Formed: 1991
From:
Bergen,
Norway
Last Known Status: Regrouped
Latest Immortal News
Below is our complete Immortal news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Brutal Assault Unveils 23 Additional Bands
Legendary death metal act Carcass is set to make a triumphant return to the Fortress after a five-year hiatus. Joining them is Cytotoxin, promising an onslaught of toxic and brutal death metal. Death/goregrind force from Belgium Aborted will join the lineup alongside Sweden's Dark Tranquillity, renowned for their signature Gothenburg melodic death metal sound. Vltimas, the apocalypse riders, will complete this imaginary death metal circle.
American band Escuela Grind will bring chaos with their grindcore, followed by Misery Index and Rotten Sound, known for their mixes of death and grind genres. The onslaught will culminate with Pig Destroyer.
Representing the black metal genre are American act Akhlys, underground sensation Yellow Eyes, and folk psychedelic ensemble Hexvessel.
From the gothic scene, the lineup will welcome industrial favorites Deathsars and the post-punk-tinged Unto Others. Finnish melodic outfit Kalmah will arrive from the dark swamps, and heavy-rock-metal band Soil will come from overseas. Cynic, known as "tech metallers," will present a special Focus set in celebration of the re-release of their iconic debut album. Additionally, acts like Master Boot Record, with their 8-bit computer sounds, and the brutally honest post-hardcore group Svalbard will offer their unique musical perspectives.
Prepare for some hardcore action as Madball makes a comeback to Brutal Assault, after six years, promising a lively moshpit. Also making their debut at BA are established bands like Cancer Bats, Show Me The Body known for their innovative musical identity, and This Is Hell, recognized for their intense and energetic live performances in the metal punk scene.
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Brutal Assault Adds Its Black Waves Of Bands
Brutal Sabbath is here, bringing a wave of 12 black metal bands. The blackest wave of black metal will undoubtedly be brought by the act whose name Abbath speaks for itself. In fact, we're hearing that he will perform a special Immortal set!
The other bands include Triumph of Death, Impaled Nazarene, Primordial, Uada and more!
Brutal Assault will take place in the Czech Republic at the Josefov Fortress during August 7-10, 2024.
Immortal Premiere New Single & Lyric Video
Norwegian black metal veterans Immortal premiere their new single and lyric video “Return To Cold”, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below. The track is off the band’s 10th studio full-length “War Against All“, out in stores now via Nuclear Blast.
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Immortal Premiere New Song "Wargod"
Norwegian black metal veterans Immortal premiere their new single “Wargod”, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below. The track is off the band’s 10th studio full-length “War Against All“, due out instores on May 26th, 2023 via Nuclear Blast.
Explains vocalist/guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta: More...
Immortal To Release New Album In May
Immortal has completed work on their upcoming new studio album, War Against All, due to be released on May 26th via Nuclear Blast Records. The band’s 10th studio album will feature 8 new songs in the classic, frostbitten Immortal style. Today, Immortal releases their first song, the album title track "War Against All," delivering just what fans have been waiting for - classic Immortal Blashyrkh metal!
The band's founder Demonaz stated:
"'War Against All' was the first track I wrote for this album. It’s a fast one where the riffs are mostly inspired by my riffs from 'Battles In The North.' The lyrics are in the true Blashyrkh battle feel and mood for an opening track too. The frosty, raw, and fast battle songs in this style mean everything to me. I will never forget the early years, or disappoint the fans with slowing down the pace.
"Even though the studio work is necessary to get an ultimate recording, the writing process is obviously my favourite. I still write all the guitar riffs/music at home with the same old vibe, and the lyrics as well. The early days of black metal inspire me the most. Cold nights in the woods, on the mountains under the winter moon. That's what keeps the spirit alive, and the foundation to all our music." More...
Abbath Premiere New Single & Lyric Video
Norwegian black metal band Abbath premiere their new single and lyric video “The Book Of Breath” from their impending new full-length, “Dread Reaver“. That third album from the will be out on March 25th via Season Of Mist.
