Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

55 /100
Lowland
Higher than 4% of albums we've rated

A forceful, competently executed Norwegian black-metal set, with thrash pivots adding movement but little that escapes the genre’s established language.

What we noticed

  • The title track and the early songs drive on tremolo-picked guitar figures and fast drums, with the rasped vocal kept forward in the mix.
  • The guitar parts periodically shift from blast-driven passages into more blunt, mid-tempo thrash riffs, rather than holding one speed across each song.
  • The catalogued final three tracks are cover material, so they should not be treated as part of the original album’s sequence.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

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 Atomkinder 4:22
  • 2 Nocturnal Revelation 7:05
  • 3 Through the Grace of Hell 6:37
  • 4 Nyx 2:41
  • 5 Ripping Corpse 2:52
  • 6 Antichrist 3:24
  • 7 Bleed Suffer Die 1:12

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata