Purveyors and legends of Norwegian Viking black metal are back with new full length opus consisting of seven songs. As you might have listened on last two EP-s, they continue with their path where they left off with last full length ‘Utgard’ but I can say that for me this new one is better than the last full length opus. More epic, more melodic, with more interplay between screaming black metal vocals and clean vocal lines which touch your heart and yourself to your bones. There is brutality on this album like harsh and strong ‘Congelia’, but also there are gentle melodic atmospheric song parts like excellent ‘Forest Dweller’ which is in my personal favorite along with ‘Kingdom’. Of course, Enslaved continue in their prog part besides Viking black metal, so I can also hear some seventies style influenced keyboards in some parts. Speaking of keyboards, they are essential to this opus, because I think that they are even more high in the mix and represent a lion’s share of melodies and main themes involved in song structures. Now, for more than three decades, Enslaved are better than ever, you know what they say, wine is old but is also the best when it is old! Long live Enslaved, long live prog spacy Viking black metal.

10/10