Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

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

78 /100
Alpine
Higher than 87% of albums we've rated

The shifting riffs and melodic lead breaks give the songs shape beyond sheer speed, while the consistently high intensity makes the sequence feel more relentless than dramatically…

What we noticed

  • The opening pair moves from the brisk attack of “These Walls Shall Be Your Grave” into “Ceremonial Unearthing,” where the riffs make more room for slower, heavier passages.
  • Across the ten tracks, tightly picked riffs repeatedly give way to lead-guitar breaks and abrupt tempo shifts rather than settling into long, uniform blasts.
  • The sequence keeps its death-metal intensity through “Spawned Illusion”; it closes without a quiet comedown or a separate outro.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
8/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

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 These Walls Shall Be Your Grave 4:36
  • 2 Ceremonial Unearthing 2:52
  • 3 Sympathy 3:02
  • 4 Septicemic Plague 3:46
  • 5 Crushed 6:46
  • 6 Spirit World 3:16
  • 7 Exposed to the Elements 4:46
  • 8 Cries of the Forsaken 6:17
  • 9 Cryptorium 3:59
  • 10 Spawned Illusion 5:56

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata