Immortal (band)

Immortal
Former members Abbath (left) and Apollyon performing at Hole in the Sky festival in 2011
Former members Abbath (left) and Apollyon performing at Hole in the Sky festival in 2011
Background information
OriginBergen, Norway
GenresBlack metal
Years active
  • 1991–2003
  • 2006–present
Labels
Spinoffs
Spinoff ofOld Funeral
Members
Past members
Websiteimmortalofficial.com

Immortal is a Norwegian black metal band from Bergen. The group was founded in 1991 by frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal). The pair worked with various drummers (including Grim, Armagedda and Hellhammer),[1] and were later joined by former drummer Horgh (Reidar Horghagen) in 1996.

In March 2015, long-serving member Abbath announced his departure from the group following a dispute with the other members of the band, and he went on to form a new band under his name called Abbath.[2] It was initially reported that following Abbath's departure, the band would split up. However, In August 2015, Demonaz and Horgh said that the band would continue without Abbath.[3][4] Demonaz would return to playing guitar with the band for the first time since 1997, and would do vocals as well. Northern Chaos Gods was officially released on 6 July 2018 under Nuclear Blast Records. Although the band has been a trio for most of its history, several albums have been recorded as a duo, with varying combinations of Abbath, Demonaz, and Horgh.

  1. ^ "Immortal Official Web Site: Band". Immortalofficial.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference blabbermouth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "ABBATH-Less IMMORTAL Begins Work On New Material: 'We Will Continue What We Believe In'". Blabbermouth.net. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. ^ Munro, Scott (13 August 2015). "Immortal move on without Abbath". Team Rock Limited. Retrieved 13 August 2015. Immortal is much more than just a band, and much more then [sic] just a form of music. The departure of one member cannot change that. We will continue what we believe in.