Blizzard Beasts

Blizzard Beasts is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on March 20, 1997 through Osmose Productions. It is the last Immortal album to feature the performance of founding member Demonaz Doom Occulta until Northern Chaos Gods (2018). and the first to feature Horgh on drums. Demonaz was later diagnosed with acute tendinitis which prevented him from playing guitar at the required speed for Immortal's music.[1] Stylistically, Blizzard Beasts has primarily songs that are less than three minutes long, contrasting with Immortal's usual longer song lengths.

Blizzard Beasts
Studio album by
Immortal
ReleasedMarch 20, 1997
RecordedSeptember–November 1996
GenreBlack metal
Length28:56
LabelOsmose
ProducerImmortal and Henrikke Helland
Immortal chronology
Battles in the North
(1995)		 Blizzard Beasts
(1997)		 At the Heart of Winter
(1999)

Release

On the first pressings of the album, the logo was etched into the jewel case front.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Demonaz; all music is composed by Abbath and Demonaz.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:00
2."Blizzard Beasts"2:49
3."Nebular Ravens Winter"4:13
4."Suns That Sank Below"2:47
5."Battlefields"3:40
6."Mountains of Might"6:38
7."Noctambulant"2:22
8."Winter of the Ages"2:33
9."Frostdemonstorm"2:54
Total length:28:56

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chronicles of Chaos8/10[3]

AllMusic gave the album an unfavorable review, writing, "Blizzard Beasts [...] sounds like a rush job when compared to the rest of the band's triumphant catalog. The majesty of the group's songwriting is buried in the album's subpar production values, which render the potentially brilliant hyperspeed riffing and drum battery gutless and ineffectual."[2] Chronicles of Chaos noted the album's death metal influence, comparing their sound to that of Morbid Angel's. The website ultimately called it an "unexpected and interesting change for the band, with some fierce and engaging material."[3]

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Charts 40[4]
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References
  1. "Immortal band members line-up and biography". immortal. battlegrim.net. Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. Serba, John. "Blizzard Beasts - Immortal: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. Hoeltzel, Steve (9 April 1997). "CoC: Immortal - Blizzard Beasts: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. "finnishcharts.com - Immortal - Blizzard Beasts". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
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