Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
A concise, rough-edged Finnish death metal EP whose crawling riffs and abrupt speed changes give it a character beyond a standard early-period template.
What we noticed
- The opener begins with a separate atmospheric intro before dropping into a low, grinding guitar figure; the remaining three tracks go straight to songs.
- Riffs alternate between slow, chromatic crawls and sudden faster passages, while the guttural vocals sit buried in the rough guitar-and-drum mix.
- At four tracks, the EP stays compact and closes with another dense, riff-led song rather than a long fade or coda.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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6/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Intro / Pestilential Mists 3:49
- 2 Holy Laws of Pain 2:36
- 3 Caught in a Vortex 3:18
- 4 Disintegration of Flesh 3:21
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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