Should I see Immortal live?

[jd091]

Ok: I'm a death metal guy. I haven't really gotten into Black Metal before, just Emperor's In the Nightside Eclipse, which I think is fucking brilliant. I know Immortal is a huge, influential band for black metal, and early next year they are doing a rare US tour of only 6 stops. One of the stops is only a couple minutes away from where I live in Chicago...

Has anyone seen them? Are they good live? And (sorry for the noobish question): are there mosh pits at all in a black metal show? I assume not, just wondering.

[Wizzbang11]

If you have $50+ to spend, yes.
And yeah, there was a mosh pit at a fucking Portal show I went too. People mosh to anything.

[jd091]

Oooh its $35... not $50, but far from my usual $20 concert... I'm on the fence

[Wizzbang11]

Originally Posted by jd091

Oooh its $35... not $50, but far from my usual $20 concert... I'm on the fence

$35?
Yes.

[mankvill]

Yes.

But mostly for Absu.

[idrinkwine732]

I will destroy you if you don't take the chance of seeing Immortal when you can.

[smearCampaign]

Immortal + ABSU = Yes, by all means go to this.

[jd091]

Originally Posted by idrinkwine732

I will destroy you if you don't take the chance of seeing Immortal when you can.

Well, I guess I don't have much of a choice then

[jd091]

Okay, I just listened to the album Sons of Northern Darkness, front to back, no stopping.

Holy. Shit. THAT WAS AWESOME! Beautiful, also. Their song structure is superb. I also read andrew_metalhead's concert review of them earlier this year (http://metalassault.com/Live_Reviews...0_Immortal.php) and they sound CRAZY live. Pretty sure I'm definitely going to this concert now.

[Wizzbang11]

Originally Posted by jd091

Okay, I just listened to the album Sons of Northern Darkness, front to back, no stopping.

Holy. Shit. THAT WAS AWESOME! Beautiful, also. Their song structure is superb.

Ok, now get At the Heart of Winter, Battles in the North, Pure Holocaust and Blizzard Beasts