 Debuting live in February 1997 the band soon played dates alongside acts such as Lunar Aurora, Disaster and Naglfar.Dark Fortress' first label release was the Split MCD with Barad Dür entitled "Towards Immortality", which featured two new tracks by the band and was released on Fog Of The Apocalypse Records.A third track was recorded during the same session and was used for the compilation CD "From The Mystic Forest - Part II".