They not only carry on here, but sound more like their unhinged, malevolent selves than ever. While it's true that Immortal doesn’t break new ground here, it was perhaps more important at this juncture to reassert their sound to fans as they move forward in the aftermath of Abbath's departure. "The Mighty Ravendark" closes the set in a nine-minute careen across Immortal's recorded history while simultaneously shoving hard at the margins that previously contained them with swinging punchy snares and kick drums, throbbing basslines, and a meld of black and detuned death metal tropes, without faltering even once.
Further evidence lies in tracks such as "Where Mountains Rise," that reflects the influence of Bathory - these bands liberally borrowed from one another back in the day. The latter bears all the hallmarks of the classic "Withstand the Fall of Time," which merely underscores - along with the rest of this material - that Immortal are shoring up their identity as one of black metal's monuments. The former is all build up, never resolving even if its closing riff is one of the best in their long history. While "Intro Battle Ride" feels like an insane companion piece that, like its predecessor, harkens back to the beginnings of second wave black metal, Immortal delivers another sonic trademark on "Gates to Blashyrkh" and "Black of Worlds" with their melodic interludes and sorrowful atmospheres balancing out the band's sheer brutal physicality. His howl is pure, adrenalin-fueled malice. The opening title track is all the proof one needs, as pummeling blastbeats, razor-wire power riffs, and bloodcurdling screams charge through the speakers at hundreds of miles per hour. The official lyric video for 'Northern Chaos Gods', the title track of the new album from Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL now consisting of lyricist/guitarist Demonaz (real name Harald. With drummer Horgh and session bassist Peter Tägtgren, longtime fans should recognize that despite the changes and misfortunes in the band's history, this remains Immortal, sonically and musically. In addition, it marks the welcome return of Demonaz on guitar and vocals after a nearly-two-decade bout with tendonitis. Northern Chaos Gods might just be the album Immortal needs at this moment. Abbath, amidst storms of public upset, returned to the music world in 2016 with a tumultuous dud. This is the band's first album in nearly a decade and their debut after their acrimonious split with former guitarist and vocalist Abbath. All Shall Fall was nine years ago already, and it was 21 years ago that Demonaz made his last appearance on an Immortal album. NB4469-1 - Immortal - Northern Chaos Gods Lp Tracks: A1: Northern Chaos Gods A2: Into Battle Ride A3: Gates To Blashyrkh A4: Grim And Dark B1: Called To Ice. In addition, very limited 7” vinyl singles of the title track ‘Northern Chaos Gods’ will be out on May 25th – the red vinyl is already sold out, but black and white are still available, here.The third era of Immortal begins with Northern Chaos Gods.
LP (red, blue, black+white bi-coloured, silver and gold) in gatefold The album is now available for pre-order various formats: The song ‘Northern Chaos Gods’ consequently, holds the very essence of IMMORTAL a distillate of grimness that will once again heave the band onto the ice throne of Norwegian black metal.
With rabid furore, teeth-baring aggression and an eerie cold that crawls deep into the very bones of the listener after only a few unrelenting seconds, IMMORTAL is about to erect a new superior kingdom of frost on top of their existing legacy. IMMORTAL unveils the title track ‘ Northern Chaos Gods‘ from their upcoming album which will be released on July 6th 2018 by Nuclear Blast Records. The song premiere comes in form of a first digital single, and limited 7” vinyl singles of the title track will be out on May 25th.
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