Blizzard Beasts
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| Studio album by Immortal | ||||
| Released | 20 March 1997 | |||
| Recorded | September–November 1996 | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 28:56 | |||
| Label | Osmose | |||
| Producer | Immortal and Henrikke Helland | |||
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| Chronicles of Chaos | 8/10 |
Blizzard Beasts is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. It was released on 20 March 1997 through Osmose Productions. It is the last Immortal album to feature founding member Demonaz Doom Occulta on guitar, 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. Stylistically, Blizzard Beasts has primarily songs that are less than three minutes long, contrasting with Immortal's usual longer song lengths.
On the first pressings of the album, the logo was etched into the jewel case front.
All lyrics written by Demonaz; all music composed by Abbath and Demonaz.
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."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."
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