Immortal Live in Gößnitz, Germany 06 04 1994

Immortal Live In Gößnitz, Germany Members of Old Funeral and Amputation formed Immortal in 1991, with Abbath on bass and lead vocals, Demonaz on guitar, and Armagedda on drums. The music on their early demo recordings was death metal, with lyrics influenced by Morbid Angel and Possessed. The band then became influenced by Euronymous and bands like Bathory and Celtic Frost. Of all the Norwegian black metal bands, Immortal have, arguably, stuck the closest to the mystical, dark fantasy, and occult-inspired vision of the scene. Beginning in the early ’90s, the Bergen group slowly rose to worldwide stature as one of the genre’s most respected bands, eschewing the over-the-top classical structuring and progressive experimentation of many of their peers in favor of purity and precision. Inspired by the robust Norwegian forests and bitter cold climate, Abbath and Demonaz conceived the fictional, demon-and-battle-filled realm Blashyrkh, a foundation upon which Immortal’s lyrical journeys would rest on fu