and Vortex for that matter) are as musicians.

[@Megabeastmaster]

Let's not forget about Nick. I think, despite the enormous drummers that Dimmu has had, Nick brought something to the band with his playing. Also in Cradle, never was the same again after he left. People always overlook the drummers, but he too was a very important member in the dynamics of the band. Still, Dimmu rules.

[@jablow6323]

@@Megabeastmaster Yep. The most talented are always over looked.

[@MirandaAzazel666]

It actually has a classical sound on the piano! Of of my favorite pianists.

[@quorthonthegreat5649]

Smart gal..he can play Chopin's Nocturnes with an ease, grace I've never seen in my life.

[@ihanak8814]

thats a good girl i iwll pet you now but dont bite only suck ;)

[@novaknikolic9497]

I am playing this for an hour straight, it has not bored me yet... I have not heard anything better for a long time... Well fucking done, man...

[@ihanak8814]

thank u!!!

[@markotora7274]

Dimmu Borgir should not had survived this long without mustis.

[@neonfox3]

I mean they haven't released an album since they first went hollywood with Abra lol

[@BreathingFire]

And they definitely are going down. But my question is WHY they have fired Mustis? What was the reason to do so? He put so much new and positive influence to the Dimmu music... What is your opinion, Marko?

[@deadramaster]

They fired vortex for forgetting his instrument and going into a drunken rage smashing a glass on his forehead. One of them signed a copy of an album and went to auction it on ebay with just his signature out of greed. As for Mustis I here's a snippet from his statement regarding leaving the band: "address the fact that many songs written by me had not been registered properly under my name in their credits. Without naming every single track, let us just say that a good majority of albums like 'Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia' and 'In Sorte Diaobli' would have been vastly different had I not composed and created as much as I actually did,"

[@omarvaldez00]

persiuntimu emeilas Because he wanted to license his piano parts on every song in played in. In other words if he would have left/fired from the band Dimmu would not be able to use, sale music that he played in without his consent. It was a good thing that he was let go.

[@Storkz0re]

nobody cares about borgirs so long

[@djhellraiser303]

I am so glad I come across this, it is amazing, Mustis is one of the best pianists I have heard. I haven't been into the material since Vortex and Mustis left Dimmu Borgir, it was perfection on Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia, Death Cult Armageddon, and In Sorte Diaboli. It was Dimmu's opus.

[@Takeo1813]

I would like him to start a solo carreer, making such dark but beautiful pieces for Piano, just 100% instrumental. I would buy his CD. Would you?

[@lokeforce8905]

yes of course but 11 years later he haven't done anything outside of dimmu borgir..

[@Charles_Anthony]

Yeah, I'd buy it but at this point he isn't going to do a solo career. It's obvious that Shagrath really damaged him if he doesn't have enough trust in anyone to join another band or even go out on his own. It's a damn shame and it was done all to appease Shagrath's fragile ego. Does anyone else wonder why Galder hasn't made a new album in 15 years? Yeah, Shagrath.

[@Haterider88]

The second song is one of most beautiful songs that I ever heard.

[@TheMourningPalace]

Is it a Dimmu song? I'm pretty sure I've heard it...

[@Haterider88]

TheMourningPalace Yeah ,it's the fifth song of In Sorte Diaboli ,but this version is much better than a version of the cd ;)

[@djhellraiser303]

I always thought Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse had a similar sound to Christopher Young's score on Hellbound: Hellraiser 2, so gothic, dark, and climactic yet beautiful. Mustis has taken Progenies to another level here. I could listen to this ad infinitum.

[@Archferumphis]

He's a fucking god on the piano. I mean satan.

[@DarkRenaissance2012]

I bet Mustis loves some Chopin in the evening ~

[@xLuye]

Theres a video of him playing Nocturne 20 at a house party lol, should be in suggestions on your right

[@DarkRenaissance2012]

xLuye I saw that like 10 minutes after I posted this! :D

[@MaestroStefanoPetrini]

DarkRenaissance2012 ?

[@DarkRenaissance2012]

stefanopetrinimusic yes?

