Immortal is a three piece black metal band from Norway. They dress up in spiked armor, wielding weaponry, covered in corpse paint. Corpse paint is a tradition in black metal that is used to make the band look inhuman, undead or demonic. Originally sounding like a traditional black metal band, they transformed into a thrash/ black hybrid. In 2002 they released Sons of Northern Darkness and quickly gained critical acclaim throughout the metal community. Some say that this is the best black metal album of all time. I tend to agree with that statement. Sons of Northern Darkness (SOND) starts off with a blistering track about ancient Nordic tribal battles in the cold, dark environment that is Norway. SOND is mostly about conquest of the great North, battles that have been waged and won, and the demons that help them in those battles.
Many people can be easily put off by Immortal and their style, even looking at the cover, they may think they are a joke. Their talent is boundless and are definitely the best black metal band in history. They are consistent and don't fall into the under-produced sound that most black metal bands purposely use to sound old school. Immortal released All Shall Fall in 2009 which was a long awaited follow up that didn't disappoint.
Next time snow is falling, pop in Sons of Northern Darkness, and fall into the world of Norwegian black metal.
Key tracks - No. 1 - One by One, No. 3 - Tyrants and No. 7 - Antarctica
Album cover provided by amazon.com.
Here's a little extra for you. The animated history of corpse paint from metalinjection.com
http://www.metalinjection.net/video/an-animated-history-of-corpse-paint
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