Review by ZeroSymbolic7188 for Enslaved - Vikingligr veldi (1994)

This is a great sounding album with really great riffs. The problem is that they just go on, and on, and on. My guess is that they need to do this to make space for the vocals, but the vocals are in Norwegian, so I can't ride them through the monotony. This is the first offering from what goes on to be a legendary band. To this date they have 16 studio releases under their belts, and 8 Grammy WINS, not nominations but W's in the win the column, but I'm just rating this one. I'm going to guess this isn't the crown jewel of the bunch. I don't know their discography but I know that they become significantly more progressive over time, and they moved farther and farther away from what this album sounds like. Cut this thing in half, and then give me more fresh riffs to make up the length and we'd really have something here. As it stands the riffs are strong, but not stong enough to get away with for 10 minutes a pop.