Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

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

48 /100
Lowland
Higher than 1% of albums we've rated

A concise, forceful early death-metal EP, but its riffing and abrasive presentation mostly work within the genre's established language.

What we noticed

  • Across four short tracks, tremolo-picked runs and blast-driven passages give way to slower, blunt chugging riffs.
  • The compact sequence stays in a harsh death-metal register rather than breaking for an intro, interlude, or change of mood.
Composition 25% of the score
5/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
5/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
4/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

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 Pleasure of Molestation 4:38
  • 2 Exclamation of a Necrofag 5:10
  • 3 Necronomicon 4:13
  • 4 Attachment to the Ancestor 5:27

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata