Editing Immortal (band) (section)

=== Split (2003–2007) ===
Immortal decided to split during the summer of 2003 for various personal reasons of the band members. Following the split, Abbath began working on new material during that same year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Jason |date=November 15, 2006 |title=I Interview with Abbath |url=https://thegauntlet.com/article/1225/23466/i-interview-with-abbath |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=thegauntlet.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He enlisted [[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]] guitarist [[Arve Isdal|Ice Dale]] (Arve Isdal), [[Gorgoroth]] bassist [[King ov Hell]] and original Immortal drummer Armagedda for a new band named [[I (band)|I]], while Demonaz featured as the band's lyricist.<ref name=":0" /> The band released their debut album, ''[[Between Two Worlds (I album)|Between Two Worlds]]'', released in November 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2006-10-26 |title=IMMORTAL Frontman's I Project: 'Between Two Worlds' To Receive Multi-Format Release |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/immortal-frontman-s-i-project-between-two-worlds-to-receive-multi-format-release/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>

In early June 2006, German magazine ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' reported that Abbath, Demonaz and Horgh had decided to resurrect Immortal and start touring again in 2007. Abbath is quoted as saying:

{{cquote|I didn't really want to say it, but I don't give a shit. We will come back, stronger than ever. I've met with Horgh for the first time in over a year. He's built his new house here, right around the corner. In the next few days we will begin to rehearse our old 'Blizzard Beasts' classics. I'm already really hot on the idea. Immortal are timeless frost. One year more or less doesn't make a difference. We have all the time in the world.}}