''All Shall Fall'' is the eighth studio album by Norwegian

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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

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and the last to feature vocalist/guitarist

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Recording and production

In January 2008, Immortal started rehearsing and writing new material for their 8th studio album. After spending much time performing live that year, the band entered both

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and

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in April 2009 to start recording the album. A month later the band already completed recording the album and announced the album's title. In June, Terrorizer was given the opportunity to listen to the just-recorded album and posted an exclusive track-by-track breakdown.

Track listing

Personnel

Immortal *

– guitars, vocals *

– 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 *

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– engineering

Charts

References

External links

Immortal Discography

"All Shall Fall" at discogs
{{Authority control Immortal (band) albums 2009 albums Albums with cover art by Pär Olofsson Albums produced by Peter Tägtgren