I really liked this album , its kind of music I want from Immortal

I listened to the whole album and I think it's great myself. I think it has a nice variety on it.

This is a great album from start to finish. If you like Immortal you will love it.

Im just bored at work,and i allmost never ever write comments. The last comment however was a few weeks ago,praising the two singels NB did put out prior to this release. You,reviewer,totally overlooked the fact that Demonaz hadnt been able to play for years (something like between 1997 and 2013). People know what im talking about. However,he never gave up and brings us the second Immortal album without Abbath,and where he plays guitar on the albums again (and sings of course). I know how he felt because i suffered the same kind of trouble with my arm,making it not possible for me to play the drums and guitars (for 3 years only unlike Demonaz),yet being full of musical ideas etc. He managed to get himself healed and was thereby finally able to write new music,and track the guitars himself. Also very important for him,to sing about Blashyrkh. The fictious realm that is a resemblance of the Norwegian wilderness and also of the place where he lives,far outside Bergen. I have a lot of respect for Demonaz for never giving up and for being totally commited to heal in order to play music,and to continue with his lyrical theme. Im 41 now,and we seem to live in a kind of age where people just slander other people when they dislike kind of whatever anyone does. In an online video 😆 ffs. There isnt much respect left. Im doubting the fact you ever listened to Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism,or Pure Holocaust from start to finish. It's funny how you dedicate your time to recording a video totally breaking down something people worked on for quite some time. How about being positive about things,or putting out positive reviews? After all,everything is just a matter of taste. Also,Ice Dale is,if im correct one of his good friends. He feels for Demonaz and is probably proud about his friend,never giving up,and that's why he's on Demonaz side. And the drummer,that very talented guy who's doing an awesome job in Ghaals' Wyrd,would never lend his duties to some useless crap. The bass is so totally audible and is there supporting the rest of the music. When there's no bass,it will sound like Ulvers' Nattens Madrigal ('97),or And Justice For All. How about you make a Norwegian Black Metal album,writing all the music and lyrics,playing guitar,doing awesome vocals and getting a deal on the allmighty Nuclear Blast? HAIL DEMONAZ!! HAIL IMMORTAL!!

Since you didn't like this album, just wondering what are some more recent black metal albums you are into?

Honestly, I liked the album fine. Not their best and not even better than their previous album, but I enjoyed it for what it is

The problem here is that if you’re going to listen to Immortal, you’re naturally going to pick an earlier classic like “At The Heart Of Winter” or “Dammed In Black”

Honestly what were you expecting from a Pretty old band that was going through shit for the past couple of years? Were you expecting them to make another „At the heart of winter”? No! That’s what makes that album very good and unique. I think they did a good job on this album despite the age and reused concepts. I still respect your opinion and i think you made Pretty good points.

I'm not a big Black metal guy, but this album is good imo. Catchy songs with an epic and Thrashy edge. 3.5 out of 5.

I absolutely love the title track tho. I actually know Spektre who did drums on that track. Great guy

You sounded annoyed having to do this review at all lol. I hope the next album you review tickles your fancy more.

at least it's only 38 minutes, not like most black metal bands doing hour plus records. I love Immortal so I'll check this out, but you and Trenches have me worried

I love this album. I prefer the album before it, but this is still one of my favorite releases of this year

As a big immortal fan, i love this album a lot! I miss abbath but he is not here so. Goodjob demonaz!!

I see a future Angry Immortal fan drinking game 😂

Here is my song by song score of "War Against All" album: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdaIq9p61LiplJs.html

New albums decent, but was really hoping for something like battles or blizzard beast

The album was a good continuation to Northern Chaos Gods in what the band's sound would be with Demonaz taking the mantle. I personally couldn't stand most of the material with Abbath on vocals because I would not hear the songs over laughing at the thought of Kermit with corpse paint (instrumental part of immortal is usually what I go to this band for). I do agree that there was plenty of room to try something new at least a little and especcially with the instrumental track. The album does not inovate, but then again it in no way has to as Northern Chaos Gods already was a huge change from the previous few albums before Abbath was gone. Overall, I would not at all go to say the album was bad by any stretch but I do get your point of view. I take it as a stepping stone to future territory that Demonaz might try and explore later on

I really like this album. It's not quite as good as say Sons of Northern Darkness, but this record has it's own moments.

best intro ever

What was the point of having the closing track ending abruptly? I honestly thought I got a defective file from Bandcamp, (no offense!), but the physical disc ends the same. An unfitting end for a song about the throne of the very realm that Demonaz created, imo.

the new album rules! Demonaz is immortal without him there is no immortal!!!

