Death.FM - Enslaved

#	Track Listing	Length	Played
01	793 (Slaget Om Lindisfarne) Enslaved	16:09	78
02	Hordalendingen Enslaved	5:18	62
03	Alfablot Enslaved	6:33	60
04	Kvasirs Blod Enslaved	7:50	77
05	For Lenge Siden Enslaved	8:07	59
06	Glemt Enslaved	8:03	61
07	Eld Enslaved	6:33	64

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2 reviews done for this album.

Enslaved, Viking Metal

By:	tr1sth3t
Date:	7 Feb 2011
Rating:

Formerly known as Phobia, playing doom in the Autopsy style, the band adopted their name from the, Immortal, demo cut ’Enslaved to Rot’. One of the most underrated of all the Norwegian bands. Born from the same era as Emperor, having shared the 1993 split cd , and having a debut album in the form of ‘Frost’, coming a close second as the bands best on this listing.
The following Vikingligr Veldi [Death Like Silence/Head Not Found] was a more directly composed album. Whilst the jaw dropping Frost of 1994, revealed the awe inspiring quality this band has on offer.
Yet it is with ‘Eld’, that the true essence of Enslaved bellowed forth. From the sublime intro to the brilliance of first track proper ‘Hordalendingen’, where acoustic guitars and soft vocals collide with blasting snares and guttural roars. The basic elements of folk music are set to the dynamics of intense Black Metal, with a dual chanting/screaming vocal delivery.
The band subsequently released albums of increasing quality and progressive elements, Blodhemn 1998, Mardraum 2002, Monumension 2000, and Below The Lights 2003, Isa, 2004, and the latest, Runn, opus making a strong impact on the scene.

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Enslaved - Eld.

By:	bowelrupture
Date:	15 Jun 2012
Rating:

Eld means "fire" in Norwegian and this term could be easily replaced with something like: "Stolt" (pride).
Because that feeling is what i hear on this album.

The album starts with a beautiful intro which blends into the best song of this album: the 13 min long epic "793 Slaget om Lindisfarne".
The vocals of Grutle Kjellson are clean and strong in this song and conbines, when doing the aggressive vocals, expression and knowing when to use which different style througout the album.
The music is aggressive but the sound is not that agressive in particular. It is pretty clear sounding and contributes to the differences between Black metal and Viking metal.
Ivar Bjornson is playing some strong riffing and does not lose himself in overdoing guitar parts. Simple and sometimes even bizzare but effective.

It sounds strange for guitar player, but the real hero on this album is in my personal view the drummer! A very distictive sound and style. Some say it is that he is not playing tight, but, even when he is not tight, he is the guy who sets this album apart from all other albums of Enslaved.

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