Immortal (band)

Immortal
Abbath (left) and Apollyon (right) of Immortal performing in 2011
Background information
Origin	Bergen, Norway
Genres	Black metal
Years active	1990–2003, 2006–present
Labels	Nuclear Blast, Osmose
Members	Abbath Doom Occulta Demonaz Doom Occulta Horgh Apollyon
Past member(s)	Jørn Inge Tunsberg Armagedda Kolgrim Grim Hellhammer Ares Iscariah Saroth
Website	Official website

Immortal are a Norwegian black metal band that are currently based in Bergen.

The band was formed in 1990 by vocalist Abbath Doom Occulta and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta after the bands Old Funeral and Amputation disbanded and members from both of the bands joined together to make Immortal. Immortal disbanded in 2003 because of personal reasons but they reunited in 2006.^[1]

They released their debut album, Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism, on 1 July 1992.

Band members

Current

• Abbath Doom Occulta – vocals, guitar (1989–2003, 2006–present), bass (1989-1998), drums (1992–1993, 1994–1995)
• Demonaz Doom Occulta – lyrics (1989–2003, 2006–present), guitar (1989–1997)
• Horgh – drums (1989–2003, 2006–present)
• Apollyon – bass (2006–present)

Former

• Jörn Tonsberg – guitar (1989–1991)
• Armagedda – drums (1990–1992)
• Kolgrim (Jan Atle Åserød) – drums (1992)
• Kapten Galachtik – bass (1992–1993)
• Grim – drums (1993–1994; died 1999)
• Hellhammer – drums (1995)
• Ares – bass (1998)
• Iscariah – bass (1999–2002)
• Saroth – bass (2002–2003)

Discography

Albums

• Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism (1992)
• Pure Holocaust (1993)
• Battles in the North (1995)
• Blizzard Beasts (1997)
• At the Heart of Winter (1999)
• Damned in Black (2000)
• Sons of Northern Darkness (2002)
• All Shall Fall (2009)
• Northern Chaos Gods (2018)
• War Against All (2023)

References

1. "Immortal Official Web Site: Band". immortalofficial.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2013-01-05.

Other websites

• Official website