Abbath will be co-headlining this fall’s ‘Chariots Of Fire Tour‘ in Europe and the UK with Tribulation. Bølzer will join them as opener on the below dates: More...
Immortal "Sock Puppet Parody" Premiere New Video
The Immortal "Sock Puppet Parody" series is back again with a new music video, which puts a spin on “Frosty The Snowman“. Check it out below:
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Abbath Premieres New Song & Music Video
The first track called “Harvest Pyre” from Abbath‘s new release “Outstrider” has premiered with a music video for it streaming for you below. “Outstrider” will land in stores on July 05th.
Abbath have the below two summer festival shows booked: More...
Immortal Premiere New Track “Mighty Ravendark”
A new song from Immortal entitled “Mighty Ravendark” has premiered online streaming below. The track comes from the band’s upcoming new effort, “Northern Chaos Gods“, which is due out July 06th. That album finds guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta taking over the vocals as previous frontman Abbath quit the group back in 2015.
Immortal Debut New Song “Northern Chaos Gods”
Immortal debut their first new track since the 2015 exit of frontman Abbath. This latest song is called “Northern Chaos Gods” and is also the title track to their new effort, which will be out in stores on July 06th. Guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta has since taken over the vocal duties in the group.
Immortal Finishes Recording New Album
Norwegian black metal legends Immortal has posted a message on their official website, which states that the group has finished recording their new album. This will be their first release without former frontman Abbath, who parted company with the group in 2015 and has since formed his own, eponymous band. The message on the group's website reads as follows:
"We have put a massive amount of energy into this, and wanted to deliver our absolutely best. It has been a pleasure to finish the studio process and most of all being stoked about the final result. Peter Tägtgren has done an outstanding job in producing and mixing it. We now look forward to have it released, and are excited to share our 9th full length with you all."
The album will be released by Nuclear Blast Records in 2018 (release date will follow) and will contain the following tracks:
"Northern Chaos Gods"
"Into Battle Ride"
"Gates To Blashyrkh"
"Grim And Dark"
"Called To Ice"
"Where Mountains Rise"
"Blacker Of Worlds"
"Mighty Ravendark"
The line-up on the album is:
Demonaz (vocals, guitars)
Horgh (drums)
Peter Tägtgren (session bass)
Just For Fun
Sock Puppet Parody Returns With New Song
The people behind Sock Puppet Parody have returned with this year’s Immortal Christmas' rendition called “The Banishin", which is a parody of Dimmu Borgir’s “The Serpentine Offering”. The clip features of Philip H. Anselmo's (Pantera, Down, Superjoint, Scour) voice as Krampus after the band fails to catch Santa’s attention.
Check it out below:
Immortal To Enter The Studio
Immortal will start recording a new album at Abyss Studio this coming January 2017. Demonaz and Horgh comment:
"The songs have been ready for some time, but we wanted to record it at the right place and time. We will once again work with Peter Tägtgren at Abyss Studio who produced our four last albums. The band will enter the studio during wintertime to have the right atmosphere.
"We look forward to record and present the new album to the Immortal hordes sometime in 2017. The tracks that will appear on the album are: 'Northern Chaos Gods', 'Into Battle Ride', 'Gates To Blashyrkh', 'Blacker Of Worlds', 'Where Mountains Rise', 'Grim And Dark', 'Called To Ice', and 'Ravendark.'" More...
Just For Fun
Sock Puppet Parody Streaming New Immortal Parody
The people of Sock Puppet Parody premiere a new Immortal-themed parody video, "Immortal Christmas III – Inquisition". The clip was directed and edited by Brady Tulk produced by
Johnny Zero-Forever.
Check out now "Immortal Christmas III – Inquisition" below.
