Release Year: 2012
Artist Origin: NOR
Style: epic monumental progressive viking metal
grandiose comeback by progressive viking metal icons surprises even long-time supporters of the band, well familiar with their non-linear development over the past ten to fifteen years, pleasing all connoisseurs of the genre with a refine taste; peculiar sound picture is well preserved, deeply engaged with spontaneous experimental and progressive shifts - eight intricate compositions embody a lot more of what has come to be known as Enslaved, indefinable and bombastic, honest and unearthly, dark, harsh, and beautiful; limited first pressing is released as a three panel digipak and includes bonus 50 minute long Behind the Veil DVD, which actually is the making of RIITIIR documentary