The Butcher's Ballroom is the debut studio album by Swedish avant-garde metal band Diablo Swing Orchestra, released August 17, 2006, on the Gillioutine Grooves label. It features all four songs from their EP and disc debut Borderline Hymns, along with 9 new songs, for a total of 13 tracks divided into two acts. It is the band's first release with singer AnnLouice Lögdlund. It received the Biggest Surprise award at the 2006 Metal Storm Awards. The Butcher's Ballroom is the debut studio album by Swedish avant-garde metal band Diablo Swing Orchestra, released August 17, 2006, on the Gillioutine Grooves label. It features all four songs from their EP and disc debut Borderline Hymns, along with 9 new songs, for a total of 13 tracks divided into two acts. It is the band's first release with singer AnnLouice Lögdlund. It received the Biggest Surprise award at the 2006 Metal Storm Awards. false 2025-11-08 09:10:02 The Butcher's Ballroom 2011 2011-06-27 2011-06-27 50 Avant-Garde Metal Rock 129010 2206773 ae03850a-59df-4a29-bdba-dfdb18350a71 af723a8a-d3db-46c2-82a3-201dde8fa27f ff69348f-1831-36e3-8c3b-1f477c1e8676 /media/data/media4/Music/Diablo Swing Orchestra/The Butcher's Ballroom/folder.jpg Diablo Swing Orchestra Diablo Swing Orchestra 1 1 Balrog Boogie 03:53 1 2 Heroines 05:21 1 3 Poetic Pitbull Revolutions 04:47 1 4 Rag Doll Physics 03:52 1 5 D’Angelo 01:54 1 6 Velvet Embracer 04:05 1 7 Gunpowder Chant 01:50 1 8 Infralove 04:54 1 9 Wedding March for a Bullet 03:13 1 10 Qualms of Conscience 01:15 1 11 Zodiac Virtues 04:47 1 12 Porcelain Judas 04:08 1 13 Pink Noise Waltz 06:04 Diablo Swing Orchestra, also shortened DSO, is a Swedish avant-garde metal band formed in 2003. They are known for having an eclectic sound, which fuses swing music with symphonic metal and progressive rock, among other genres. They have released five albums: The Butcher's Ballroom (2006), Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious (2009), Pandora's Piñata (2012), Pacifisticuffs (2017), and Swagger & Stroll Down the Rabbit Hole (2021).