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| Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini Ranked
Gave it my best shot, this is subject to change all over the place. The
more I listen to it the more I think it might be their best album. | | 9 | Enslaved
Axioma
It's just an ambient interlude but it serves it's purpose well. Can't really
compare it with the album's eight focal pieces however. | | 8 | Waruun
One of the slower songs, plods around for quite some time before picking up
with Enslaved's usual assault. It's the least memorable song for me personally,
but on any other Enslaved album this wouldn't be the song I'd consider the
weakest. I'm getting lazy. This was a stupid description but I can't think of
anything else to say | | 7 | The Beacon
It's like classic groove metal mixed with black metal and a fucking organ. Its
churning riffs make it arguably the catchiest moment on the cd, if black metal
could be considered catchy. | | 6 | Raidho
I feel like an asshole for ranking this as low as sixth. The most aggressive song
on the album for sure, and one of the more conventional black metal songs.
There's a great guitar solo thrown which is sure to make all those kvlt h1pst3rs
swoon. | | 5 | Night Sight
This one harkens back to the weird progressive stylings found on Monumension
and Below the Lights. There's a nice off-kilter jazz feel in the intro and outro
(even with some yazz flute thrown in for good measure =D) but it all acts as
the (cliche) calm before the storm. "Night Sight" kicks the listener in the
fucking head with titanic force...tremlo picking, blast beats, the finest modern
Black Metal vocalist's rasps. Then it all culminates in its eerily peaceful
denouement. Really, the song is structured like a hurricane. | | 4 | Giants
The doom sections seem a bit dull at first, but the "chorus" part is just
plain...epic. I hate using the word "epic" but it just is. It feels like being
pummeled on top of the head by a monolithic norse figure. Or watching them or
some other deep shit. Mythological Catharsis. | | 3 | Ethica Odini
It's got that plowing, wayfaring riff typical to Enslaved but thicker production
and more prominent keys beef it up exponentially. The closing guitar solo is
wonderfully executed, as well as the clean melody preceding it. | | 2 | Lightening
I really dig the "floaty" guitar lead/solo at the beginning, it conjures up images
of a ghostly ship embarking on an undercover journey. Whatever the fuck that
means. The clean vocals are the highlight of the album, and when the song
picks up in the middle with a crushing black-metal section, it doesn't lose any of
its original grandeur. | | 1 | Singular
This just BARELY edges out Lightening for the number 1 spot at the moment.
"Singular" is an almost ironic name for the song, seeing as structurally it
ventures all over the spectrum, with furious black metal sections, off-kilter
mathy riffs, bouncy Opethian clean hooks, and minimalistic ambience. One of
Enslaved's strongest songs for sure. | |
Yazz_Flute
10.02.10 | Fuck I love Enslaved. | coneren
10.02.10 | Fuck yeah, 1 is amazing | Yazz_Flute
10.02.10 | shit yeah
I feel like Night Sight and Raidho should be higher...but I'm not sure if I want to move giants down to 6th... | MrSputnik
10.02.10 | some songs on here i just plain didnt like | coneren
10.02.10 | Night Sight was so odd the first time, but it does fucking rule | Yazz_Flute
10.02.10 | oh really now | Gmork89
10.02.10 | I don't really like Singular at the moment, but the list is really good. | coneren
10.02.10 | but it rocks | Gmork89
10.02.10 | It's the most "prog" on the album for sure, but I think a lot of it is useless. | Hawks
10.02.10 | Lightening is my favorite, then Giants, and I don't think I can rate the rest. They're all pretty equally awesome. | Yazz_Flute
10.02.10 | If Giant's chorus wasn't so good it would probably be my least favorite. That's how good the album is. | Gmork89
10.02.10 | I love all of giants, in the verse when the drums are pounding over that evil melody... good hell. | Hawks
10.02.10 | God dammit I love Enslaved so much. | Yazz_Flute
10.02.10 | fucking fuck I know | Hawks
10.02.10 | As for a favorite overall song by this band, it's either Neogenesis or Path to Vanir for me. | zarquan99
10.03.10 | I need to listen to this... | Yazz_Flute
10.03.10 | you really do |
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