Album: Battles in the North by Immortal (1995)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Osmose Productions
Format: Album

Description: Battles in the North is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on May 15, 1995 through Osmose Productions. It picks up where its predecessor, Pure Holocaust, left off, featuring extreme tempos, lo-fi production, and lyrics about coldness or wintery landscapes. This is the first album where the concept of Blashyrkh becomes a central focus. The last album to feature Abbath on drums. 

The songs "Cursed Realms of the Winterdemons" and "Circling Above in Time Before Time" reference The Underdark, a setting from Dungeons and Dragons. 

Music videos were made for "Blashyrkh (Mighty Ravendark)" and "Grim and Frostbitten Kingdoms", the latter featuring Hellhammer on drums, who also became the band's touring drummer during this period.

Artist Background: Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with various drummers (including Grim, Armagedda and Hellhammer) for their first three albums, and were later joined by current drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996. Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Darkthrone

Music Scene: Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album, Osmose Productions

Additional Context: Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Battles in the North is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on May 15, 1995 through Osmose Productions. It picks up where its predecessor, Pure Holocaust, left off, featuring extreme tempos, lo-fi production, and lyrics about coldness or wintery landscapes. This is the first album where the concept of Blashyrkh becomes a central focus. The last album to feature Abbath on drums. 

The songs "Cursed Realms of the Winterdemons" and "Circling Above in Time Before Time" reference The Underdark, a setting from Dungeons and Dragons. 

Music videos were made for "Blashyrkh (Mighty Ravendark)" and "Grim and Frostbitten Kingdoms", the latter featuring Hellhammer on drums, who also became the band's touring drummer during this period.

Album: Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism by Immortal (1992)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Osmose Productions
Format: Album

Description: Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism is the first studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on July 1, 1992 through Osmose Productions. It is the only album to feature Armagedda on drums.

Artist Background: Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with various drummers (including Grim, Armagedda and Hellhammer) for their first three albums, and were later joined by current drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996. Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Darkthrone

Music Scene: Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album, Osmose Productions

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism is the first studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on July 1, 1992 through Osmose Productions. It is the only album to feature Armagedda on drums.

Album: At the Heart of Winter by Immortal (1999)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Osmose Productions
Format: Album

Description: At the Heart of Winter is the fifth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on February 28, 1999 through Osmose Productions. It is the first Immortal album not to feature Demonaz on guitar, as he suffered from acute tendinitis in his hands. The album marks a shift in Immortal's musical sound, towards a black metal and thrash metal fusion.

At the Heart of Winter was recorded in November 1998 at Abyss Studios in Sweden. It is the first Immortal album not to feature a picture of the band on the cover, and the first to prominently feature the band's new logo. Cover art was painted by J.P. Fournier.

Artist Background: Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with various drummers (including Grim, Armagedda and Hellhammer) for their first three albums, and were later joined by current drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996. Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Darkthrone

Music Scene: Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album, Osmose Productions

Additional Context: Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


At the Heart of Winter is the fifth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on February 28, 1999 through Osmose Productions. It is the first Immortal album not to feature Demonaz on guitar, as he suffered from acute tendinitis in his hands. The album marks a shift in Immortal's musical sound, towards a black metal and thrash metal fusion.

At the Heart of Winter was recorded in November 1998 at Abyss Studios in Sweden. It is the first Immortal album not to feature a picture of the band on the cover, and the first to prominently feature the band's new logo. Cover art was painted by J.P. Fournier.

Album: Damned in Black by Immortal (2000)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Osmose Productions
Format: Album

Description: Damned in Black is the sixth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on April 27, 2000 through Osmose Productions. It's the first album where bass guitar is played by Iscariah, the bassist and vocalist of the band "Dead to This World". The musical style started to embrace a more blackened thrash metal sound.

Artist Background: Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with various drummers (including Grim, Armagedda and Hellhammer) for their first three albums, and were later joined by current drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996. Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Darkthrone

Music Scene: Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 2000s, Album, Osmose Productions

Additional Context: Rating score: 9. Based on 3 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Damned in Black is the sixth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on April 27, 2000 through Osmose Productions. It's the first album where bass guitar is played by Iscariah, the bassist and vocalist of the band "Dead to This World". The musical style started to embrace a more blackened thrash metal sound.

Album: War Against All by Immortal (2023)
Genre: Black Metal
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Album

Description: War Against All is the tenth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal, released on 26 May 2023 through Nuclear Blast. It is the first Immortal album featuring only Demonaz as a member of the band.

Artist Background: Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with various drummers (including Grim, Armagedda and Hellhammer) for their first three albums, and were later joined by current drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996. Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Darkthrone

Music Scene: Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, 2020s, Album, Nuclear Blast


War Against All is the tenth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal, released on 26 May 2023 through Nuclear Blast. It is the first Immortal album featuring only Demonaz as a member of the band.