Immortal Announces New Album
Immortal has completed the writing of a ninth full-length studio album. The band issued this statement online:
"This will be our darkest and coldest album in a long time: pure Blashyrkh metal the way our fans know it, with massive majestic riffs, grim frostbitten vocals and tales from our mighty realm. Fast and furious tracks, epic tracks and longer playtime than any of our previous albums. Founding Immortal member, lyricist and guitarist Demonaz is now also handling the vocals.
"The massive fan support has been very inspiring and we will not let down the fans. The last year we have completed all the new songs and look forward to record our most passionate album in a long time. The songwriting process has been awesome and we are soon ready to start the recordings.
"In a time when true and origin Black Metal is nearly dead, the band is in ultimate spirit. After the last years incidents it was time to go back to the roots to what this band is really about musically, and also to take the integrity of the band back to where it belongs. Cold, grim uncompromising Blashyrkh metal with a true feeling is what we deliver. More...
Just For Fun
Sock Puppet Parody Streaming New Immortal Parody
The people of Sock Puppet Parody premiere a new Immortal-themed parody video, "Immortal Christmas II – The Summoning". The clip was directed and edited by Brady Tulk produced by
Johnny Zero-Forever.
Check it out now below.
Headline News
Immortal Comments On Copyright Battle
Echoing previous black metal schisms like the Gorgoroth disaster, Immortal recently split into two entities, with Abbath going his own way in a self-titled project while Demonaz and Horgh continued on with the Immortal name.
After the Immortal trademark case was closed by Patentstyret (Norway’s Patent Office) in November 2015, Demonaz and Horgh can finally share their side of the story for the first time. They comment:
"The conflict was not about anyone leaving the band as Abbath claimed. It was all about his personal problems. He had cancelled rehearsals and ruined the band’s progress for a very long time. We were forced to confront him about it.
"Abbath recently told Australian website TheMusic.com.au that we wanted things solely on our own timetable and that we claimed he needed rehab.
"The band had to reschedule rehearsals all the time because of him. Even then, he did not show up. He told the band, friends, and family that he needed to go to rehab again. He had got help from a clinic before. We offered to wait for him to recover this time also. Sadly he changed his decision.
"Instead of trying to solve his problems, he went behind our back and secretly applied for a trademark ownership of the bands logo and name. It was hard to believe that his problems had led him to such a point. More...
Abbath Posts "Nebular Ravens Winter" Video
Abbath just released footage of another track recorded live earlier this month, this time for Immortal cover "Nebular Ravens Winter." Check it out below. If you missed it, the previous video in the series for "Warrior" is still online right here.
A new 7" single is also coming from Abbath via Season of Mist this December 11, 2015. The 7" features a new track, titled "Count the Dead," as well as a cover of the Judas Priest track "Riding on the Wind." More...
Abbath (ex-Immortal) Premieres New Music Video
Abbath (ex-Immortal) premieres another new music video from the band's recent in-studio session which was filmed for a cover of I‘s track "Warriors". Abbath will release a new 7" single via Season of Mist on December 11, 2015. The 7" features the new track "Count the Dead", as well as a cover of the Judas Priest track "Riding on the Wind". The band has aslo scheduled a launch show for its upcoming debut full-length album in London on January 23, 2016.
Check out now "Warriors" below.
Headline News
Immortal To Continue On Without Abbath
Abbath may have departed to form a new self-titled band, but Immortal soldiers on!
Norway’s unstoppable black metal force has been busy working on new material, with members Demonaz and Horgh having gone through legal processes this past year to retain the band's name and logo. Nuclear Blast had this to say:
"In October 2014, ex-Immortal singer/guitarist Abbath (Olve Eikemo) filed an trademark application for registration of the brand Immortal to Patentstyret (Norwegian Industrial Property Office) without informing the other band members. The band's core members Horgh and Demonaz were forced to seek legal help to counter this. The trademark application from Eikemo was not approved and was denied registered on July 21st, 2015. Eikemo has left Immortal to start his new band." More...