Nice! Like you said, pretty much the most impossible ranking to tackle. While I still prefer those early albums, I literally love each and every album they have ever released. Flawless discography if ever there was one
I've been sleeping on Enslaved, I just started listening to them a couple of weeks ago. I hear lots of influences from Opeth, Borknagar, Moonsorrow, and even Wilderun. Of the 7 albums I've heard, my favorite is either Riitiir or In Times. Lightening is my favorite track, but Ethica Odini, Kingdom, Thurisaz Dreaming, Building With Fire, In Times, Death in the Eyes of Dawn, Roots of the Mountain, and Return to Yggdrasil are early highlights too.
Enslaved are in my top 3 metal bands along with Opeth and Ahab. 16. Monumension 15. Vertebrae 14. Utgard 13. Bloodhem 12. E 11. Mardraum 10. Below the lights 9. Isa 8. Heimdal 7. Frost 6. Ruun 5. Axioma ethics Odini 4. Eld 3. Vikingligr veldi 2. Riitiir 1. In times
I've liked Enslaved since the '90s and appreciate their evolution very much. My personal album order of which I reach for and/or prefer - top=most, bottom=least Utgard RIITIIR E In Times Heimdal Vertebrae Axioma Ethica Odini Ruun Below the Lights Isa Eld Mardraum - Beyond the Within Blodhemn Monumension Frost Vikingligr Veldi
Such an amazing great discography that’s really difficult to rank. One of those bands that evolves with every album keeping things interesting. I see them live in a few weeks and absolutely cannot wait!
Good list, was hoping Mardraum would have climbed much higher but nice to see some RITIIR love (Roots of the Mountain is insane). Btw check out their demo called "Yggdrasil" especially the self titled track on it called "Enslaved - bonus track". Sounds like something out of Darkthrone's Unholy Trilogy.
They are one of if not my FAVORITE metal band of all time. Every single one of these albums I like to fucking love 16 Below the Lights 15 Monumension 14 Utgard 13 Vertebrae 12 Blodhemn 11 Ruun 10 Riitiir 9 E 8 Eld 7 Vikingligr Veldi 6 Heimdal 5 Mardraum 4 Frost 3 Axioma Ethica Odini 2 Isa 1 In Times
From worst to best for me (not including the latest one since I haven't listened to it enough to judge). I'll leave gaps when the albums differ enough in quality: - Monumension -Eld -Mardraum -Utgard -Vertebrae -Vikingligr Veldi -Frost -Blodhemn -Ruun -E -Axioma Ethica Odini -Below the Lights -In Times -Isa -RIITIIR P.S. Roots of the Mountain is in my top 10 songs ever!
My favorites are Ruun and Vertebrae, mostly just because they are the ones that came out around the time I became a fan. This is an unquestionably great band, but all the long proggy songs start to run together for me. I can put on any Enslaved album and enjoy it, but I have to admit that for probably 12 of these, I can’t really remember what any of the individual songs sound like.
Absolutely love enslaved the new album is awesome my favourite is below the lights . I think the latest album will be up there once I've listened to it more.
Great list, and I do agree with most of your reasoning for it. My personal ranking would probably be: 16. Utgard 15. E 14. Monumension 13. Vertebrae 12. Heimdal 11. Frost 10. Vikingligr Veldi 9. Eld 8. Mardraum: Beyond the Within 7. Isa 6. Below the Lights 5. Blodhemn 4. In Times 3. Axioma Ethica Odini 2. RIITIIR 1. Ruun Very difficult list to make, indeed. I do feel like Blodhemn and In Times are Enslaved's most underrated albums. In Times opens with three top tier songs, while Blodhemn has the legendary tracks "I lenker til Ragnarok" and "Ansuz Astral" - which were probably the first songs I ever heard from the band. Still love 'em. Definitely their most "to the point" release.
Enslaved are one of the absolute best black metal bands. All their albums are fantastic so it was hard to rank these: 16. E 15. Ruun 14. Blodhemn 13. Vikingligr Veldi 12. Below the Lights 11. Monumension 10. Eld 9. Utgard 8. RIITIIR 7. Heimdal 6. Mardraum - Beyond the Within 5. Vertebrae 4. Isa 3. Axioma Ethica Odini 2. In Times 1. Frost
Im most into the 90's Enslaved i like some of the more prog stuff but the early is my go to 1 Vikingligr Veldir 2 Frost 3 Eld 4 Below The Lights 5 Riitiir 6 Isa 7 Mardraum 8 Blodhemn 9 In Times 10 Hordanes Land 11 E 12 Axioma Ethica Odini 13 Monumension 14 Utgard 15 Heimdal 16 Vertebrae
Good album ranking. My ranking for Enslaved’s discography are 1.Axioma Ethica Odini 2.Isa 3.Vikingligr Verdi 4.Runn 5.Frost 6.Below the Lights 7.Riitiir 8.Heimdal 9.Mardraum 10.In Times 11.Utgard 12.E 13.Eld 14.Blodhem 15.Vertabre 16.Monumension
My ranking (least favorite to favorite): There are two albums I've still not gotten around to listening to: Vikingligr Veldi and Monumension, so I can't rank these. In Times Eld Blodhemn Utgard Frost Axioma Ethica Odini Heimdal E Mardraum - Beyond the Within RIITIIR Ruun Vertebrae Favorite: Isa or Below the Lights depending on my mood
Hey brother love your channel and what not I was wondering if you might consider doing paradise lost ranking if you like them and It will be amazing if I can speak to you more about music
Sorry seen the paradise lost one lol maybe try Kalmah if you like insomnium maybe gotsu totsu kotsu amazing Japanese slap bass death metal lol and Followbane melodic black metal from Japan too would be great 😊
16) Monumension 15) Mardraum - Beyond The Within 14) Blodhemn 13) Vertebrae 12) Utgard 11) Ruun 10) Vikingligr Veldi 9) E 8) In Times 7) Frost 6) Heimdal 5) Isa 4) Axioma Ethica Odini 3) Below The Lights 2) Eld 1) RIITIIR * No surprises here. My number one is the same as before when you made the original ranking and Eld is also still my favorite from their early material. Glad to see the RIITIIR Gang growing strong!
I expected the early albums to be very high in your list. They are quite low on mine. But then they are the only 90s Black Metal vinyls in my collection together with Windir. So I don't really hate them. 1. Below the Lights (The Dead Stare, As Fire swept..., A Darker Place - Perfect) 2. Heimdal (Behind the mirror, Forest Dweller, Caravans, Heimdal - until now it's album of the year) 3. Mardraum (strange album, but so interesting) 4. In Times (title track, Building with Fire) 5. Utgard (my first album by Enslaved. The reason, why I now have everything on Vinyl) 6. Eld (793) 7. Monumension (Convoys to Nothingness, Vision) 8. Axioma Ethica Odini (Giants, Lightning, The Beacon) 9. E (very consistent, but not much stand out tracks) 10.ISA (mixed bag, some stuff outstanding, like Yggrasil, some songs are average) 11.Riitiir (Root of the Mountain, Thoughts like Hammer) 12.RUUN (good album, but no outstanding tracks like on ISA or Riitir) 13.Vertebrae (good, but quite similar to ISA or Ruun) 14.Frost (the title is program here. Cold and aggressive) 15.Blodhemn (Pure BM, not my kind of music) 16.Vikingr Veldi (Same here)
Monumension probably is the hidden gem of them all. Listen to it first time in at least couple years it's better sleeping gods,in times and vertebrae in my opinion. Between Enslaved and Burzum are my favorite black metal groups. Both are two of my favorite bands. Rittir is my facial album by them also. Not a bad moments on it.
Mardaum will always be my favorite. that album is the perfect mix of the progressive and the old.10 out of 10 masterpiece. It was considered very progressive when it came out and to my ears it doesn't sound that off from Ruun.