I thought it was a good follow up to the stellar Nothern Chaos Gods. This album doesn't create anything new or adds anything special to the genre, but its traditional BM done well. Couldn't ask for more from Immortal

I'm here for the comments lol

I am a pretty decently big Immortal fan now. I love stuff like Pure Holocaust, Battles in the North, Sons of Northern Darkness and I did think Northern Chaos Gods was a pretty good comeback album but this album was pretty disappointing. Horgh is a pretty damn talented Drummer and his presence is really missed on here to me. Demonaz is my favorite member of the band but this album imo is to far to serious and kinda boring, Abbath gave the band a little more energy and fun to combat the Darkness and keep things engaging. Not horrible imo but this is pretty forgettable 2.5/5. If Immortal wants to make another album I wish Demonaz, Horgh and Abbath would reunite, because this album feels like a ego trip from Demonaz.

I heard they fell out over paying for a practice space.. abbath took it and some of the riffs and made the I stuff.. you can hear some of the similar riffs on this album.. I really enjoyed this album, it's better than the last one imho, they should get back together and collaborate..

I disagree . Brilliant album. Great performance and killer songs. Play loud! Find a glacier and a sixpack.

Coming from someone who has never really tried out an Immortal record, I expected old school black metal and I feel that's essentially what I got, which is fine in my book. For something to chill and space out to, I'd say it does the job.

Hey man big Immortal gatekeeper here. I actually tend to agree. I still love the album but i did find it was very same same and slightly bland. I feel like I had heard all the acoustic passages on previous songs. It sounded a bit recycled. Nothing was epic. I was expecting the instrumental track to maybe feature some at the heart of winter type synths or something to set it apart from the rest of the songs but it never really took off just came and went like the other songs did. I like Demonaz vocals and I still love the album but you raised some fantastic points. After reading the reviews I was expecting a little more from this album. I'd describe it as very middle of the road. Would have been awesome to see Demonaz experiment a little further and i tend to think his lyrics aren't as elaborate as they were in the 90s I'll be sure to subscribe. Good luck with your channel.

Stop crying, it's a good album. And light years better than the last two abbath albums ..

May has been a really good month for metal albums mostly but this week has been pretty mid. I quite enjoyed the Vomitory album but it’s the best of a bad bunch.

Haven't heard it yet but you got me worried now. I have a little hope tho since there's a lot of positive reviews and you're not really a 2nd wave black metal guy

Yeah I wasn’t thrilled with the singles and the record as a whole is just ok. A step down front their (his) last record for sure. And that one was just pretty good. I’d probably settle closer to 2.5/5 but I agree with a lot of your points.

When the title tracked dropped I was so stoked for this but unfortunately...yeah...

I liked Northern Chaos Gods way more. I wouldn't go as far as 1,5/5, but I have to say that I expected more.

This isn't their best album but it's still far from their worst. 4/5

I understand why people dont love it. This isnt really an "original" album. I still thought this album was great though 4.5/5

As an Immortal fan, I didn't like it at first. It grew on me, but a lot of it sounded like Demonaz recycled previous Immortal songs. War Against All (song) literally sounds like The B Side of Northern Chaos Gods. War God sounds like a horribly deflated Tyrants and I couldn't care less for the instrumental filler track. The rest are alright. You can definitely hear that Abbath and Horgh are missed in this album.

Its ok. Ive listened to it a few times now, but it just doesnt hold a candle to At the Heart of Winter, or Sons of Northern Darkness. Its worth a listen to anyone wanting to explore Immortal more in depth. Not their worst album, but certainly towards the bottom of the list.

I like it. I'm more disappointed with Abbath's solo shit.

TBH this is Immortal just being Immortal. It's a nice album, it brings to the table exactly what you"d expect, with some nice songs. Downsides: It's literally filled by "already heard" nothing new or innovative or truly brilliant.. Of course, if you think Immortal can play something new or innovative, you're going to be disappointed.

Now i want to listen to it 😂 almost all of the albums you dont like is the albums i like the best 😅 and if you give like 4/5 albums it sucks

Shame about this album but self proclaimed "Finnish swamplords" of the band Kalmah just dropped an incredible self titled album you might enjoy more. It is godlike at times imo.

Perfect album for people wanting to hear what they already heard again and again and again and again..