[@MaestroStefanoPetrini]

DarkRenaissance2012 sta suonando questo brano in re minore.gli toglie molta della sua bellezza,forse è per semplificarlo

[@candaceshelton5164]

Here I am in 2022 watching this masterpiece. Absolutely beautiful

[@kw8295]

It's insane how incredibly talented Mustis is, people with his kind of talent are 1 in a trillion.

[@Asthfghl]

Not possible, since about 117 billion members of our species have ever been born on Earth.

[@Terra101]

@@Asthfghl Which tells you how incredible his talent is.

[@keokavamp]

I'm more an alternative/progressive rock person, not a big fan of metal but Mustis was the only reason i was listening too Dimmu, i hate that they fired him,he's an amazing pianist and very talented artist. Dimmu does not exist for me anymore since Mustis left.

[@andrepelizzaro]

Magnifico!!, a melodia de mustis é incomparavel, aqui no Brasil isso faz muita falta.

[@Sephiroth767]

The intro of this song always reminds me on a mix of the Batman theme from Danny Elfman and some old Final Fantasy song. The piano version makes this feeling even stronger.

[@isaacguadamuz5216]

Progenies of the great apocalypse uno de los mejores temas de dimmu borgir

[@BlindGuardian495]

I would definitly be like the dude in the back with my eyes closed and enjoying that moment..!! So haunting and Beautiful..!! Hail Mustis..!!! 🤘🤘

[@magnusemeritus]

This man made me love Chopin. Years later, I am playing Chopin myself.

[@ReneAensland]

He needs to meet and collaborate with Ardek.

[@dittaturademocratica777]

+Rene Aensland That will cause a fucking BLACK hole (because Black metal... xD) and we will die all together in the best way possible woohooooo

[@Nevalych]

Yeah, Mustis vs Ardek, who will be punished? :-D I can listen to both all the time :)

[@ReneAensland]

No one said VS.

[@Nevalych]

Sorry, just kidding.

[@firzen486]

BEST APOCALYPSE EVER

[@ДаринаРе]

Красота и талант😯 Какая гремучая смесь -- и тяжелая ноша для человека! Храните боги этого уникального и ранимого человека🙏

[@thorns2485]

А почему ранимого?

[@ДаринаРе]

@@thorns2485, Вы Мустиса видели в хрониках? Я про то, что в начале нулевых был снят фильм про Dimmu Borgir. Так вот: по-моему, члены группы и туса, в массе своей, жалкие говнари, что пьяные, что трезвые. А Мустис в любом агрегатном состоянии -- пирожочек сладенький. Я думаю, он простой парень с незаурядными способностями, который спился во имя искусства (ох уж эти финские корни...)

[@JeremyBarbell]

When people get all whiny about Vortex, I'm always like, Mustis did SO much more for Dimmu. The man is a musical genius. He and Aarstad are so amazing.

[@kaziglubey4455]

meh, Aarstad couldn't even write his own stuff. And certainly nothing compared to this

[@akumashindorballomu]

@@kaziglubey4455 Silenoz did confirm that Aarstad composed the intro to Mourning Palace, so at least he didn't plagiarize that...

[@kaziglubey4455]

@@akumashindorballomu That's cool. But if you look at sings that Mustis wrote or co-wrote(Progenies of the Great Apocalypse, The Insight and the Catharsis, the Promised Future Aeons, Kings of the Carnival Creation) what you would have is a list of the best songs they made while Mustis was a member. And it is definitely not a coincidence. I love Mustis musical style. I would pay 50 bucks for a CD of him just playing piano stuff he wrote for an hour.

[@akumashindorballomu]

@@kaziglubey4455 Did I ever say anything bad about Mustis? Of course not, I love his style, I just prefer Aarstad's darker gothic composions a bit more over Mustis's symphonic pieces. That said, The Fallen Arises is probably my favorite of the piece written by Mustis. And although Spiritual Black Dimensions is probably my fav album featuring him, I'm not sure if he was credited with any compositions there. :/ I think the music may have been written just by Shagrath, Silenoz and Nagash, and Mustis may have begun adding his imput from Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia onwards, but again, I can't be sure here. If you want to hear some stuff written by Aarstad that he didn't plagiarize, I do recommend listening to In Passion Swept by Enthral, and probably check out their album The Mirror's Opposite End. It's very much in the vein of Stormblast, old Dimmu fans would definitely enjoy it. :)

[@containternet9290]

Mustis and Stian are from different schools and I'm not sure if Stian could ever play the piano like Mustis. Not all keyboardists excell this great at the piano.

