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TRACK PROFILE · 2017

Chess With the Abyss

By Dimmu Borgir

From Forces of the Northern Night

Melodic black metalSymphonic black metalSymphonic metal

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Released
2017
Disc / track
3 / 6
Label
Nuclear Blast
Duration
4:10
Artist
Dimmu Borgir
Forces of the Northern Night album cover
Album artwork. (Credit: Dimmu Borgir / Nuclear Blast)

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About this track

“Chess With the Abyss” appears on Dimmu Borgir’s Forces of the Northern Night, first released in 2017. This recording is listed with a 2017 release. It is track 6 on disc 3 in the listing below.

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Forces of the Northern Night

Main track listing: Forces of the Northern Night (2017), an official release cataloged by MusicBrainz. Additional recordings from other official editions are listed separately.

Disc 1

  1. 01Xibir (orchestra)
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  2. 02Born Treacherous
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  3. 03Gateways
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  4. 04Dimmu Borgir (orchestra)
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  5. 05Dimmu Borgir
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  6. 06Chess With the Abyss
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  7. 07Ritualist
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  8. 08A Jewel Traced Through Coal
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  9. 09Eradication Instincts Defined (orchestra)
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Disc 2

  1. 01Vredesbyrd
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  2. 02Progenies of the Great Apocalypse
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  3. 03The Serpentine Offering
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  4. 04Fear and Wonder (orchestra)
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  5. 05Kings of the Carnival Creation
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  6. 06Puritania
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  7. 07Mourning Palace
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  8. 08Perfection or Vanity (orchestra)
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Disc 3

  1. 01Xibir (orchestra)
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  2. 02Born Treacherous
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  3. 03Gateways
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  4. 04Dimmu Borgir (orchestra)
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  5. 05Dimmu Borgir
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  6. 06Chess With the Abyss
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  7. 07Ritualist
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  8. 08A Jewel Traced Through Coal
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  9. 09Eradication Instincts Defined (orchestra)
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Disc 4

  1. 01Vredesbyrd
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  2. 02Progenies of the Great Apocalypse
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  3. 03The Serpentine Offering
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  4. 04Fear and Wonder (orchestra)
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  5. 05Kings of the Carnival Creation
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  6. 06Puritania
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  7. 07Mourning Palace
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  8. 08Perfection or Vanity (orchestra)
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Other edition: Forces of the Northern Night (2017) · limited edition

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  1. 01Xibir
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  2. 02Born Treacherous
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  3. 03Gateways
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  4. 04Dimmu Borgir
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  5. 05Dimmu Borgir
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  6. 06Chess With the Abyss
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  7. 07Ritualist
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  8. 08A Jewel Traced Through Coal
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  9. 09Eradication Instincts Defined
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  10. 10Vredesbyrd
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  11. 11Progenies of the Great Apocalypse
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  12. 12The Serpentine Offering
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  13. 13Fear and Wonder
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  14. 14Kings of the Carnival Creation
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  15. 15Puritania
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  16. 16Mourning Palace
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  17. 17Perfection or Vanity
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  18. 18[documentary]
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Other edition: Forces of the Northern Night (2017) · limited edition

Additional recordings from this edition. View release details.

  1. 01Xibir
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  2. 02Born Treacherous
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  3. 03Gateways
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  4. 04Dimmu Borgir
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  5. 05Dimmu Borgir
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  6. 06Chess With the Abyss
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  7. 07Ritualist
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  8. 08A Jewel Traced Through Coal
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  9. 09Eradication Instincts Defined
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  10. 10Vredesbyrd
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  11. 11Progenies of the Great Apocalypse
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  12. 12The Serpentine Offering
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  13. 13Fear and Wonder
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  14. 14Kings of the Carnival Creation
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  15. 15Puritania
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  16. 16Mourning Palace
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  17. 17Perfection or Vanity
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Artwork (Credit: Dimmu Borgir / Nuclear Blast)

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