Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Its sustained riff-led structures and raw, vocal-buried production give the album a coherent ritualistic character, though its core approach stays within black metal’s established…
What we noticed
- Across the eight tracks, tremolo-picked guitar figures recur over blast beats, then give way to slower, heavier passages rather than building toward conventional choruses.
- The harsh vocal stays buried in the rough mix, while the guitar and drums carry most of the musical motion.
- The record holds to this abrasive black-metal attack across its length, with no extended acoustic or ambient interlude to reset the pace.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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7/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- 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 Læ elr 4:45
- 2 Gylðir algørir 4:18
- 3 In følva felr 5:19
- 4 Goðin eru blekkt 4:19
- 5 Gramr girnisk 5:05
- 6 Andskoti ferr austan 5:26
- 7 Múspellzheimr kemr 4:35
- 8 Røk 3:53
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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