Enslaved are one of my favorite bands. I saw them with Pallbearer when they were touring for the album RIITIIR. From the moment I first heard Thoughts Like Hammers, I knew I had to pick up a copy of RIITIIR. As a side note Pallbearer's album Sorrow And Extinction is godly, it's kinda prog/doom.
Hey everyone. Thanks for all the feedback. We hope you liked this one, since the record was picked by some of you! Re: Skull Ratings. We intended this to be like the 1 or 2 thumbs up movie rating system. (Having decided that 1 or 2 Horns Up would be cheesy.) So it's always 1, 1.5 or 2 out of two. Several of you have been vocal that you would prefer a 1-5 rating and we are considering that. But is there a silent majority who actually prefers the simplicity of the 1 or 2 skulls? Let us know! -- Banger HQ.
+BANGER I get what you're trying to do but yeah I agree with everyone else it needs to be more than 2. Thanks for all the great content though keep up the great work guys love this channel \m/
+BANGER I dislike this rating system because when you said, for example, Firespawn has one skull of two, I have the feeling that it´s mediocre, or average of the genre, I think that an album is more than that :) BUT NO confuse hehehe, I Love your reviews, you made it with passion and knowledge. Thanks for THAT.
A rating system scale based on 666. One 6 being the least evil/worthy Three 6s being the most evil/worthy. I suppose you could use 1/2 sixes for just like 1/2 skulls. This may have been done before but when we're talking about the Metal, the Dark Lord must be represented. Love the show by the way. "A boot"
Love the channel Sam. It's about time you got it together online. Metal evolution and headbangers are some of my favourite TV pieces. Now I have material online and it's great. Albums of the year was great.
Thanks Sam for the review! Love Enslaved. For those that haven't listened to his other reviews he gives 0 to 2 skulls for a record. I also think it doesn't really allow for much differentiation between records that he reviews. I think 0 to 5 skulls would make more sense. Regardless, it's not that big of a deal. Thanks again for acknowledging all of us that requested you review this album.
Are you going to make any more of your epic documentaries, sir Sam Dunn? I also want to compliment you on your very detailed and descriptive reviews. Very well done!
Tottally agree with you Sam. I finally got to see Enslaved live this year in Dublin (cause they never went to Brazil for some reason ) and their music is a fresh air of intelligence and creativity among so many boring repetitions that we hear over and over again on metal bands these days. Great album and great review! Keep up the good work cause I am loving the channel!
thank you soooooooooooooooooooo much Sam for reviewing this album! I per severely believe that all members of Enslaved provide excellence in what concocts a perfect band, but i personally have to give Herbrand alot of credit for what he does for the bands killer sound. He is truly a key ingredient to Enslaved
Impressively detailed and in depth review, Sam Dunn! Very nice and professional work, but I would respectfully request you change the odd review system to something more conventional for the audience to comprehend. Out of 5 or 10 would be cool. Sam I know you're a big thrasher, so are you excited for Anthrax's new record For All Kings?
gave up on this band after blodhemn, although I have every album after that one it never grabbed me like Eld or Frost did. but I must say I'm really digging this one. for me the repetitive nature of the riffs are very appealing and it reminds me of their earlier work. I was happy to be able to listen to a new Enslaved album several times and not just classify it with the rest of their catalogue after one listen
Hey, Sam, can you please review Batushka - "Litourgiya" (2015) album? It came out recently, it's their debut, but I feel that hey're going to get big in the future. The music is extremely atmospheric, not something I would expect from a Black Metal band, that's for sure. Hope you'll see this! Cheers!
Man, I really love your channel am loving the regular updates and hate to say anything negative but I really think you should change the rating system on these reviews. Skulls are fine but 2 skulls out of what? 2 out of 2?.... 2 out of 10? Maybe buy three more skulls and make it out of five. Still a great review though. Keep it coming.
+BANGER You need to review HORRENDOUS "Anareta" it´s just an amazing album, others of this year I beg you review , GRUESOME, NILE, MOTORHEAD, MALEVOLENT CREATION & GEORGE KOLLIAS (y) see ya here :)
i think it would be more captivating if you would exemplify by showing a bit of the riff/ son/lircs that you are talking about. either in the background or upfront. it would show what you are talking about and creat the need to listen further. Cheers!
I remember that Enslaved song from Metal:A Headbanger's Journey. I wish I had showed that song to my ex-girlfriend so she could translate the Norwegian language intro for me (especially since she took Norwegian in college), but I didn't because all she listened to was boy bands from her youth and country.
J.P. Oh haha nice. I do enjoy their earlier work but these days I simply don't listen to music that doesn't have english lyrics. I know it means there's a lot of metal I miss out on but I just got sick of not being able to learn a song because of the language barrier.
Enslaved are no longer Black Metal!!!! Sam Dunn is not into extreme metal unless it has pretty vocals. These overkill reviews are for his personal favorites only. Truthfully, he is no metal journalist!!! How pathetic giving two skulls!!!
Enslaved are one of my favorite bands. I saw them with Pallbearer when they were touring for the album RIITIIR. From the moment I first heard Thoughts Like Hammers, I knew I had to pick up a copy of RIITIIR. As a side note Pallbearer's album Sorrow And Extinction is godly, it's kinda prog/doom.
Hey everyone. Thanks for all the feedback. We hope you liked this one, since the record was picked by some of you!
Re: Skull Ratings.
