Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

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

70 /100
Treeline
Higher than 50% of albums we've rated

Repetitive riffs and stark instrumental breaks give the songs a recognizable shape, but the appended Aske material weakens the compilation’s pacing as an album.

What we noticed

  • The first eight tracks move between rapid, abrasive riffing and slower, repeating figures; “The Crying Orc” and “Dungeons of Darkness” interrupt the vocal-led run with instrumental passages.
  • After “Dominus Sathanas,” the final track, “A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit,” shifts into a longer, more drawn-out close rather than restoring the earlier pace.
  • The catalogued sequence joins the eight-track Burzum album to three Aske tracks, so its final stretch reads as an appended release rather than a developed ending.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
8/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
4/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 8/10

Defined its genre or moment. 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 Feeble Screams From Forests Unknown 7:28
  • 2 Ea, Lord of the Depths 4:52
  • 3 Spell of Destruction 5:39
  • 4 Channelling the Power of Souls Into a New God 3:27
  • 5 War 2:30
  • 6 The Crying Orc 0:58
  • 7 My Journey to the Stars 8:10
  • 8 Dungeons of Darkness 4:52
  • 9 Stemmen fra tårnet 6:09
  • 10 Dominus Sathanas 3:04
  • 11 A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit 10:52

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata