IMMORTAL — Pure Holocaust (review)

IMMORTAL — Pure Holocaust album cover Album · 1993 · Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
666sharon666
Pure Holocaust, the second album of Norway's Immortal, sees their line-up stripped back to just the two core members of Abbath and Demonaz. Even though three band members are credited and pictured on the cover artwork the third man Erik (A.K.A. Grim) did not actually play on the album. With the exception of Demonaz on guitars everything was played by Abbath.

Pure Holocaust brings more of the same that made up Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism but the overall sound production is noticeably stronger while still maintaining the raw and cold atmosphere of black metal. While I think this one still suffers a bit from the same overall problems of memorability and standing out in the genre it's an album I'm much more likely to play. Though widely considered one of their best for me it seems that if Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism was the band finding their feet then Pure Holocaust is them growing up and refining their sound. But if you want cold and grim black metal with no frills attached then Pure Holocaust remains a must have release.

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