how is it anything but folk/black metal

Vikingligr Veldi I can see not being called black metal but this one? nowai

Album Rating: 4.5

I think I know the problem.



the riffs are varied... extremely varied. Unlike bands like Darkthrone and Burzum, Enslaved do not repeat the same atmospheric riff over and over again for the entire song. Rather, they switch it up a lot.



It still has pretty much everything else though. the atmosphere, the vocal work... its black metal... but hardly raw black metal.



I hate being a genre fag though. Whatever you think is fine. I firmly believe this is black metal though.

Album Rating: 3.5

Exactly. The influence is there but they offer so much more.

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah this is definitely black metal. Its also Enslaved's second best album. Vertebrae is the best.

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With the exception to Ice Dale, Enslaved are some of the ugliest mother fuckers i've ever seen in metal. I'm going to find this pronto although lamenting the fact this is pre Arve Enslaved.

you should this album is excellent, gonna listen to vertabrae next.

Album Rating: 4.0

so goooooooooooooooooooooood

Album Rating: 3.5

Listening to this now, and im really enjoying it so far.



I think I prefer it to Isa, but i'm only on the 3rd track atm

Album Rating: 4.0

They're totally different albums, its hard to compare in terms of genre relation.

Album Rating: 3.5

Oh yeah, definitely.



But in terms of enjoyment, i think I prefer this keyboard heavy BM sound than their sound in Isa. Well, at the moment at least...

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah this album and Eld are probably my favorite Enslaved.

Album Rating: 3.5

Might have to check that out then. I never hear about that album, it's always either this, Isa or Vertebrae

Below The Lights or Isa for me. Eld is great too

Album Rating: 4.5

Vertebrae is my favorite. Either this or Ruun comes after that. I don't like Isa as much as a lot of people around here do.

Very atmospheric album, but this is their 3rd best after Below The Lights and Blodhemn.

Album Rating: 5.0

his album is great, vertabrae was awful. well the vocals were anyways

Album Rating: 4.5

Vertebrae is amazing.