由於前兩張專輯的成功,Immortal再次從Osmose公司手中得到了兩張唱片的契約。隔年,Immortal先後發表了錄像帶Master of Nebulah Frost(Immortal的歌詞來源於他們所幻想的神話故事,其中包括了Nebulah Frost及其主人Blashyrkh,Hellhammer也在MV中露臉。與比前作又快了以及又狠了的新專輯Battles in the North到這張專輯,可以說Immortal已經登上了樂隊事業的頂峰,首張專輯以及最受好評的黑白雙煞已經詮釋了Immortal自己的風格。而源源不斷的巡演(Hellhammer也參與了巡演)以及令人側目的銷量也使Immortal擁有了搖滾明星一般的地位。
爾後,Immortal繼續著他們對音樂的探索。2000年的新專輯Damned in Black中,Demonez放棄了繼續圍繞Blashyrkh撰寫歌詞,專輯中的音樂也在嘗試著一種從未發生在Immortal身上的對更早期的極端金屬元素的嘗試與融合。
在Damned in Black之後,Immortal結束了與Osmose長達十年的合作關係,轉簽到更為地上的Nuclear Blast公司。在Abyss Studio錄製好了新東家麾下的第一張專輯之後,Iscariah宣布退出樂隊,於是他們找來了在Abyss Studio老闆Peter的Pain中任職的Saroth跑來接替Bass手的位置。新專輯Sons of the Northern Darkness於2002年2月發表,專輯延續了他們開創的新式Immortal風格,大獲好評,銷量非凡。而令人驚訝的是,2003年6月18日,世界範圍內的巡演剛剛結束,樂隊剛剛在挪威格萊美上獲得兩項提名,當樂隊事業達到又一個巔峰的時候,Immortal突然對外宣布解散(事實上,成員在新專輯發行之後的採訪中就已經漏了口風),全球譁然。
《不朽》一定會觸動熱情的麥可歌迷的內心,這張專輯以重新設計的經典歌曲、令人振奮的混音和歌迷從未聽過的新發現曲目——像是傑克遜五兄弟(Jackson 5)歌曲《ABC》的另一版和麥可為《他們不在乎我們》(They Don't Care About Us)錄製的唱詩班合唱——展現他彌足珍貴的音樂遺產。
曲目
普通單CD版
01. Working Day and Night (Immortal Version) 02. The Immortal Intro (Immortal Version) 03. Childhood (Immortal Version) 04. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Immortal Version) 05. Dancing Machine/Blame It On The Boogie (Immortal Version) 06. This Place Hotel/Smooth Criminal/Dangerous (Immortal Version) 07. Smooth Criminal (Immortal Version) 08. Dangerous (Immortal Version) 09. J5 Medley: I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save (Immortal Version) 10. Speechless/Human Nature(Immortal Version) 11. Is It Scary/Threatened (Immortal Version) 12. Thriller (Immortal Version) 13. You Are Not Alone/I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (Immortal Version) 14. Beat It/State Of Shock (Immortal Version) 15. Jam (Immortal Version) 16. Planet Earth/Earth Song(Immortal Version) 17. They Don’t Care About Us (Immortal Version) 18. I'll be there (Immortal Version) 19. Immortal Megamix: Can You Feel It/Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough/Billie Jean/Black Or White (Immortal Version) 20. Man In The Mirror (Immortal Version)
豪華雙CD版
(紙盒封底上的印刷有誤,不是11+11=22首,而是按照內盒封底,應為15+12=27首)
CD 1
01. Working Day and Night (Immortal Version)
02. The Immortal Intro (Immortal Version)
03. Childhood (Immortal Version)
04. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Immortal Version)
05. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) (Immortal Version)
06. Dancing Machine/Blame It on the Boogie (Immortal Version)
07. Ben (Immortal Version)
08. This Place Hotel (Immortal Version)
09. Smooth Criminal (Immortal Version)
10. Dangerous (Immortal Version)
11. The Mime Segment: (I Like) The Way You Love Me/Speed Demon/Another Part of Me (Immortal Version)
12. J5 Medley: I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save (Immortal Version)
13. Speechless/Human Nature (Immortal Version)
14. Is It Scary/Threatened(Immortal Version)
15. Thriller (Immortal Version)
CD 2
01. You Are Not Alone/I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Immortal Version)
02. Beat It/State of Shock (Immortal Version)
03. Jam (Immortal Version)
04. Planet Earth/Earth Song (Immortal Version)
05. Scream/Little Susie (Immortal Version)
06. Gone Too Soon (Immortal Version)
07. They Don't Care About Us (Immortal Version)
08. Will You Be There (Immortal Version)
09. I'll Be There (Immortal Version)
10. Immortal Megamix: Can You Feel It/Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough/Billie Jean/Black or White (Immortal Version)
I want to be immortal like a god in the sky I want to be a silk flower like I’m never gonna die I wanna live forever Forever in your heart And we'll always be together from the end to the start That's what we do it for to reserve a place It's just another part of the human race That's what we do if for to reserve a space In history it's just Part of the human race race, race. Race. Race I'm forever chasing after time But everybody dies. Dies If I could buy forever at a price I would buy it twice, twice But if the world ends in fire and the seas are frozen in time There'll be just one survivor The memory that I was yours and you were mine Everybody dies chasing after time When you love somebody They'll always leave too soon but a memory. A memory Can make a flower bloom We wanna be remembered Don't wanna live in vein But nothing lasts forever. This world is in a losing game I wanna mean something to somebody else Feel a significance in the real world It’s not enough to live out a lucky life I'm forever chasing after time But everybody dies. Dies If I could buy forever at a price I would buy it twice, twice But if the world ends in fire And the trees are frozen in time There'll be just one survivor The memory that I was yours and you were mine Everybody dies Chasing after time No I don`t want to be afraid. Afraid to die Just want to be able to say that I have lived my life Oh, all these things that humans do To leave behind a little proof But the only thing that doesn’t die is love I'm forever chasing after time But everybody dies. Dies If I could buy forever at a price I would buy it twice, twice But if the world ends in fire And the seas are frozen in time There'll be just one survivor The memories of our life time Everybody dies Chasing after time So keep me alive So keep me alive So keep me alive