Last i checked, the high pitched shrieking is a big part of what makes Black Metal.....Black Metal. It was originally designed to be cold, grim, ugly sounding. That's kind of the point

Initial impression was substandard thin production with essentially no bass.

Wow, wasn't expecting such a big difference in opinions between you and Trenches, I know he ranked it as their worst but he still liked it a fair amount. For me it's just mid, like a 5/10

This should have just been a Demonaz solo album. Much of the material beyond the first few tracks on here sounds very similar to his one solo album from 2010 (which is pretty awesome by the way). Much more epic and melodic than the cold and grim style you'd expect from Immortal. I don't begrudge him slappin the Immortal tag on it though because he'll reach way more people this way. I think Northern Chaos Gods was better, but after two play throughs of this newest offering, I still dig it for what it is.

Lol I'm not a fan, but when you're 10 albums in and the main guy that everybody knows isn't in the band anymore, and considering how nasty those legal problems were, it's really late and kind of a jerk move to have a song named after your band.

As much as I love immortal,watching them get shit on is incredibly entertaining lmao

Immortal? Not any longer.

Demonaz being the sole creative force is a step backwards...it's just like his solo album very repetitive and unmemorable, not terrible or great...just meh. Immortal's legacy pretty much ended in the early 2000's with Sons of Northern Darkness. Too bad these guys couldn't even get along good enough to make music and had to go through legal battles just to retain the name...it's only about money at that point (and probably not even a lot of money). I have heard lots of rumors like Abbath stole all the immortal songs for his first solo record, Demonaz went behind Horgh's back to get the rights to use the Immortal name, etc. Don't know how much truth there is in these rumors...but it's pretty lame that you have all this drama over the years!

I hate to say this but you are spot on with your review on this album.. Sad but true..

I'd say 1.5 / 5 was about right. Thought it was extremely tired and unimaginative. Is it as bad as the last Abbath album? Possibly. Moral of the story, they should kiss and make up.

Metal KZfaq was a mistake

Immortal should’ve stayed retired. Now they’re yet another beloved legacy act that’s past their prime and still making music just for the hell of it when people only wanna hear the classics. At least Abbath’s solo stuff is still good.

I totally understand where you're coming from, dude. I personally thought it was decent. Just... middle-of-the-road. It's going to be fun comparing this to the new Immortal-worshipping Lamp of Murmuur album! For those of you who ARE missing that Pure Holocaust/Battles In The North-era sound, Lamp of Murmuur's Saturnian Bloodstorm from earlier this year has y'all covered; go listen to that instead! I'm also thinking of listening to Demonaz's solo record from 2011. Is it good?

Wargod is one the best immortal songs ever made.

Vomitory and Metal Church was worth listing this album couldn't take it album was boring low 2/5

This guy has by far the largest forehead I've ever seen in my life! No joke

Even though the album is dull, that intro was really cringe

Yeah Lamp of Murmur did Immortal better than Immortal.

this kid likes abbath must bully must bully

Very Good album, you don't know what your talking about, he wanted to go back to traditional death doom black. find a different hobby dude...

You are definitely a black metal head, the amount of elitism in this is about as black metal as it gets good on you for being consistent with the stereotype. I swear most of you guys just don't like enjoying things

Their last album was amazing so this is unfortunate

This is probably one of the most generic metal albums to come out this year. He literally repeats this one chord progression constantly in almost all the songs, and it's just the same shit over and over again. And on top of that the song titles and lyrics are so basic, as if a 5 year old wrote them. What's next? "Cold Darkness"? Shadows of Darkness? lol

i have to disagree with you on this one. This album pleasantly surprised me

it's a great fucking album.

Sounds like their playing the same song over and over.

Lunacy. Vely solid album. Not a masterpiece but delivers the goods fans want from Immortal.

This guy is like Anthony fantano, but actually good

Can you do a better album ?

Lol literally in their top 5 you and all the other freaks that are not on the Demonaz train yet than you’re kidding yourself

Album of the year

Ba dum tss

I dont know man...I kinda dont agree on this one. Youre usualy spot on.

Your review is disqualified for your admission that you were not the biggest fan of Immortal. 😜😂 I think Angry Metal Guy hated it too but they are pretty picky on what they pan and praise.

At first glance, it seems to be better than the previous one.

I was never a big fan of Immortal Sure they have good songs but I find Abbath as solo better than Immortal

Not Immortal

Immortal is over, this last work is so bad.

super generic, boring, uninspired. and worst of all....too many useless and shallow midtempos.

Boring and blend, clearly trying to copy identical Pure Holocaust and Battles in the North.