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Bart,
It's black metal; you're not supposed to understand it upon first listen!
Give it time. He has one of the best "voices" in the genre.
Immortal were pioneers of the genre and paved the way for thousands of imitators. Do yourself a massive favour and get a copy of their 1999 seminal album, At the Heart of Winter. The opening track still blows me away after all this time. Funny, it's titled Withstand the Fall of Time. There's music on there that does to me what only a woman should, hah!
Abbath was 27 when he wrote it -- he was responsible for the guitars, bass and synthesizers. Prior to this album, Demonaz played guitar and Abbath played bass. Demonaz quit musical duties after developing acute tendinitis in his hands. I would fathom it had something to do with years of playing complex music via incessant tremolo picking.
If you end up enjoying Immortal, check out Enslaved. Particularly, the album titled Blodhemn. :O
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