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Dimmu Borgir Black Metal

About Mourning Palace

Few tracks in Black Metal balance atmosphere and aggression as neatly as "Mourning Palace" does, making it a genuinely useful study piece for guitarists wanting to get inside the style. The main riff relies on tremolo picking, the technique that defines so much of this genre: alternate picking at speed with a locked, tense wrist rather than a sweeping arm motion. At 120 BPM the tempo is manageable compared to more brutal material, but sustaining clean tremolo across a full verse without tensing up takes real practice. The rhythm playing leans on power chords with quick chromatic moves between them, so precision in your fretting hand matters as much as your picking hand. Use the Practice Toolbar to isolate the opening riff and slow it down until each note speaks clearly before building back to full speed. Dimmu Borgir also layers melody over the chug in this track, so once you have the rhythm part solid, the melodic lines on top are worth working out separately.

  • Tremolo picking is the core technique demanded here, requiring a relaxed but controlled picking hand to sustain the riff cleanly at 120 BPM.
  • The song is in E Standard tuning, so no retuning is needed, but a high-gain tone with scooped mids will get you closest to the recorded sound.
  • The chromatic power-chord shifts between the main riff sections are a common stumbling point, so practise those transitions in isolation before running the full part.

How to Play Mourning Palace

Tuning: E Standard · Tempo: 120 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 120 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Standard

While Dimmu Borgir favors ESPs, the Les Paul's single-cutaway design mirrors their preferred body shape. Its thick body and sustain provide the weighty resonance that complements their drop-tuned, orchestral black metal riffs.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Custom

The Les Paul Custom's premium construction and tonal characteristics align with Dimmu Borgir's need for clarity in dense symphonic arrangements. However, they prefer ESP's faster neck profiles for the rapid fretting demands of their technical compositions.

ESP Eclipse
Guitar

ESP Eclipse

Silenoz's signature guitar of choice, the ESP Eclipse delivers the fast, slim neck and aggressive voice essential for Dimmu Borgir's symphonic black metal. Its set-neck construction and 24 frets enable the precision and speed required for their intricate riffing.

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

The Dual Rectifier's scooped, high-gain distortion with enhanced low-end thump defines Dimmu Borgir's modern studio and live tone since 'Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia'. This amp's tight response handles their drop-tuned brutality while maintaining clarity against orchestral layers.

EMG 81
Pickup

EMG 81

The EMG 81's compressed, focused output cuts through Dimmu Borgir's dense symphonic arrangements with surgical precision. Its active preamp and tight high-gain response are critical for maintaining definition at extreme gain levels during their fast, palm-muted passages.

ISP Decimator Noise Gate
Pedal

ISP Decimator Noise Gate

Dimmu Borgir's extreme gain settings and rapid palm-muting stops demand the ISP Decimator's responsive noise gating. This pedal eliminates feedback and unwanted noise while preserving the attack and dynamics essential to their symphonic black metal brutality.

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