[@solarflare2199]

Out of this world player and incredible ,genius taste !

[@veronicadavanzo2064]

This is amazing! I love piano adaptations of metal songs, especially when they retain this much intricacy.

[@ezworld644]

One of my favorite piece Thank you mustis..

[@JupiterEarth]

Now you finally see who was the real creative mind in DB.

[@DustinPlatt]

Was I the only one looking for the part @ 4:19? 😃

[@eggesoft]

I am missing you. What ist Dimmu without you and Vortex.......

[@natashka1982]

Amazing musician and very easy on the eyes haha 🔥🔥

[@realDeor]

amazing! i can hear this as a hectic horror film score.

[@Gilyova]

Талантливый парень 😊

[@SurreyRider]

Progenies of the great apocalypse was one of my favorite tracks from Dimmu Borgir and to hear it like this is beautiful. How have I not found this before!

[@AlineBoing]

O cara é foda demais pqp, sem comentários 😍

[@SinisterSkip]

Man what an enormous shame that Mustis isn't in Dimmu anymore. When I first EVER heard symphonic metal it was Mustis creating absolutely epic atmospheres in Enthrone Darkness Triumphant.

[@blackefeltsch7459]

Mustis wasn't in the band when they made Enthrone Darkness Triumpahnt. His first input was on Spiritual Black Dimensions.

[@containternet9290]

Stian Aastard was on the keys on EDT. Mustis was on the keys from SBD to ISD. SBD is my favorite record, Mustis keys and synths in it are otherwordly.

[@ErinMercurial]

WOW! THanks for sharing this! Ive never sen this till now and its soo good! I miss Mustis and Vortex in Dimmu

[@danielapachon2709]

he is absolutely amazing !!!

[@estebanfernandez6695]

I prefer this version of "The Fallen arises" more than the album version

[@ЛизаПушкар-ц4ж]

Велеколепно, величественно, неповторимо, незабываемо. От души, нет смысла много говорить нужно слушать. Слушать и наслаждаться

[@Broly-ez1ei]

Imagine what would happen if he went back and went face to face with Beethoven on a Piano Death Battle. @All

[@elarquitectogamer8367]

The guy is amazing, he can play anything.

[@filou13]

I didn't look away from the video a single second, And the only thing I said to myself out loud at the last second of this video is "Wow."

[@bananman6683]

mustis is perfect

[@lloydtownsend2625]

So... I guess he can play November Rain, right? 😂 This is amazing!

[@sobbs3615]

Happy birthday mustis

[@Sorgenwald]

This is pure art

[@aliciaelgart6233]

Wow eso refleja años en estudio musical académico

[@metsteve]

Does anyone know where Mustis has been lately? All I know is he rejoined Susperia for a year and that's it. Sadly haven't heard a peep from him since. Would be sad to think he just faded from light and rather be on his own. Anyone know anything??

[@goddimmus]

I can agree to some extent then that its a fair assertion to your point that they are all great when used by great people...or even damn good people.

[@angshumansarma8425]

It is pretty evident from this piano only piece that this was the body of the song on which other parts were built upon..

[@Gattone_91]

@Ahmed Zakaria AIT CADI he is not gifted. No one is gifted at this world. He worked hard to obtain this.

[@YoLpIsBest]

What? Of course there are gifted people. How do you explain the fact that Mozart was composing and performing music at the age of 5?

[@kylevanschalkwyk6010]

YoLpIsBest Over enthusiastic parenting... BOOM... Nothing in this world is given, everything is earned....

[@Mephistopheles13]

Wrong, some people HAVE a natural talent which is also known as a gift. Now whether they choose to progress with that GIFT is up to that individual. The reality of it is that people ARE gifted so either stop lying to yourself or stop letting people lie to you.

[@WillyGus]

Basically, a classical composition over a black metal song. What a genius. Hail Mustis and yes, incredibly unfair Shagrath’s face all over the miniature 😂

[@Danalmagrodrumsnbass]

KZbin just recently decided to recommend this amazing video.