I guess I’m one of the few who thinks this band has some pretty bad/boring albums but overall I’d say this band is still fine Bad 16. Vikingligr Veldi Boring 15. Eld 14. Blodhemn 13. Maurdaum - Beyond the Within 12. Monumension Meh 11. Heimdal 10. R//T//R 9. Frost 8. E It’s Alright 7. Vertabrae 6. Isa Pretty Good 5. Axioma Ethica Odini 4. In Times 3. Ruun 2. Below the Lights The Best 1. Utgard I will definitely trigger some people with this
My ranking for Enslaved changes daily lol. They are so consistent they are one of my favorite bands of all time.
Nice! Like you said, pretty much the most impossible ranking to tackle. While I still prefer those early albums, I literally love each and every album they have ever released. Flawless discography if ever there was one
Yeah two years ago I had those all top but its changed and im sure it will continue to change in the coming years haha
I've been sleeping on Enslaved, I just started listening to them a couple of weeks ago. I hear lots of influences from Opeth, Borknagar, Moonsorrow, and even Wilderun. Of the 7 albums I've heard, my favorite is either Riitiir or In Times.
Lightening is my favorite track, but Ethica Odini, Kingdom, Thurisaz Dreaming, Building With Fire, In Times, Death in the Eyes of Dawn, Roots of the Mountain, and Return to Yggdrasil are early highlights too.
16. Blodhemn
15. Monumension
14. In Times
13. Ruun
12. E
11. Utgard
10. Vertebrae
9. Heimdal
8. Frost
7. Below the Lights
6. Vikingligr Veldi
5. Riitiir
4. Mardraum
3. Eld
2. Isa
1. Axioma Ethica Odini
Enslaved are in my top 3 metal bands along with Opeth and Ahab.
16. Monumension
15. Vertebrae
14. Utgard
13. Bloodhem
12. E
11. Mardraum
10. Below the lights
9. Isa
8. Heimdal
7. Frost
6. Ruun
5. Axioma ethics Odini
4. Eld
3. Vikingligr veldi
2. Riitiir
1. In times
I've liked Enslaved since the '90s and appreciate their evolution very much. My personal album order of which I reach for and/or prefer -
top=most, bottom=least
Utgard
RIITIIR
E
In Times
Heimdal
Vertebrae
Axioma Ethica Odini
Ruun
Below the Lights
Isa
Eld
Mardraum - Beyond the Within
Blodhemn
Monumension
Frost
Vikingligr Veldi
Heimdall is so fucking good... definetely going to be one of the best year
Such an amazing great discography that’s really difficult to rank. One of those bands that evolves with every album keeping things interesting. I see them live in a few weeks and absolutely cannot wait!
Good list, was hoping Mardraum would have climbed much higher but nice to see some RITIIR love (Roots of the Mountain is insane). Btw check out their demo called "Yggdrasil" especially the self titled track on it called "Enslaved - bonus track". Sounds like something out of Darkthrone's Unholy Trilogy.
They are one of if not my FAVORITE metal band of all time. Every single one of these albums I like to fucking love
16 Below the Lights
15 Monumension
14 Utgard
13 Vertebrae
12 Blodhemn
11 Ruun
10 Riitiir
9 E
8 Eld
7 Vikingligr Veldi
6 Heimdal
5 Mardraum
4 Frost
3 Axioma Ethica Odini
2 Isa
1 In Times
what other metal bands are your favs? I'm gonna guess Opeth is one of them...
From worst to best for me (not including the latest one since I haven't listened to it enough to judge). I'll leave gaps when the albums differ enough in quality:
- Monumension
-Eld
-Mardraum
-Utgard
-Vertebrae
-Vikingligr Veldi
-Frost
-Blodhemn
-Ruun
-E
-Axioma Ethica Odini
-Below the Lights
-In Times
-Isa
-RIITIIR
P.S. Roots of the Mountain is in my top 10 songs ever!
Enslaved are such a great band. In Times and Below the Lights are my personal favorites, and Riitiir is up there as well.
