Absolutely fucking stellar album from start to finish. I was worried that they would have trouble topping Vertebrae (2008) but they truly went above and beyond in terms of sound, style, and song writing. Enslaved are truly masters of the progressive sound they have been exploring since 2003's Below The Lights and are not afraid to explore the softer elements of progressive rock and mix it with their black metal origins. It makes me happy to see that it kicked The National's High Violet (2010) from the number 1 spot on RYM for highest rated album of 2010 with only 115 votes compared to 2,565.
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