Biography immortal

Norwegian black metal band

Immortal is a Norwegian black conductor band from Bergen. The order was founded in 1991 moisten frontman and guitarist Abbath Possessions Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and musician Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with assorted drummers (including Grim, Armagedda coupled with Hellhammer),^[1] and were later coupled by former drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996.

In Hike 2015, long-serving member Abbath declared his departure from the plenty following a dispute with probity other members of the come together, and he went on be carried form a new band do up his name called Abbath.^[2] Dynamic was initially reported that next Abbath's departure, the band would split up.

However, In Venerable 2015, Demonaz and Horgh spoken that the band would tender without Abbath.^[3][4] Demonaz would resurface to playing guitar with prestige band for the first every time since 1997, and would dent vocals as well. Northern Disorder Gods was officially released mandate 6 July 2018 under Atomic Blast Records.

Although the guests has been a trio backing most of its history, a number of albums have been recorded though a duo, with varying combinations of Abbath, Demonaz, and Horgh.

History

First three albums (1991–1996)

Immortal arose from two short-lived bands, Nigh on Funeral and Amputation, which were formed by Abbath and austerity in 1988.

Immortal's original array consisted of ex-members from both of these bands. Old Exequies was founded by Abbath predominant Tore (Tore Bratseth), then went through a string of guitarists (including Demonaz, Varg Vikernes survive Jørn Inge Tunsberg) until disbanding in 1992. Demonaz and Jørn formed Amputation, which released mirror image demos with Demonaz on bass and vocals, Jørn on guitars, and Padden on drums, beforehand disbanding in 1990.

Members marketplace Old Funeral and Amputation examine Immortal in 1991,^[5] with Abbath on bass and lead vocals, Demonaz on guitar, Jørn carnival guitar and Armagedda on drums. The music on their dependable demo recordings was death metal,^[6] with lyrics influenced by Sick Angel and Possessed.^[7] The procession then became influenced by Euronymous^[6] and bands like Bathory near Celtic Frost.^[7] They released their self-titled EP in 1991, which saw a stylistic change determination black metal.

This was followed by their debut album Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism in 1992 finetune a raw sound. Their superfluous full-length album Pure Holocaust loose in 1993 is well assumed in the black metal kidney and seen as a high-water mark. Pure Holocaust featured first-class relatively more polished production more willingly than their debut, with ambitious songs played at breakneck speeds, stomach grandiose lyrics based on premonition and darkness.

Battles in loftiness North released in 1995 picks up where its predecessor evaluate off, featuring extreme tempos, low-fidelity production, and lyrics about detachment or wintery landscapes.

In 1995, the band released two tv clips directed by British organizer David Palser, entitled Masters method Nebulah Frost, through Osmose Writings actions.

They featured many bizarrely-shot appearances of frozen landscapes and gaping forests with the band fulfilment two songs from the notebook Battles in the North, "Grim and Frostbitten Kingdoms" and "Blashyrkh (Mighty Ravendark)", on a Scandinavian mountainside. The video for "Grim and Frostbitten Kingdoms" features Pandemonium drummer, Hellhammer (Jan Axel Blomberg).

These clips have become nobleness template for many other bands producing such works, similarly pick out how "The Call of class Wintermoon" is also highly meaningful.

Blizzard Beasts and At influence Heart of Winter (1996–1999)

Blizzard Beasts released in 1997 introduced technological thrash elements with shorter author focused songs, though it reserved the epic "Mountains of Might" and continued the lyrical themes of cold and winter.

Apart from the two core men and women, Abbath and Demonaz, Immortal sincere not find a stable roll until 1996 when drummer Horgh joined the band and levelheaded credited on the album Blizzard Beasts. A major turning gaudy for the band was generate 1997 when Demonaz suffered astringent tendinitis in his arm gift was unable to continue scene, and Abbath took over ask guitar.

Despite this, Demonaz enlarged writing lyrics and has antediluvian a manager for the bracket together, accompanying them on tour, liberation updates and giving interviews admiration how things are progressing manage the band.

Abbath and Horgh wrote and recorded the band's next album, At the Argument of Winter.

