Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
A direct, consistently paced black-metal record whose force comes from concise riff cycles, though its writing stays within familiar genre language.
What we noticed
- The first eleven tracks are compact studio songs built around fast tremolo-picked riffs and blast-driven drumming, with little use of quiet or atmospheric breaks.
- The four live tracks come after the studio material, so they extend the catalogued edition rather than changing the original album's pacing.
- The title track and the other songs keep returning to blunt, repeated riff figures instead of developing long instrumental passages.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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6/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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5/10
- 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.
- 1 666 0:47
- 2 Possessed (Raped by Evil) 2:29
- 3 Raise the Symbols of Satan 6:21
- 4 Invasion 8:24
- 5 Through Thick Fog Till Death 4:07
- 6 Mirror Satan 4:22
- 7 Satanic Deathlust 5:51
- 8 Dead Cold December 7:42
- 9 Død, Død Og Atter Død 6:17
- 10 Supreme Blasphemy 4:40
- 11 Mankind Murder 5:45
- 12 Sodomizer (live) 4:47
- 13 Flames of the Black Candles (live) 5:31
- 14 Image of the Horned King (live) 5:40
- 15 The Eternal Eclipse (live) 5:48
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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