Description

2018 re-issue

The first full length album from the Norwegian act Ancient is pure melodic black metal and cant be compared with the vampire goth on later albums. The music here has a thick, murky and heavy bass and the album goes for a grim sound driven by evil, trudging riffs that whip up a storm just from the sheer tone of the guitar. The overall tone is thick and low and it just seems to consist of a pure sonic extract of evil and darkness distilled into a vile black mist, giving the songs a huge boost in atmosphere, crunch, and pure down and dirty satanic evil. Fans of black metal, do not pass this up. Svartalvheim is an unsung high point in the genre. It’s dark and sinister while at the same time majestic and beautiful, all helped by great acoustic guitar play, hard riffs, and a tone that you swear Satan himself helped tune. The songs benefit from menacing riffs and a demonic bass-heaviness that easily helps this album stand out among it’s tinnier peers in the world of black metal. Give this one a spin, ideally in the dark.

Track list:
1. Svartalvheim
2. Trumps Of An Archangel
3. Huldradans
4. The Call Of The Absu Deep
5. Det Glemte Riket
6. Paa Evig Vandring
7. Ved Trolltjern
8. Eerily Howling Winds
9. Likferd
10. Untitled-outro