Immortal's early complete releases were in traditional swarthy metal style, but their extremity acclaimed album, At the Examine of Winter, marks the span when the band began get as far as experiment with a complex activity of black metal and Teutonic thrash metal,^[8] resulting in authority sound of Immortal's later frown.

During the tours for that album, the band recruited Iscariah to stand in for ostinato duties, and made him marvellous full-time member.

Erik "Grim" Brødreskift committed suicide in 1999. Resolute appeared on the on conquer of Pure Holocaust and report credited as the drummer (though he did not play consulting room the album), and toured link up with Immortal as their drummer.

Nobleness band frequently headlined the Strait in the Sky festival kept in his memory.

Damned encompass Black and Sons of Boreal Darkness (2000–2003)

The next album, Damned in Black was more comparable to their old style. Euphoria was well received, but comment frequently overlooked as it came between two of their standard albums, At the Heart promote Winter and Sons of Ad northerly Darkness.

In 2000, the Cause Immortal was repackaged as suggestion of the True Kings have a high regard for Norway compilation by Spinefarm Records.^[9] Also in 2000, Immortal monogrammed a record contract with Teutonic label Nuclear Blast; this devolution to a more prominent make a copy of company didn't affect their structure, a fact proven by their record Sons of Northern Darkness.

Two months after this, Iscariah announced his intention to conviction the band and was replaced by Saroth for the vocation few months.

Split (2003–2007)

Immortal unmistakable to split during the summertime of 2003 for various identifiable reasons of the band brothers. Following the split, Abbath began working on new material extensive that same year.^[10] He enlisted Enslaved guitarist Ice Dale (Arve Isdal), Gorgoroth bassist King ov Hell and original Immortal broker Armagedda for a new cluster named I, while Demonaz featured as the band's lyricist.^[10] Say publicly band released their debut ep, Between Two Worlds, released drop November 2006.^[11]

In early June 2006, German magazine Rock Hard present-day that Abbath, Demonaz and Horgh had decided to resurrect Never-ending and start touring again dynasty 2007.

Abbath is quoted whilst saying:

I didn't really desire to say it, but Uproarious don't give a shit. Awe will come back, stronger already ever. I've met with Horgh for the first time set in motion over a year. He's build his new house here, noticeable around the corner. In description next few days we decision begin to rehearse our hold close 'Blizzard Beasts' classics.

I'm at present really hot on the impression. Immortal are timeless frost. Individual year more or less doesn't make a difference. We own acquire all the time in loftiness world.

Reunion and All Shall Fall (2007–2014)

In 2007, Immortal reunited preventable a string of summer shows. They headlined the Inferno Commemoration in April, the Tuska Geographical Air festival in June/July, Mixture Camp festival in July, spreadsheet the Wacken Open Air commemoration in August.

They also exemplary twice in the United States in July 2007. Filling prank as bassist for these dates was Aura Noir bassist Apollyon.^[12] Immortal first toured Australia extra New Zealand in March 2008.

After the reunion, Abbath discipline Horgh decided to reform high-mindedness band on a permanent principle.

This was confirmed by Demonaz in an interview with Timeless Terror.^[13] Apollyon was the irreversible replacement for Iscariah, and blue blood the gentry three began working with Demonaz on material for their succeeding album All Shall Fall. All Shall Fall was recorded pustule April–May 2009, and was unattached on 25 September 2009.^[14]

According pre-empt Decibel magazine's interview, work esoteric begun on Immortal's ninth single stating in the article "four new songs already in loftiness works for a follow-up appoint All Shall Fall".^[15]

Abbath and Demonaz were interviewed in the 2009 American documentary by Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell, Until representation Light Takes Us.

Legal blows, Abbath's exit, and Northern Daze Gods (2014–2020)

The members of Indestructible were involved in a statutory battle with each other spin the rights to the Eternal trademark.^[16][17] They were also entirely to submit a new manual to the Nuclear Blast reputation, though little information regarding excellence album and its release difficult to understand been disclosed.

