OMG(?) Immortal Gnus

MFJ

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Behind the mist.
A guy on TER message board posted this:

A new Immortal interview from a german magazine reveals this good news for black metal .......

What would a band’s split be without all the rumours that it may continue at some time? Just boring, right! Also, Immortal were already presumed some months ago to be working on a comeback. Is the newly advertised project ‘I’ perhaps only a pseudonym, for a clever trick? Front man Abbath talks straight.


“‘I’ and Immortal are two different stories, to make that clear, once and for all’, it [Abbath’s voice] croaks out of the phone. “At present I’m rehearsing nearly daily with Armagedda, and Demonaz has already written lyrics for seven songs. We will most probably begin with the recording for the ‘I’ debut this year.”

The fire seems to be burning anew.

“More than that. I am composing hard and intensive, as I didn’t in the later years. The time out has done me good, my head is clear, my liver is working perfectly again; I’m feeling totally recovered and ready for attack.”

Then that’s the end of the premature retirement?

“I think of it like Ozzy. His tour in 1995 was called ‘Retirement Sucks’. A good motto, I think.”

So then an Immortal reunion is no longer out of the question?

“No!”

Pardon?

“I didn’t really want to say it, but I don’t give a shit. We will come back, stronger than ever. I’ve met with Horgh for the first time in over a year. He’s built his new house here, right around the corner. In the next few days we will begin to rehearse our old ‘Blizzard Beasts’ classics. I’m already really hot on the idea.”

And you’re certain we should print that? Then there’s no way back…

“I’m a little out of practice, this being my first interview in two years. But somehow feeling good, that it’s out now. I’m mostly glad for our fans.”

The petty cash rattling should be good again also.

“Don’t say that! To clear that up: we’re not coming back for the money. If we had been going for the cash, we wouldn’t have allowed Immortal to split”

Then only the date is missing.

“Immortal are timeless frost. One year more or less doesn’t make a difference. We have all the time in the world.”
 
Wow, great news indeed.

Out of curiosity, what did you people think of Sons of Northern Darkness? I personally think the first three tracks of that album (One by One, SoND and Tyrants) are some of the best of the best they've ever written though I haven't heard all albums), which is quite impressive for an album released over ten years into a band's career.
 
Beyond the North Waves = one of my favourite songs for some reason...
Antarctica = #2
In My Kingdom Cold = :kickass:
Tyrants is unruly
and the rest of the album is pretty fucking good.


IMO
 
i listened to my immortal albums the other dayand tbh, the old stuff has not dated at all. in fact it got better, especially blizzard beasts and battles. i like AtHoW, but it ddnt age too well, though i still like the album. the last two albums are my least faves
 
"Within the Dark Mind" had me hooked for weeks, and I still listen to it regularely! "Tyrants" was really good when I first head it, but I got tired of it after a few weeks! All in all, and exrataordinary record, yet, still their weakest. And that's saying something!