Album: Blizzard Beasts by Immortal (1997)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Osmose Productions
Format: Album

Description: Blizzard Beasts is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on March 20, 1997 through Osmose Productions. It is the last Immortal album to feature the performance of founding member Demonaz Doom Occulta until 2018. and the first to feature Horgh on drums. Demonaz was later diagnosed with acute tendinitis which prevented him from playing guitar at the required speed for Immortal's music. Stylistically, Blizzard Beasts has primarily songs that are less than three minutes long, contrasting with Immortal's usual longer song lengths.

Artist Background: Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with various drummers (including Grim, Armagedda and Hellhammer) for their first three albums, and were later joined by current drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996. Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Darkthrone

Music Scene: Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album, Osmose Productions

Additional Context: Rating score: 6. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Blizzard Beasts is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on March 20, 1997 through Osmose Productions. It is the last Immortal album to feature the performance of founding member Demonaz Doom Occulta until 2018. and the first to feature Horgh on drums. Demonaz was later diagnosed with acute tendinitis which prevented him from playing guitar at the required speed for Immortal's music. Stylistically, Blizzard Beasts has primarily songs that are less than three minutes long, contrasting with Immortal's usual longer song lengths.

Album: Northern Chaos Gods by Immortal (2018)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Album

Description: Northern Chaos Gods is the ninth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. The album was released on 6 July 2018. This is the first album after the departure of Abbath from the band and their first studio album in almost nine years since All Shall Fall (2009), marking the longest gap between two studio albums by Immortal. Peter Tägtgren played bass on this album. In an interview before the album's release, Demonaz said he wanted to make the album as "grim, dark and cold as possible".

Artist Background: Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with various drummers (including Grim, Armagedda and Hellhammer) for their first three albums, and were later joined by current drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996. Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Darkthrone

Music Scene: Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 2010s, Album, Nuclear Blast


Northern Chaos Gods is the ninth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. The album was released on 6 July 2018. This is the first album after the departure of Abbath from the band and their first studio album in almost nine years since All Shall Fall (2009), marking the longest gap between two studio albums by Immortal. Peter Tägtgren played bass on this album. In an interview before the album's release, Demonaz said he wanted to make the album as "grim, dark and cold as possible".

Album: Sons of Northern Darkness by Immortal (2002)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Album

Description: Sons of Northern Darkness is the seventh album by the Norwegian black metal band Immortal. Musically, it continues the blackened thrash metal style heard on the two previous releases At the Heart of Winter and Damned in Black. This was the band's first release on Nuclear Blast Records and the last album to feature Iscariah on bass.

The song "In My Kingdom Cold" references the H.P. Lovecraft story At the Mountains of Madness

Artist Background: Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with various drummers (including Grim, Armagedda and Hellhammer) for their first three albums, and were later joined by current drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996. Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Darkthrone

Music Scene: Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 2000s, Album, Nuclear Blast

Additional Context: Rating score: 9. Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Sons of Northern Darkness is the seventh album by the Norwegian black metal band Immortal. Musically, it continues the blackened thrash metal style heard on the two previous releases At the Heart of Winter and Damned in Black. This was the band's first release on Nuclear Blast Records and the last album to feature Iscariah on bass.

The song "In My Kingdom Cold" references the H.P. Lovecraft story At the Mountains of Madness

Album: All Shall Fall by Immortal (2009)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Album

Description: All Shall Fall is the eighth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. The album was released in Europe on September 25, 2009, and in the US on October 6, 2009. It is the only album to feature bassist Apollyon and the last to feature vocalist/guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta.

Artist Background: Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with various drummers (including Grim, Armagedda and Hellhammer) for their first three albums, and were later joined by current drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996. Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Darkthrone

Music Scene: Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 2000s, Album, Nuclear Blast

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


All Shall Fall is the eighth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. The album was released in Europe on September 25, 2009, and in the US on October 6, 2009. It is the only album to feature bassist Apollyon and the last to feature vocalist/guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta.

Album: Pure Holocaust by Immortal (1993)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Osmose Productions
Format: Album

Description: Pure Holocaust is the second album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on November 1, 1993, on Osmose Productions. It is generally faster sounding than its predecessor Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism. The lyrics focus mainly on ice, snow, and fantasy landscapes. It is the first album to feature Abbath on drums. 

The album was released as a standard CD, as a limited LP on Osmose Productions (which was reissued in 2005), and as a limited edition picture disc in 1998.

Artist Background: Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with various drummers (including Grim, Armagedda and Hellhammer) for their first three albums, and were later joined by current drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996. Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Darkthrone

Music Scene: Part of the Bergen, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album, Osmose Productions

Additional Context: Rating score: 9. Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Pure Holocaust is the second album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on November 1, 1993, on Osmose Productions. It is generally faster sounding than its predecessor Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism. The lyrics focus mainly on ice, snow, and fantasy landscapes. It is the first album to feature Abbath on drums. 

The album was released as a standard CD, as a limited LP on Osmose Productions (which was reissued in 2005), and as a limited edition picture disc in 1998.

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