We intended this to be like the 1 or 2 thumbs up movie rating system. (Having decided that 1 or 2 Horns Up would be cheesy.) So it's always 1, 1.5 or 2 out of two. Several of you have been vocal that you would prefer a 1-5 rating and we are considering that. But is there a silent majority who actually prefers the simplicity of the 1 or 2 skulls? Let us know! -- Banger HQ.
+BANGER I get what you're trying to do but yeah I agree with everyone else it needs to be more than 2. Thanks for all the great content though keep up the great work guys love this channel \m/
+BANGER I dislike this rating system because when you said, for example, Firespawn has one skull of two, I have the feeling that it´s mediocre, or average of the genre, I think that an album is more than that :) BUT NO confuse hehehe, I Love your reviews, you made it with passion and knowledge. Thanks for THAT.
A rating system scale based on 666.
One 6 being the least evil/worthy
Three 6s being the most evil/worthy.
I suppose you could use 1/2 sixes for just like 1/2 skulls.
This may have been done before but when we're talking about the Metal, the Dark Lord must be represented.
Love the show by the way.
"A boot"
Daylight solo... what a beauty piece of music
Nice to see you doing reviews. And In Times is definitely my album of the year by far, so it was cool to see you doing a review of it.
Love the channel Sam. It's about time you got it together online. Metal evolution and headbangers are some of my favourite TV pieces. Now I have material online and it's great. Albums of the year was great.
Thanks Sam for the review! Love Enslaved. For those that haven't listened to his other reviews he gives 0 to 2 skulls for a record. I also think it doesn't really allow for much differentiation between records that he reviews. I think 0 to 5 skulls would make more sense. Regardless, it's not that big of a deal. Thanks again for acknowledging all of us that requested you review this album.
You guys should review the Gruesome's album "Savage Land" which was released this year has a tribute to the band Death.. it's goddamn worth it
I don`t usually watch reviews, but you do it in a better way than most.
Are you going to make any more of your epic documentaries, sir Sam Dunn? I also want to compliment you on your very detailed and descriptive reviews. Very well done!
Tottally agree with you Sam. I finally got to see Enslaved live this year in Dublin (cause they never went to Brazil for some reason ) and their music is a fresh air of intelligence and creativity among so many boring repetitions that we hear over and over again on metal bands these days. Great album and great review! Keep up the good work cause I am loving the channel!
thank you soooooooooooooooooooo much Sam for reviewing this album! I per severely believe that all members of Enslaved provide excellence in what concocts a perfect band, but i personally have to give Herbrand alot of credit for what he does for the bands killer sound. He is truly a key ingredient to Enslaved
Impressively detailed and in depth review, Sam Dunn! Very nice and professional work, but I would respectfully request you change the odd review system to something more conventional for the audience to comprehend. Out of 5 or 10 would be cool.
Sam I know you're a big thrasher, so are you excited for Anthrax's new record For All Kings?
gave up on this band after blodhemn, although I have every album after that one it never grabbed me like Eld or Frost did. but I must say I'm really digging this one. for me the repetitive nature of the riffs are very appealing and it reminds me of their earlier work. I was happy to be able to listen to a new Enslaved album several times and not just classify it with the rest of their catalogue after one listen
Hey, Sam, can you please review Batushka - "Litourgiya" (2015) album? It came out recently, it's their debut, but I feel that hey're going to get big in the future. The music is extremely atmospheric, not something I would expect from a Black Metal band, that's for sure. Hope you'll see this! Cheers!
Awesome band live, you listen to Fenriz's radio program on soundcloud? If ya don't you most certainly should be my friend.
Man, I really love your channel am loving the regular updates and hate to say anything negative but I really think you should change the rating system on these reviews. Skulls are fine but 2 skulls out of what? 2 out of 2?.... 2 out of 10? Maybe buy three more skulls and make it out of five. Still a great review though. Keep it coming.
whats the thing with the skulls ? whats the limit ?
+BANGER You need to review HORRENDOUS "Anareta" it´s just an amazing album,
others of this year I beg you review , GRUESOME, NILE, MOTORHEAD, MALEVOLENT CREATION & GEORGE KOLLIAS (y) see ya here :)
is that good or bad 2 sculls?
Ivar is pronounced with a flat I btw. Like an american "E"
i think it would be more captivating if you would exemplify by showing a bit of the riff/ son/lircs that you are talking about. either in the background or upfront. it would show what you are talking about and creat the need to listen further. Cheers!
I remember that Enslaved song from Metal:A Headbanger's Journey. I wish I had showed that song to my ex-girlfriend so she could translate the Norwegian language intro for me (especially since she took Norwegian in college), but I didn't because all she listened to was boy bands from her youth and country.
RIITIIR is my favourite record of the band. For me there just isn't a single dull song on that album! I also like Below the Lights.
+J.P. Dude you need to stop doing whatever it is you're doing immediately and listen to Monumension.
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I own every album from Monumension to In Times, plus Vikingligr Veldi and Frost.
J.P. Oh haha nice. I do enjoy their earlier work but these days I simply don't listen to music that doesn't have english lyrics. I know it means there's a lot of metal I miss out on but I just got sick of not being able to learn a song because of the language barrier.
Great review but seriously...worst rating system ever.
My AOTY!
solid 3.5/5
Two skulls out of what?
+Marcos Maciel I've still to figure it out.
Last video I saw, Aborted, got 3 out of 4 skulls..
Yes
Enslaved are no longer Black Metal!!!!
Sam Dunn is not into extreme metal unless it has pretty vocals.
These overkill reviews are for his personal favorites only.
Truthfully, he is no metal journalist!!!
How pathetic giving two skulls!!!