Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Strong recurring guitar themes and a sustained wintry atmosphere give the album staying power, though its raw execution and genre conventions limit its reach.
What we noticed
- Fast, driving drum patterns carry tremolo-picked riffs, while harmonized guitar lines repeatedly break out into more tuneful passages.
- The first ten tracks sustain the same dark, wintry melodic-metal palette; the catalogued final track, "Let Thy Ale Swing," appears to be appended material rather than part of the original sequence.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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6/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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7/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- 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 Upon Raging Waves 5:09
- 2 In the Sign of the Ravens 5:55
- 3 Shadows of the Past 7:36
- 4 Lost in the Mist 4:19
- 5 Embraced by Frost 7:21
- 6 In the Forest of Moonlight 4:22
- 7 Tills dagen gryr 1:03
- 8 Stories Carved in Stone 8:02
- 9 Freezing Storms of Snow 7:28
- 10 Where My Spirit Forever Shall Be 4:09
- 11 Let Thy Ale Swing 0:58
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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