The songs on the new album tend to develop into frost like atmosphere, particularly on the track Where Mountains Rise which is epitomized with epic majesty of the guitar segment chords and its sound crushingly heavy and ruled with profound awe. This is for sure the rightful epoch of Immortal’s reign, never before the band was able to deliver such kind of absolute grimness. The new tracks are forged in the spirit of inevitable darkness, charged with towering lead guitars of cold icy riffs. Northern Chaos Gods denotes that Immortal can survive without Abbath and they have reached the apex of their productivity while relying on the foundations of the band’s early albums. Called to Ice has an incredible amount of heaviness, the double bass pedals are intense along with the uttered raspy vocals of Demonaz. And this is to say that Demonaz has crafted intellectual material that animates the band as one of the leading acts in the black metal genre. While restoring the heaviness and slow passages of the Damned in Black album, this track is massively charged with razor sharp guitar riffs and melodies that reminds me of At the Heart of Winter. Grim and Dark is based on heavy riffs and shows how the band relies on creating poignant guitar riffs, along with the storming blast beats of Horgh that accelerates with rapid force. It’s true that Abbath has transformed the band and took it to another superior form, but Demonaz seems to be able to handle the same quality.
With the crushing guitar riffs dominating, this is for sure one of the best and most epic tracks written by Demonaz. Not only this but Immortal has the balls to layer this track with elements of the past albums, by recreating the epic moments from At The Heart of Winter and All Shall Fall. Gates to Blashyrkh brings its mighty tunes from the realms of the mighty raven dark, with powerful driven riffs this track will freeze your soul with its icy melodies. Immortal certainly still has their grim ways that made them one of the best black metal bands to ever emerge from Norway. Into Battle Ride retrieves the older sound of Immortal, as the second track shows a clear variation in direction compared to the first song, but nevertheless its essence holds the gripping nature of black metal. Northern Chaos Gods is the ninth studio album and it comes in eight cuts of icy and frostbitten black metal aggression, defined by the mastery tunes of the selected components that manifest the dark visions of Demonaz.
The new album was recorded at the Abyss Studio which has always been preferable to the band. Horgh once again shows his ability behind the drums while Demonaz raspy vocals are captivating, the powerful force of darkness that surrounds the track creates a blizzard furore. Storming with the opening track which holds the album title, it is clear that Immortal evokes the sharp riffs of Blizzard Beast and Damned in Black. Yet the sons of northern darkness remained loyal to the legacy of Immortal and together they rose like titans from the permafrost side by side, with Demonaz handling the guitars and vocals for the first time in twenty years, Horgh on drums and Peter Tägtgren of Hypocrisy and Pain on bass. With the dispute between Demonaz and Abbath many fans thought that this would be the end of Immortal. Ever since Abbath decided to quit Immortal, the band was put to rest as there were no further updates regarding the status of the band. Norway’s black metal legends Immortal makes a heralding comeback after almost a decade since All Shall Fall album.
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