Battles in the North

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Battles in the North
Studio album by Immortal
Released	1995
Recorded	Norway, September 1994
Genre	Black metal
Length	35:18
Label	Osmose Productions
Producer	Erik Hundvin and Immortal
Professional reviews
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Immortal chronology
Pure Holocaust (1993) Battles in the North (1995) Blizzard Beasts (1997)

Battles in the North is the third album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It picks up where its predecessor Pure Holocaust left off, with extreme speed and ice cold production and lyrics. Like Pure Holocaust, it is also considered to be a classic album in black metal. However, Abbath's drumming on the release is often criticised, for his inability to maintain the extreme tempos this album requires.^{[citation needed]} This is also the first album where the concept of Blashyrk becomes a central focus for the album. The concept continues through all of their subsequent albums.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Misprint 2 Credits 3 External links

[edit] Track listing

All music by Abbath/Demonaz, lyrics by Demonaz

1. "Battles in the North" – 4:11
2. "Grim and Frogbitten Kingdoms" – 2:47
3. "Descent into Eminent Silence" – 3:10
4. "Throned by Blackstorms" – 3:39
5. "Moonrise Fields of Sorrow" – 2:24
6. "Cursed Realms of the Winterdemons" – 3:59
7. "At the Stormy Gates of Mist" – 3:00
8. "Through the Halls of Eternity" – 3:35
9. "Circling above in Time before Time" – 3:55
10. "Blashyrkh (Mighty Ravendark)" – 4:34

There are three different issues of this CD - original jewel case, digipak, and a limited edition jewel case with slip cover and fold-out poster - this version is restricted to 3000 copies, the cover is an original oil painting done by Jeroen van Valkenburg on canvas and it also includes the 1991 7" EP as bonus tracks:

11. "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism" – 0:42
12. "Unholy Forces of Evil" – 4:28
13. "The Cold Winds of Funeral Frost" – 3:40

[edit] Misprint

On some editions of this album, the track listing is printed wrong, both on the back of the sleeve as well as in the booklet. Whilst the order the track play in on the CD is as listed above the printed order is listed as:

1. Battles in the North
2. At the Stormy Gates of Mist
3. Through the Halls of Eternity
4. Moonrise Fields of Sorrow
5. Cursed Realms of the Winterdemons
6. Throned by Blackstorms
7. Grim and Frostbitten Kingdoms
8. Descent into Eminent Silence
9. Circling above in Time before Time
10. Blashyrkh (Mighty Ravendark)

[edit] Credits

• Demonaz - Guitars
• Abbath - Bass, Drums & Vocals

[edit] External links

• Immortal Discography and Lyrics

v • d • e Immortal Abbath Doom Occulta · Demonaz Doom Occulta · Horgh · Apollyon Jorn · Armagedda · Kolgrim · Grim · Hellhammer · Saroth · Iscariah · Studio albums Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism  · Pure Holocaust · Battles in the North · Blizzard Beasts · At the Heart of Winter · Damned in Black · Sons of Northern Darkness Demos & EPs The Northern Upins Death · Taranis · Suffocate · Immortal · True Kings of Norway Videography "The Call of the Wintermoon" (song)  · Masters of Nebulah Frost  (VHS)