Release Year: 1995
Artist Origin: NOR
Style: melancholic atmospheric pagan black metal
phenomenal debut full-length by exceptional Norwegian entity that exploded during the dominating era for black metal lays down the foundation for the entire movement of atmospheric heathen subgenre: it was a breakthrough and definite highlight of mid nineties along the first releases of Enslaved, introducing an impressive amalgam of ferocious themes, sharp buzzing guitar harmonies and powerful riffing, combined with developing sense of epic dynamics and healthy dose of usually spontaneous, intuitive, melodic, romantic, and progressive touches, enriching the whole experience with natural, pagan and primordial topics in lyrics, backed up by a philosophic thought; original edition by cult British label!