Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia is the fifth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released by Nuclear Blast Records in 2001. This is the first album to feature drummer Nicholas Barker, guitarist Galder, and ICS Vortex on bass. It is also the first album upon which the band used real orchestral instrumentation instead of keyboards.

A remixed and remastered version of the album was released on 28 October 2022.

Critical reception
AllMusic wrote, "A minority of purists might see this as too much of a departure, a complaint that would have more merit if Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia wasn't as exquisite as it is diverse."

Dimmu Borgir

 * Shagrath – lead vocals/harsh vocals, lyrics (5, & 12); synth
 * Galder – lead guitar
 * Silenoz – rhythm guitar, lyrics (2-4, & 6-9)
 * ICS Vortex – bass guitar, co-clean vocals (3, 4, 8, 10, & 13), lyrics (10)
 * Mustis – synthetics and samples
 * Nicholas Barker – drums and percussion
 * Astennu - Pre-production, lead guitar

Guest

 * Andy LaRocque – guitar solo on "Devil's Path" (2000 version)

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (tracks 1-4, 6-8, & 10-11)

 * Orchestration arranged and conducted by Gaute Storås
 * Annica Kroon, Annika Hjelm, Bertil Lindh, Catherine Claesson, Nicola Boruvka, Per Enokson, Thore Svedlund – violins
 * Henrik Edström, Nils Edin, Per Högberg – violas
 * Grzegorz Wybraniec, Johan Stern – cellos
 * Bo Eklund – double bass

Miscellaneous

 * Fredrik Nordström – mixing, engineering
 * Jan Baan – assistant engineer
 * Alf Børjesson – cover concept, artwork
 * Thomas Ewerhand – layout
 * Dee Snider – songwriting on "Burn in Hell"

"Puritania"

 * Charlie Storm – sample manipulation
 * Morten Lunde – co-lyrics