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Nice review Dewi! Haven’t listened to anything by these guys since Vertebrae, should check this and a few of their other recent ones out.

Tx Hel, and yeah man, I owe a discog run to these guys too!

Album Rating: 3.5

black metal, prog metal and folk metal are all very hit-or-miss subgenres with me but somehow everything here seems to land! the diversity of genres is ridiculous but it all somehow feels cohesive

Album Rating: 3.5

This isnt folk metal at all though

Album Rating: 3.5

are you telling me sputnik's genre tags lied?????

Album Rating: 4.5

The thing is this album doesn’t sound like Enslaved but does sound like Enslaved. Props to them for pulling it off. Excellent review and thanks.

Thanks teamster!

Album Rating: 3.0

Thanks for your review! I have mixed feelings about it. Technically, I like how it feels, it's organic, nice guitar tone, vocals not too loud (which I like a lot), drums from the audience perspective (unless the drummer is a lefty?) kinda annoys me, love how they sound though, especially the snare.

Regarding the composition, the atmospherical, acoustic and experimental sections were the ones I enjoyed the most. The "metal" parts, riffs and verses, even some choruses, sounded a bit predictable and thus they failed to grab my attention. My favorite track is Flight of Thought and Memory. The harmonies are interesting and the transitions between the extreme and the calmer sections are nice but from the solos and on, the song again becomes way too simple until the experimental ending which rescues the song. So, that's what I thought about it in a nutshell.

"drums from the audience perspective (unless the drummer is a lefty?)"

Oh hell, I didn't notice this, and I play drums! lol

Album Rating: 4.5

A notable shift from their last 3 but still delivering the goods 15 albums on.

Album Rating: 2.5

@theAlexandrian: great contribution, nice to see someone dissect and analyse in a little more depth once in a while.

'The "metal" parts, riffs and verses, even some choruses, sounded a bit predictable and thus they failed to grab my attention.' (2)

I agree with this, they saved all their creativity for the prog elements and the heavier segments don't really hit home like they should. I said it earlier, but I almost think this album didn't even warrant growls. They sound out of place at times.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Album is smooth and a flow(er).

Flight is also one of my favorites, it's the one track that hits that good ol extreme side of the 2000s and the prog and it balances out just right.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I see little love for Urjotun and its prob the coolest here.

Album Rating: 4.0

Urjotun is very cool. Amazing how it transitions from pseudo grunge to bm-esque riffing.

Album Rating: 4.5

Coast said it best : a notable shift ...

Professional and amazing musicians. It always perplexes me how some bands with massive discographies can still dig up and create something “new”. Doesn’t the music idea well run dry ever?

Album Rating: 3.5

Storms of Utgard slaps

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

check my dig guys

Album Rating: 2.5

Also disappointed, not very memorable and stuck in 2nd gear with one or two standouts as others have said. I liked RIITIIR but there's usually prog bloat they could cut if they want to trim the song lengths they just seem to have left the exciting songwriting bits on the cutting room floor.