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At the Heart of Winter marks the beginning of Immortal's second incarnation, paring the band down to the duo of Abbath Doom Occulta and Horgh after the departure of guitarist and founding member Demonaz Doom Occulta due to severe tendonitis in his arms. Thus, Abbath alone took over six-string and songwriting duties (although Demonaz still contributed his trademark fantastical war- and winter-themed lyrics), and Immortal progressed beyond their blurry, hyperspeed, under-produced past into muscular metal maturity, melding frostbitten Norwegian black metal with the intricate riffing and tempo changes of German thrash. Which isn't to say the group abandoned blastbeats or Abbath's throaty reptilian croak; within the lengthy, creatively arranged epics "Withstand the Fall of Time," "Years of Silent Sorrow," and "Tragedies Blows at Horizon" lies a balance of battle-ready blitzkrieg and grandiose, anthemic melodies only hinted at in Immortal's previous output (see "Mountains of Might" on the preceding album, Blizzard Beasts). The material lends breathing room to the drums, with skin-pounder Horgh adding to the album's majestic feel with a diverse, organic performance. At the Heart of Winter also found Immortal forging their relationship with head Hypocrisy honcho/producer Peter Tagtgren and his Abyss Studios, which gives the album a thick, weighty mix that complements the group's inspired songwriting. The result is a clarity and focus that few purveyors of the genre succeeded at finding, a painstakingly organized assemblage of black metal's base elements into a disciplined purity of metal that prefers the power of the almighty riff instead of the occasionally overblown classical structuring of much-lauded stalwarts Emperor and Cradle of Filth or the strange experimentation that Mayhem and Arcturus would undertake. At the Heart of Winter should sway even black metal naysayers into the Immortal camp, provided they can look past the bandmembers' gimmicky face paint and silly posturing in the CD booklet photos and embrace the majestic metal within. ~ John Serba
Recorded in November 1998.
Personnel: Abbath Doom Occulta (vocals, guitar, synthesizer); Horgh (drums).
Audio Mixer: Peter Tägtgren.
Recording information: "Abyss" Studios, Sweden (11/1998).
Immortal includes: Abbath (vocals, guitar, synthesizer, bass); Horgh (drums).
At The Heart Of Winter Music Immortal At The Heart Of Winter Songs | 1. | Withstand the Fall of Time |
| 2. | Solarfall |
| 3. | Tragedies Blows at Horizon |
| 4. | Where Dark and Light Don't Differ |
| 5. | At the Heart of Winter |
| 6. | Years of Silent Sorrow |
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At The Heart Of Winter Music At The Heart Of Winter Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)   Excellent
A great release from Immortal, in my opinion best songs are Solarfall!!!!!! and Where Dark And Light Don't Differ (The chorus & chorus riff is quite easy to get stuck in your head) Buy this cd and support a band that deserves it
Submitted by Thamuz (Canada)
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IMMORTAL is unbelieveble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
This album is with out dout their best cd. The guitar is alot better. and abbaths vocals are much more evil.
HAIL IMMORTAL FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by Johnny ("Brandywine,MD,USA")
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. Amazing sh#t
Plan and simpily the best immortal cd as for every song being nothing less than mind blowing.Not many songs but there all 8 to 9 min. long.This is black metal at its best.Best songs tradgies blow at the horizon,where dark and light dont differ,solarfall,withstand the fall of time.Colder than being dead.
Submitted by GORGOR ULFHEONAR (TOWER,MN.USA)
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Awesome! One of the best black metal albums ever!
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