I've taken a real liking to Hordanes Land lately. I know it's an EP but I'd put in my top 10 easily.
My favorites are Ruun and Vertebrae, mostly just because they are the ones that came out around the time I became a fan. This is an unquestionably great band, but all the long proggy songs start to run together for me. I can put on any Enslaved album and enjoy it, but I have to admit that for probably 12 of these, I can’t really remember what any of the individual songs sound like.
Oh yes, pretty difficult ranking them. I love them all 🤘
Absolutely love enslaved the new album is awesome my favourite is below the lights . I think the latest album will be up there once I've listened to it more.
Great list, and I do agree with most of your reasoning for it. My personal ranking would probably be:
16. Utgard
15. E
14. Monumension
13. Vertebrae
12. Heimdal
11. Frost
10. Vikingligr Veldi
9. Eld
8. Mardraum: Beyond the Within
7. Isa
6. Below the Lights
5. Blodhemn
4. In Times
3. Axioma Ethica Odini
2. RIITIIR
1. Ruun
Very difficult list to make, indeed. I do feel like Blodhemn and In Times are Enslaved's most underrated albums. In Times opens with three top tier songs, while Blodhemn has the legendary tracks "I lenker til Ragnarok" and "Ansuz Astral" - which were probably the first songs I ever heard from the band. Still love 'em. Definitely their most "to the point" release.
Enslaved are one of the absolute best black metal bands. All their albums are fantastic so it was hard to rank these:
16. E
15. Ruun
14. Blodhemn
13. Vikingligr Veldi
12. Below the Lights
11. Monumension
10. Eld
9. Utgard
8. RIITIIR
7. Heimdal
6. Mardraum - Beyond the Within
5. Vertebrae
4. Isa
3. Axioma Ethica Odini
2. In Times
1. Frost
Im most into the 90's Enslaved i like some of the more prog stuff but the early is my go to
1 Vikingligr Veldir
2 Frost
3 Eld
4 Below The Lights
5 Riitiir
6 Isa
7 Mardraum
8 Blodhemn
9 In Times
10 Hordanes Land
11 E
12 Axioma Ethica Odini
13 Monumension
14 Utgard
15 Heimdal
16 Vertebrae
No love for Ruun?
A fucking amazing band and their new album is killer! Roots of the Mountain is in my top 10 songs of all time.
Honestly how can you even begin to rank enslaved all of their albums are incredible
Similar to ranking Opeth....impossible.
@@fcamiola totally agree with you on that every time I listen to any of their albums it's my favorite both bands have flawless discographies
You either love them now or you just need to listen a couple more times
Totally agree with you on that
Mardraum is such a sonic tornado. Had to get used to the sound but now I like it a lot.
Eld and Ruun are my two personal faves but Enslaved are my favorite band, so it can change soon :D
Good album ranking. My ranking for Enslaved’s discography are
1.Axioma Ethica Odini
2.Isa
3.Vikingligr Verdi
4.Runn
5.Frost
6.Below the Lights
7.Riitiir
8.Heimdal
9.Mardraum
10.In Times
11.Utgard
12.E
13.Eld
14.Blodhem
15.Vertabre
16.Monumension
I love all 16 albums with a passion but I find it very hard to put anything over riitiir, that album is just mind blowing
Riitir is a Masterpiece, it has everything Enslaved can offer
1/Frost
2/Blodhemn
3/Eld
4/vikingligr Veldi
My ranking (least favorite to favorite):
There are two albums I've still not gotten around to listening to: Vikingligr Veldi and Monumension, so I can't rank these.
