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| 4.0 excellent | Ossacip Olbap | March 24th 22 |
trv fun folk tunes even if the same melody is used as a base for half the tracks m/
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| 2.5 average | ExoskeletalJunction | October 24th 21 |
14th January, 2021: Eluveitie - Slania (celtic melodic death metal, 2008)
Right on the fence with this - there are pretty much equal parts stuff I like, stuff I think is
rubbish and stuff I have no strong views of, often within the same song. The hurdy-gurdy is
fantastic, and really adds a beautiful texture to some of the songs here, but some of the melodies
it plays range from great to ultra corny. Still, on the whole it’s definitely a net positive. What
I don’t like here is the death metal, it’s just… unimaginative. The riffs are occasionally
completely dry and the vocals definitely get on my nerves more than I enjoy them. I definitely
appreciate this band’s existence but I can’t fully get behind this one.
4.9 (2nd listen)
Part of my listening diary from my facebook music blog - www.facebook.com/TheExoskeletalJunction
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| 5.0 classic | Soilworker90 | April 11th 18 |
Folk Metal with Melodic Death Metal, combined in perfect form. My first song by Eluvieite I ever listened to has been "Omnos", a big mistake, cause I thought for a quite long time "What the hell, what is this? This is supposed to be Metal??". But luckily, I finally discovered this album, and yes, a perfect symbiosis. Heavy, melodic, emotional, perfect! Still a reference.
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| 5.0 classic | swipenet | February 24th 15 |
This album single-handedly got me into folk metal. It may not be the best album of the genre out there, but it's glorious nonetheless.
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| 3.5 great | CrazyFool84 | April 14th 09 |
With Eluveitie's second full-length, the band has refined their sound a little more, this time putting a bit more emphasis on the Gothenburg sound, though never putting their Celtic roots in the background. The production value on this disc also seems a lot more polished and refined than the band's previous work, which is probably due to Nuclear Blast signing them. This is an excellent band and I see good things in their future...refreshing melodic death 
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| 4.5 superb | shadowswithin | December 8th 08 |
Amazing album, some of my favorite production and some really catchy songs, the more i listen to it the more i love it, it's been blasting in my car for a good 7 months now.
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| 2.5 average | Hoenir | February 14th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Siraxta | February 4th 10 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Daedus | January 9th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Markk1 | January 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | drewkar | December 28th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Ripped | December 12th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Perry24 | December 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Writer | November 18th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kriss | November 15th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | kaleb | November 3rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | maxd89 | October 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | avestin | October 6th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Set | September 12th 09 |
| 2.5 average | KILL | September 8th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Zion | August 23rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shaad | June 26th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Altmer | June 12th 09 |
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| 3.5 great | BL33D | December 22nd 08 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | December 22nd 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Retsynys | November 23rd 08 |
| 3.5 great | Saidir | November 17th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Hugoj33 | November 13th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Poshul | October 8th 08 |
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| 3.5 great | Zoo | August 6th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | mikev | August 2nd 08 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Sempel | July 11th 08 |
| 3.5 great | zuzek | June 14th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | advate | June 12th 08 |
| 2.0 poor | natey | May 18th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheDrew | April 27th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | demo321 | March 11th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Windows | February 15th 08 |
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