[@Imaginathor-1k0]

This is a master piece. If mustis composed this he is a genius

[@Luiz17071990]

I love it! This guy is amazing!

[@7fejuTibor]

I don't know what to write. This guy is simply amazing.

[@Marcos_Guitar]

IMO, the best piano player of any metal band

[@addyschultka]

The pianist from fleshgod apocalypse? Ever heard?

[@MorningRise90]

The way a piano works is a hammer hitting the string. In Mustis' piano, it's Thor's hammer crashing down upon lightning bolts. :D

[@AdamYoudell]

Never fails, if a piece sounds good acoustic, it'll sound good heavy

[@maxvander]

This is beautiful

[@Edelce]

Well done, You make it sound more interesting than it is.

[@darthfener2]

@Takeo1813 Yes I will, but not only piano, I like his synth/keyboard tracks too. They're just brilliant.

[@JOANAWOLDERgothicdream]

UMHHH VERY CAT!!!!O MUSTIS EH FODA ARREBENTA NOS TECLADOS!!NUNCA DEVERIA TER SAIDO DA BANDA,UMA PENA,MAS VIVA O MUSTIS!

[@victorianightshade4838]

I don't think I actually appreciated how beautiful the piano bit was until I heard it isolated like this. I would love to see an entire recital. Let it not be said that metal musicians aren't gifted.

[@ShadowofDEATH021]

Can you imagine the band's faces when they had Mustis do try outs! Hail Mustis

[@mordentus]

KZbin, why can't I like this video twice?

[@superfisure]

i know, they needed a whole orchestra to fill for this guy (: he is fucking awesome!

[@Lil_Thick]

This man was a quintessential part of Dimmu

[@w00tEpixx]

The bearded guy on the background has found peace.

[@thidebrito]

Silenoz must be crying everyday

[@michalisk4451]

This guy boosted Dimmu at the the top!

[@smallfaucet]

amazing work.........

[@devildez]

From which anime is this???

[@NagashSagan]

Daimoru Borugir

[@lauracastillo3071]

Hahahahahahahahahhaha your comment made my day!

[@javyf2]

@@NagashSagan JJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJJAJAAN BEST COMMENT EVER

[@9oden9]

Great jobb Mustis, holde opp det gode arbeidet. Du er min andre favoritt komponist, ved siden av Ludwig van Beethoven

[@MelanyLegui]

Esto es totalmente hermoso 🖤

[@Surturian]

Incredible...

[@dsb345]

Your right. Most music in the Heavy Metal genre is actually QUALITY music, pieced together with REAL physical effort and brainpower. Unlike most wierd music today, and with autotuners, "anyone" can "sing" and create music which I find is just nonsense. I love Black, Death, and Symphonic Metal, and the older 70's to early 90's Heavy Metal as well. True music there dude, the best these days is found further back in time.

[@ihanak8814]

you're*

[@АлександрСтрелков-ш6з]

Mustis one love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cheekloins4126]

I loved you in The Pianist.

[@biskuviposeti8160]

I'm here to get my daily dose..

[@Lilyzilah]

lovely Mustis

[@xxdirectorxx]

This guy was the REAL talent behind Dimmu Borgir.

[@lordPix3lUK]

This is simply amazing

[@Vincent_Brien]

I'd abseloutely love if Mustis made a solo album or something, would be tottally amazing.

[@MARCIANOH_919]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! o.o!!! no words!!!!!

[@frandes2k]

Does anyone know how I can get the sheets for this ?

[@MaestroStefanoPetrini]

from your ears...

[@loudaldairmedia]

Damn man you are amazing

[@magnusbnordh9624]

Superb !

[@benthomas8765]

Best talent Dimmu ever had

[@Justmindless]

Reminds me of the Hellraiser theme every time I hear it. So good.

[@cartafilusgp2945]

Mustis te amooo!!

[@alccode_]

@Deadnsd Indeed! He seems vastly muted in Susperia. Mustis SOLO FTW!!

[@21stMeTALHeAD]

That's fucking awesome!! Long live metal