In Times
Eld
Blodhemn
Utgard
Frost
Axioma Ethica Odini
Heimdal
E
Mardraum - Beyond the Within
RIITIIR
Ruun
Vertebrae
Favorite: Isa or Below the Lights depending on my mood
Hey brother love your channel and what not I was wondering if you might consider doing paradise lost ranking if you like them and It will be amazing if I can speak to you more about music
Sorry seen the paradise lost one lol maybe try Kalmah if you like insomnium maybe gotsu totsu kotsu amazing Japanese slap bass death metal lol and Followbane melodic black metal from Japan too would be great 😊
Heimdal really rocks
Good Show!!!! Definitely a very hard one to rank indeed
16) Monumension
15) Mardraum - Beyond The Within
14) Blodhemn
13) Vertebrae
12) Utgard
11) Ruun
10) Vikingligr Veldi
9) E
8) In Times
7) Frost
6) Heimdal
5) Isa
4) Axioma Ethica Odini
3) Below The Lights
2) Eld
1) RIITIIR
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No surprises here. My number one is the same as before when you made the original ranking and Eld is also still my favorite from their early material. Glad to see the RIITIIR Gang growing strong!
I need to hear the entire discography but I don’t get why some people put vertebrae as one of the worst . It was the first I heard and I loved it
Same here my favorite changes weekly
Great band, love all their stuff 👍
I expected the early albums to be very high in your list. They are quite low on mine. But then they are the only 90s Black Metal vinyls in my collection together with Windir. So I don't really hate them.
1. Below the Lights (The Dead Stare, As Fire swept..., A Darker Place - Perfect)
2. Heimdal (Behind the mirror, Forest Dweller, Caravans, Heimdal - until now it's album of the year)
3. Mardraum (strange album, but so interesting)
4. In Times (title track, Building with Fire)
5. Utgard (my first album by Enslaved. The reason, why I now have everything on Vinyl)
6. Eld (793)
7. Monumension (Convoys to Nothingness, Vision)
8. Axioma Ethica Odini (Giants, Lightning, The Beacon)
9. E (very consistent, but not much stand out tracks)
10.ISA (mixed bag, some stuff outstanding, like Yggrasil, some songs are average)
11.Riitiir (Root of the Mountain, Thoughts like Hammer)
12.RUUN (good album, but no outstanding tracks like on ISA or Riitir)
13.Vertebrae (good, but quite similar to ISA or Ruun)
14.Frost (the title is program here. Cold and aggressive)
15.Blodhemn (Pure BM, not my kind of music)
16.Vikingr Veldi (Same here)
Hey questy have you heard the new immortal song? What do you think about that?
Pretty fun single
Riitiir is my favourite too
Monumension probably is the hidden gem of them all. Listen to it first time in at least couple years it's better sleeping gods,in times and vertebrae in my opinion. Between Enslaved and Burzum are my favorite black metal groups. Both are two of my favorite bands. Rittir is my facial album by them also. Not a bad moments on it.
Neither Burzum nor Enslaved is black metal.
By the way, the guys of Enslaved hates Burzum and Varg. Lol
I noticed on the the book lord of chaos it's painted around varg more. It's painted around
@@BradJones-fr1ik ?
Mardaum will always be my favorite. that album is the perfect mix of the progressive and the old.10 out of 10 masterpiece. It was considered very progressive when it came out and to my ears it doesn't sound that off from Ruun.
1. Axioma Ethica Odini 2. Vertebrae 3. In Times 4. Utgard 5. Ritiir 6. Isa ❤
As of today, I would have to say my favorite is Vikingligr Veldi!
Ridicule swarm is their best song
Hurts to see in times and E so low😢
I guess I’m one of the few who thinks this band has some pretty bad/boring albums but overall I’d say this band is still fine
Bad
16. Vikingligr Veldi
Boring
15. Eld
14. Blodhemn
13. Maurdaum - Beyond the Within
12. Monumension
Meh
11. Heimdal
10. R//T//R
9. Frost
8. E
It’s Alright
7. Vertabrae
6. Isa
Pretty Good
5. Axioma Ethica Odini
4. In Times
3. Ruun
2. Below the Lights
The Best
1. Utgard
I will definitely trigger some people with this
1. Eld
2. Frost
3. Vikingligr Veldi
Axioma Ethica Odini is my favorite. Rittir is a disappointment for me. It isn’t in my top 7.
Monumension is in my top-3
no