Diabolis Interium

Diabolis Interium
Studio album by Dark Funeral
Released	September 24, 2001
Recorded	January 21–March 2, 2001
Genre	Black metal
Length	36:20
Language	English, Latin
Label	No Fashion, Necropolis
Producer	Peter Tägtgren
Dark Funeral chronology
Teach Children to Worship Satan (2000) Diabolis Interium (2001) De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]

Diabolis Interium (grammatically incorrect Latin, intended to mean "Devil Within") is the third studio album by Swedish black metal band Dark Funeral, released on September 24, 2001. It was recorded and mixed between January 21 and March 2 at The Abyss Studio and was the band's last album to be released through No Fashion Records. Diabolis Interium is the first album to feature drummer Matte Modin and the only album to feature guitarist Dominion and also marked the end of vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula's role as a bassist for Dark Funeral, both studio and live.

Release

The Regain Records 2007 re-release contains a second disc consisting of the EP Teach Children to Worship Satan.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Emperor Magus Caligula, all music composed by Lord Ahriman.

Original release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Arrival of Satan's Empire"	3:46
2.	"Hail Murder"	5:02
3.	"Goddess of Sodomy"	4:11
4.	"Diabolis Interium"	4:20
5.	"An Apprentice of Satan"	6:04
6.	"Thus I Have Spoken"	4:59
7.	"Armageddon Finally Comes"	3:21
8.	"Heart of Ice"	4:34

Reissue bonus disc (Teach Children to Worship Satan)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"An Apprentice of Satan"	Caligula, Ahriman	6:05
2.	"The Trial" (King Diamond cover)	King Diamond	5:26
3.	"Dead Skin Mask" (Slayer cover)	Jeff Hanneman, Tom Araya	4:46
4.	"Remember the Fallen" (Sodom cover)	Chris Witchhunter, Frank Blackfire	4:15
5.	"Pagan Fears" (Mayhem cover)	Dead, Euronymous, Hellhammer	6:31

Personnel

Dark Funeral

• Lord Ahriman – guitar
• Emperor Magus Caligula – vocals, bass guitar
• Matte Modin – drums
• Dominion – guitar

Additional personnel

• Peter Tägtgren – mastering
• Michael Johansson – photography
• Daniel "Morbid" Valeriani – cover design, artwork
• Lars Szöke – studio technician

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Swedish Albums Chart	45[3]

References

1. Bowar, Chad. "Dark Funeral - Diabolis Interium Review". About.com. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
2. O'Neill, Brian. "Diabolus Interium - Dark Funeral : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
3. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved August 13, 2012.

External links

• Lyrics at official website