Progenies of the Great Apocalypse
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"Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" (often nicknamed "POTGA" or simply "Progenies") is a song by the Norwegian
symphonic black metal
band Dimmu Borgir
. It served as their debut single
on the album Death Cult Armageddon
. The song features guest vocals by Immortal
frontman Abbath, and features the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - the album's Japanese edition also features a version with the orchestra only.
Parts of this song and another song ("Eradication Instincts Defined") were used for Hellboy
and Stardust trailers
and was the theme song to the 2004 MTV series Battle for Ozzfest
. It is also included in the soundtrack of the video games Brütal Legend
and APB: All Points Bulletin, and the orchestral version appears in Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
.
The music video
features extravagant computer-generated effects
to correspond with the song's intensity and prestige. The televised version is edited down from 5:25 to 3:35 and censors
the female nudity. It aired frequently on Headbangers Ball
and Uranium
in the months following its debut.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
symphonic black metal
Symphonic black metal
Symphonic black metal is a black metal subgenre that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The genre is known for its symphonic and orchestral elements and is centralized in Europe.-Characteristics:...
band Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...
. It served as their debut single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
on the album Death Cult Armageddon
Death Cult Armageddon
-Band members:*Shagrath – vocals*Silenoz – rhythm guitar*Galder – lead guitar*ICS Vortex – bass, clean vocals on tracks 2 & 7*Mustis – grand piano & synth*Nicholas Barker – drums-Guests:* Abbath – vocals on tracks 2 & 11...
. The song features guest vocals by Immortal
Immortal (band)
Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman/guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta...
frontman Abbath, and features the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - the album's Japanese edition also features a version with the orchestra only.
Parts of this song and another song ("Eradication Instincts Defined") were used for Hellboy
Hellboy (film)
Hellboy is a 2004 supernatural superhero film, starring Ron Perlman, John Hurt and Selma Blair, directed by Guillermo del Toro. The film is based on the Dark Horse Comics work Hellboy: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola. It was produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures...
and Stardust trailers
Trailer (film)
A trailer or preview is an advertisement or a commercial for a feature film that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema. The term "trailer" comes from their having originally been shown at the end of a feature film screening. That practice did not last long, because patrons tended to leave the...
and was the theme song to the 2004 MTV series Battle for Ozzfest
Battle for Ozzfest
Battle for Ozzfest was a reality TV show aired during autumn of 2004 on MTV, where 8 bands 'battle' it out in a series of challenges to win a spot on the stage of the metal festival Ozzfest, which is a primarily heavy metal-subgenre based music festival...
. It is also included in the soundtrack of the video games Brütal Legend
Brütal Legend
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure/real-time strategy game created by Double Fine Productions and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released during October 2009 in North America and Europe...
and APB: All Points Bulletin, and the orchestral version appears in Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is a shooter video game created by Shadow Planet Productions for Xbox Live Arcade. Development of the game began in 2007 and was first demonstrated in March 2011 at Penny Arcade Expo East. The game is set on an alien planet and includes exploration elements similar...
.
The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
features extravagant computer-generated effects
Computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
to correspond with the song's intensity and prestige. The televised version is edited down from 5:25 to 3:35 and censors
Censorship
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the female nudity. It aired frequently on Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...
and Uranium
Uranium (TV series)
Uranium is an American television program about heavy metal which aired on Fuse TV in the early 2000s. After establishing herself as the host of MMUSA's Tastemakers program, Juliya Chernetsky, along with network producers, created Uranium as an outlet for the broad range of heavy metal subgenres...
in the months following its debut.