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Wolfhorde
August 11th 2014


15387 Comments


Actually not too inaccurate, especially regarding their later material.

BigPleb
August 11th 2014


65784 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

That's what I hear people say all the time, never actually jammed em before.

Hawks
August 11th 2014


89182 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

A lot of people like to say that. I guess it would be accurate, but idk Enslaved is a lot more viking metal oriented, on the early albums especially.

ExplosiveOranges
August 11th 2014


4408 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

They got slightly proggier on their newest stuff.

Wolfhorde
August 11th 2014


15387 Comments


Mhm, I don't necessarily see too much "viking metal" on stuff from this album forward. Apart from the album themes maybe.

BigPleb
August 11th 2014


65784 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Where should I start dudes?

ExplosiveOranges
August 11th 2014


4408 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, don't expect to hear something like Bathory.

ExplosiveOranges
August 11th 2014


4408 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Probably Axioma Ethica Odini, this one, or RIITIIR for a proggier sound, or Frost for the more Viking-ish stuff.

Wolfhorde
August 11th 2014


15387 Comments


^ Pretty accurate.

Hawks
August 11th 2014


89182 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah I mean the viking metal hasn't been as prominent on the newer records, but it's not like these guys are just an Opeth clone in the bm scene. They rule either way though. m/



Pleb I'd say work your way through their discog backwards tbh.

BigPleb
August 11th 2014


65784 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Newer stuff more accessible?

Greyvy
August 11th 2014


5866 Comments


yes, but i doubt you would find their earlier stuff hard to listen to since you aren't new to the genre

Hawks
August 11th 2014


89182 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Their early stuff isn't inaccessible, but you'd have an easier time getting into the newer stuff probably. None of their albums go below a 3.5 though so I guess it doesn't matter.

ExplosiveOranges
August 11th 2014


4408 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Axioma is probably the best, at least IMO.

Hawks
August 11th 2014


89182 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Axioma is a tad behind this for me.

ExplosiveOranges
August 11th 2014


4408 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

All's fair and well. Pretty much every Enslaved album rules.

Hawks
August 11th 2014


89182 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah they all slay hard. m/

MikeC26
August 11th 2014


3381 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Jam this pleb it's great

linguist2011
September 22nd 2014


2656 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Out of Enslaved's last five albums, this is for me the weakest of the lot. It's not the weakest by much however, given that there are still many creative songs to choose from, the best of which in my opinion being "Clouds", the title track and "The Watcher". What made me lower the rating is how sometimes there seems to be much more emphasis on atmosphere more than anything else, and whilst that works to the band's advantage for the most part, it makes songs such as "New Dawn" and "Center" mediocre in places. Still a generally great album though.

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
November 4th 2014


26183 Comments


tbh this is the only prog metal album i like and i might 5 it



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