All shall fall was kinda disappointing, hoping this is better.

I was disappointed in All Shall Fall when it first came out, but it's grown on me a lot over time.

It's going to be weird to have an Immortal album without Abbath on it, but I hope it's good. I loved March of the Norse, so I have no reason to think this won't be somewhere on that level with Demonaz at the helm. It's also pretty cool that Peter Tagtgren played bass for them on this one.

Sooo, after 9 years and no Abbath, this is what Immortal sounds like. Overproduced Battles In The North/Blizzard Beasts? Good enough for me consider it's 2018.
Btw, the single alone is better than anything on the Abbath solo album...

Wow this is gonna be released tomorrow. Gotta be ready.

I guess Demonaz has some serious fanboys.

Fantastic album. Considered that Pure Holocaust is my fav album from Immortal, this is closely my 2nd favorite already. Fantastic atmosphere and riffs. Chaos and Blashyrkh! 10/10

I have to say it is a very good album, i was expecting something very average and here We are with a solid new record from Immortal despite Abbath's absence, nice!

It's not bad, a servicable replica of days gone, but the modern production and lack of Abbath on vocals sucks out some of the soul of this. There's just so much more exciting black metal around since this comeback. Arguably better than All Shall Fall though. Arguably.

I am the last person who would join a hype, but this album is damn good. Much better than All Shall Fall. If Abbath would've sung it, I would've given it full marks. Demonaz is not bad at vocals though. Abbath should learn from this. His album was kinda bland.

Love it. it's faster and darker than all shall fall. too bad Abbath is not in the band anymore.

I've listened to this album... and then Winamp switched to the "At the Heart of Winter". The difference in style/quality is to me astronomical. The old albums are much more grim and frostbitten.

If you think this is the best black metal album of the year thus far, you need to listen to more black metal

Written by Auntie Sahar on 10.07.2018 at 05:30

If you think this is the best black metal album of the year thus far, you need to listen to more black metal

Or, alternatively, people are entitled to like whatever they like

Written by Daniell on 10.07.2018 at 10:41

Or, alternatively, people are entitled to like whatever they like

I don't think my comment suggested that I don't think that, so I'll ignore the straw man and you implying that I'm somehow trying to police what people listen to/enjoy. I simply think that in this case the "whatever they like" you're mentioning is incredibly mediocre and generic

Written by Mercurial on 06.07.2018 at 17:28

It's not bad, a servicable replica of days gone, but the modern production and lack of Abbath on vocals sucks out some of the soul of this. There's just so much more exciting black metal around since this comeback. Arguably better than All Shall Fall though. Arguably.

I prefer All Shall Fall, but everything else I totally agree with.

Written by Metren on 12.07.2018 at 14:55


I prefer All Shall Fall, but everything else I totally agree with.

I relistened to that one and I'm not so sure now. All Shall Fall has much more of an "Immortal" feel to it than this one does so that would probably win out after all.

What a shame the rest of the tracks are not even comparable to the opener and that makes it the only song worth listening and hence this total album is slightly worse than All Shall Fall, what a waste. Should've rather released only a single.

This is best BM not in this year but last decade (even no) , but in principle, roots and not so popular site of BM lyrics, this album is insult to st. annists and if this will win msa it would be insult to elitrists and smart asses. Amazing album

Written by Bad English on 15.07.2018 at 15:36

This is best BM not in this year but last decade (even no) , but in principle, roots and not so popular site of BM lyrics, this album is insult to st. annists and if this will win msa it would be insult to elitrists and smart asses. Amazing album

Smart asses and elites won't give a crap if this wins

Written by Mercurial on 18.07.2018 at 16:45

Written by Bad English on 15.07.2018 at 15:36

This is best BM not in this year but last decade (even no) , but in principle, roots and not so popular site of BM lyrics, this album is insult to st. annists and if this will win msa it would be insult to elitrists and smart asses. Amazing album

Smart asses and elites won't give a crap if this wins

They will , they will try to not let it win I know the system ....

Written by Bad English on 18.07.2018 at 16:50


They will , they will try to not let it win I know the system ....

If the staff vote it through it will win purely on popularity. Not sure what you think people are capable of doing to prevent that...

Written by Mercurial on 18.07.2018 at 16:53

Written by Bad English on 18.07.2018 at 16:50


They will , they will try to not let it win I know the system ....

If the staff vote it through it will win purely on popularity. Not sure what you think people are capable of doing to prevent that...

Did I talk about staff? and if you mentioned staff they nominate what they likes

dead one? jooe? great BM lost songs

Written by Bad English on 18.07.2018 at 16:58

Did I talk about staff? and if you mentioned staff they nominate what they likes

dead one? jooe? great BM lost songs

Staff nominating what they like. Yeah, that's how it's done and has always been done. There's no conspiracy.

I expected this album would be mediocre at best since it had been over 15 years since Abbath and Demonaz gave us a great album, either by working together or separately. Abbath's solo album was apparently what they were working on since All Shall Fall and it was almost completely forgettable. Demonaz writing this himself didn't sound promising because Demonaz's solo album was consistent but not terribly interesting. After Abbath split Demonaz said that he was taking over guitar and vocal duties. Demonaz's vocals sounded decent on his solo album but we haven't heard his guitar playing since Blizzard Beasts, and that certainly didn't inspire confidence whether his surgery had truly fixed his tendonitis or not.

I expected they would take a more old school approach to this album, but Demonaz and Horgh have returned with greater ferocity and aggression than arguably anything that has been produced by either of them or Abbath since Blizzard Beasts but this time presented in a precise, harsh, frostbitten, and chillingly evil production in the dead of summer. An odd choice for a release date, but even in the warmth of summer I can feel the snow with this album. I'm still kind of scratching my head wondering how they pulled this off so well. The album feels like it came right from the mid to late 90s but with better production. I feel like it has completely captured the essence of what Immortal always was, both during the previous Demonaz era and Abbath era, and what it always should be. Yes, this album leans much further towards sounding like the Demonaz albums, but there are still enough sections which incorporate the more mid pace epic and atmospheric elements from the Abbath albums.

I don't think this album could have been much better all things considered, but either way this is the best album that Demonaz and/or Abbath have made in the last 16 years. There is a passion and energy here that we haven't heard from these guys in a very VERY long time. Demonaz and the Immortal name have reclaimed their rightful throne. I just hope this isn't the last they have to offer, however for the first time this decade I can say I am looking forward to whatever Immortal does next and I'll be listening to what they've just done for quite some time until then.

Favorite tracks: Gates To Blashyrkh, Where Mountains Rise, Northern Chaos Gods, Mighty Ravendark

It's much better than expectations. I think it is on par with Demonaz's solo album. Where Mountains Rise is an epic song though

Didn't gave much attention to this one at first. The Abbath leaving thing, made me think Immortal was basically over.
How wrong i was! Great album!

Much better than I thought it would be. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Needed a bit more zazz

"All shall fall" and this album shouldn't have same rating. "Northern Chaos Gods" is so much better! This is album is great!

Decent album, but "Mighty Ravendark" was one of the best moments of the year.