All Shall Fall is the eighth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. The album was released in Europe on 25 September 2009 and in the US on 6 October 2009. It is the only album to feature bassist Apollyon and the last to feature vocalist/guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta.
| All Shall Fall | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 25 September 2009 | |||
| Recorded | April–June 2009 | |||
| Studio | The Abyss, Pärlby, Sweden Grieghallen Studio, Bergen, Norway | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 40:09 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Immortal, Peter Tägtgren | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Blabbermouth | 7/10[3] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.1/10[5] |
Recording and production
editIn January 2008, Immortal started rehearsing and writing new material for their 8th studio album.[6] After spending much time performing live that year, the band entered both Grieghallen and Abyss studios in April 2009 to start recording the album.[7] A month later the band already completed recording the album and announced the album's title.[8] In June, Terrorizer was given the opportunity to listen to the just-recorded album and posted an exclusive track-by-track breakdown.[9]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Demonaz; all music is composed by Abbath.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Shall Fall" | 5:57 |
| 2. | "The Rise of Darkness" | 5:47 |
| 3. | "Hordes to War" | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Norden on Fire" | 6:15 |
| 5. | "Arctic Swarm" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Mount North" | 5:07 |
| 7. | "Unearthly Kingdom" | 8:30 |
| Total length: | 40:09 | |
Personnel
edit- Immortal
- Abbath Doom Occulta – guitars, vocals
- Apollyon – bass
- Horgh – drums
- Additional personnel
- Are Mundal – "Unearthly Kingdom" intro
- Demonaz Doom Occulta – lyrics
- Jonas Kjellgren – mastering
- Pär Olofsson – cover design, artwork
- Peter Beste – photography
- Peter Tägtgren – production, mixing
- Pytten – engineering
Charts
editReferences
edit- ↑ Gorania, Jay H. "Immortal – 'All Shall Fall'". About.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Alisoglu, Scott. "Immortal – All Shall Fall (Nuclear Blast)". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
- ↑ Smit, Jackie (November 13, 2009). "CoC: Immortal – All Shall Fall: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ↑ Lee, Cosmo. "Immortal: All Shall Fall". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
- ↑ "IMMORTAL to play with JUDAS PRIEST in Trondheim, Norway". Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ↑ "A message from management". Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ↑ "A message from immortal". Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ↑ "Terrorizer nuclear blast off to germany for 'all shall fall'". Retrieved August 3, 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ Suomen virallinen lista[permanent dead link]
- ↑ German Top 100
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Immortal > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved January 13, 2012.