War Against All | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 26 May 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2023 | |||
Studio | Conclave Studio (Bergen, Norway) | |||
Genre | Black metal [1] | |||
Length | 38:07 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Arve Isdal | |||
Immortal chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [2] |
Metal Hammer | 4.5/7 [1] |
Chaos Zine | 4.5/5 [3] |
War Against All is the tenth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal, released on 26 May 2023. It is the first Immortal album featuring only Demonaz as a member of the band. [4]
All tracks are written by Demonaz
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "War Against All" | 3:26 |
2. | "Thunders of Darkness" | 3:48 |
3. | "Wargod" | 4:38 |
4. | "No Sun" | 4:16 |
5. | "Return to Cold" | 4:31 |
6. | "Nordlandihr" | 7:12 |
7. | "Immortal" | 4:14 |
8. | "Blashyrkh My Throne" | 5:58 |
Total length: | 38:07 |
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] | 16 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] | 36 |
French Albums (SNEP) [7] | 145 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] | 16 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [9] | 55 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] | 51 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] | 18 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [12] | 61 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] | 11 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [14] | 10 |
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