It is deep-seated, however, by Abbath that goodness album had been completed check on the aid of various musicians.^[18]

In March 2015, Abbath left Imperishable as a result of that conflict and an inability on a par with move forward. Abbath has drawn-out to record and perform type a solo act under dominion name.^[2]

On 8 January 2018, leadership band posted via Facebook cease update on Immortal's upcoming 9th full-length, stating "We have position a massive amount of vigour into this, and wanted nod deliver our absolutely best.

Trample has been a pleasure encircling finish the studio process have a word with most of all being stoked about the final result. Prick Tägtgren has done an unattended to job in producing and harmony it. We now look set in motion to have it released, advocate are excited to share weighing scales 9th full length with on your toes all."^[19] The album was at large under Nuclear Blast Records whereas Northern Chaos Gods on 6 July 2018.^[20] The album splendour original member Demonaz on vocals and guitar.

Tägtgren played low on the album, with excellence exact timing of Apollyon's difference being unclear.

Legal battle, Horgh's exit, and War Against All (2020–present)

In August 2020, it was announced that Demonaz and Horgh were involved with a statutory dispute over the rights belong the band's name.

Demonaz challenging registered the name with excellence Norwegian Patent Office as ruler exclusive trademark in July 2019, which was approved; however, Horgh chose to appeal the ingress, and the matter was ruled in his favor, meaning guarantee Demonaz no longer has high-mindedness exclusive right to the Constant name. Horgh was unaware be useful to the initial sole registration forceful by Demonaz.^[21]

On 24 October 2022, the band announced that their tenth studio album, War Contradict All, would be released prank 2023.^[22] It was also open that Demonaz was listed likewise the only member of blue blood the gentry band, indicating that he won the dispute of the forthright to the band's name counter Horgh.^[23] In March 2023, distinction band released the title area to the album, which was revealed to be coming congruent on 26 May.^[24]

Lyrical style

Immortal's bickering are based on an entire theme, a realm called Blashyrkh which is said to remark "demon-and-battle-filled"^[5] and a "fusion advance gothic, Nordic, and heroic themes."^[25] The idea for Blashyrkh came about from Demonaz and Abbath's feelings of isolation living leisure pursuit Bergen.

They created Blashyrkh disturb mirror those feelings, basing whack on Norway, including "winter landscapes", "the woods, the mountains, honesty darkness, the fog", and "glacial valleys".^[15] When writing lyrics, picture band's lyricist Demonaz often takes long walks in the European countryside near his hometown motionless Bergen for inspiration.

Unlike patronize early black metal bands, Never-ending does not have satanic-themed lyrics,^[26] opting instead for basing primacy genre's inherent concepts of duskiness and evil in the charade setting of Blashyrkh. However, devastating the band's first album, close by were a few satanic references but without any lyrics assaultive religion.

Members

Current members

• Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal) – lyrics (1991–present), guitars (1991–1997, 2015–present), vocals (2015–present)

Past members

• Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) – vocals (1991–2015), guitars (1998–2015), bass (1991–1998), studio drums (1993–1995)
• Jørn Inge Tunsberg – guitars (1991)
• Armagedda (Gerhard Herfindal) – drums (1991–1992)
• Grim (Erik Brødreskift) – drums (1993–1994; died 1999)
• Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) – drums (1996–2022)
• Iscariah (Stian Smørholm) – bass (1999–2002)
• Apollyon (Ole Jørgen Moe) – bass (2006–2015)

Live members

• Kolgrim (a.k.a.

  Padden) (Jan Atle Åserød) – drums (1992–1993)

• Hellhammer (Jan Axel Blomberg) – drums (1995)
• Ares (Ronny Hovland) – bass (1998)
• Saroth (Yngve Liljebäck) – bass (2002–2003)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Other releases

• Untitled demo (1991)
• Immortal (EP, 1991)
• Masters bad buy Nebulah Frost (VHS, 1995)
• True Kings of Norway (5-way split, 2000)
• Live at BB Kings Club Spanking York (DVD, 2003)
• Valley of say publicly Damned / Hordes of War (2-way split, 2009)
• The Seventh Nonoperational of Blashyrkh (DVD, 2010)

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