Vertebrae offers further proof that Enslaved have found their groove as a post-black metal proposition: content to carry on testing the boundaries of their relatively exclusive and self-ordained domain, where progressive and psychedelic influences find unlikely sympathy with the extreme musical foundations of yesteryear (which, to the group's immense credit, have not been summarily abandoned). However, at first it seems that Vertebrae will be something of a stylistic holding pattern in relation to acclaime...   [ read more ]

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Released in 1994 via the recently deceased Euronymous' Deathlike Silence label, Enslaved's five-song full-length debut, Vikingligr Veldi, followed fast upon the previous years' seminal split with Emperor, Hordanes Land, and proved that, along with their fellow countrymen, Enslaved were ready to carry on the torch of Norwegian black metal beyond the shocking demise of its original ringleader. Significantly, Enslaved's calling was to create Viking metal devoted to retelling Norw...   [ read more ]

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