Immortal - Pure Holocaust (1993)

 

 Pure Holocaust is the second album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal, originally released in 1993. It is generally faster than its predecessor Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism. The lyrics focus mainly on ice, snow, demons and fantasy landscapes. This work stands out for a drastically faster, colder and more aggressive sound, leaving aside the subtle acoustic elements to focus on an uninterrupted sonic attack.

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 A black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in August 1990 by Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) and Demonaz Doom Occulta (Harald Nævdal).

Immortal split up in 2003, but was reformed in 2006 and started to perform live again in 2007.

In December 2014 it was reported that the three band members (Eikemo vs. Nævdal/Horghagen) had ended up in a legal feud over the rights for the Immortal band name. In March 2015 Abbath made an announcement that Immortal was put to rest for the time being and he would continue making music and performing as "solo" artist using his own name, Abbath. In August 2015 Demonaz and Horgh however announced that they were continuing Immortal on their own.

In August 2020 Demonaz and Horgh ended in a legal dispute over the rights to the band's name. This time the Norwegian Patent Office ruled that the rights to the Immortal name belong to the band as a whole, and not to the individual members.

 

 

 

 Tracklist:

 1.     Unsilent Storms in the North Abyss     03:14
2.     A Sign for the Norse Hordes to Ride     02:35
3.     The Sun No Longer Rises     04:20
4.     Frozen by Icewinds     04:40
5.     Storming Through Red Clouds and Holocaustwinds     04:40
6.     Eternal Years on the Path to the Cemetary Gates     03:30
7.     As the Eternity Opens     05:31
8.     Pure Holocaust     05:17

33:47

 

Line up:

⛧Abbath Doom Occulta : Vocals, Bass, Drums, Songwriting (tracks 1-8)
⛧Demonaz Doom Occulta : Guitars, Lyrics, Songwriting (tracks 1-4).

 

 

 

 Label: Osmose Productions – OPCD 019

 Recorded in Grieghallen Studio 1993.

Although Erik is credited as a drummer in the booklet (and he was responsible for the instrument on subsequent liveshows), drums on this recording were done by Abbath.

 Co-produced by Immortal.
Executive production: Osmose Productions.

 

 

 

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