Using percussive style of "Battles in the North" Immortal go epic heavy metal with adventurer's theatricalism. The sense of distance covered within these melodies and their placement as themes within long and varied songs makes it easy for the listener to follow the narrative like an epic comic strip. Anthemic riot stomp glory is built into these powerful heavy metal songs, with drums and vocals maintaining a standard of chaotic noise from black metal's past. Unlike past generations of heavy metal, this album uses shorter riffs and put vocal melody into the guitar songwriting, creating a more encompassing sense of motion to each journey.

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