Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

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

61 /100
Foothills
Higher than 23% of albums we've rated

Polished, forceful melodic death metal built around sharp verse-to-chorus contrasts; the cover disrupts the sequence, while the songwriting stays within familiar genre lines.

What we noticed

  • Harsh vocals in the verses give way to clean, melodic refrains, making the chorus the main release point in several songs.
  • “Leave Out All the Rest,” a Linkin Park cover, appears fourth, interrupting the run of originals before the album returns to its own material.
  • The catalogued sequence ends with “Remembrance” and “Calm in My Storm”; whether these are appended tracks is unclear, so they are not used to judge the original album’s pacing.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

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.

Disc 1

  • 1 Leaves 4:59
  • 2 Drag Me the Rain 4:00
  • 3 Nightmares Are Dreams Too 3:14
  • 4 Leave Out All the Rest 4:21
  • 5 Veritas 3:09
  • 6 Tell Me About Yesterday Tomorrow 4:45
  • 7 Change of Heart 4:51
  • 8 Gone for Now 5:10
  • 9 Kings & Queens 3:02
  • 10 My Prime of Kneel 4:14
  • 11 Until We Meet Again 6:55

Disc 2

  • 1 Rogues 4:18
  • 2 Remembrance 4:08
  • 3 Calm in My Storm 4:03

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata