Axioma Ethica Odini

Occupation

  • Grutle Kjellson (K. Grutle ) - bass, vocals, synthesizers
  • Ivar Bjørnson (IS Peersen ) - lead and rhythm guitar, synthesizer
  • Arve Isdal - lead and rhythm guitar
  • Herbrand Larsen - keyboards, synthesizer, organ, singing
  • Cato Bekkevold - drums, percussion

History

After a tour with Opeth 2009, the self-produced by the band in the album Duper Studios, Earshot Studios and peer Sonal sound was recorded. Mixed by Jens Bogren it was at Fascination Street Studios. Grutle Kjellson suggested as the title Ethica Odini what is the title of the Latin translation of the Hávamál, while Ivar Bjørnson wanted to call the album Axioma; ultimately they decided that a combination of the two tracks was working well. The correct plural should read Axiomae, but the band chose the form of Axioma, because they sounded good.

Music style

The album is in comparison to its predecessors Ruun and Vertebrae "harder, more aggressive [ ... ] production has been different, clear, modern, metallic ' " and with a bit more distortion. The band related only tube amp " to the sound a bit to warm up '. The whole thing should be very audible, so that the instruments are separated and the album sounds yet as a unit. " In Axioma is a piece of ambient music that was used by the band at festivals as consistent.

Reception

The album reached number 11 in Norway. In the magazine Metal Hammer, the album was voted album of the month. Robert Müller awarded 7 of 7 possible points. He wrote: " I ​​have never had after two songs mentally the highest score in hand. [ ... ] Has never sounded the eclectic mix, the sound Enslaveds fired, so organic, so many hits never came out of it. "This album was also Album of the Year in the magazine. Although his colleague Christof glue, however, praised " the atmosphere of inventiveness and each job that sounds like Devin Townsend, but annoy the extreme parts. The balancing act is for my taste so that is too far. " He forgave 4 of 7 points. The remaining employees gave each 5 or 6 points. Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic awarded 3.5 of 5 The album was awarded the Norwegian Spellemannprisen.

Title list

Bonus 7 inch:

Enslaved (band) Record label Indie Recordings Nuclear Blast Genre Viking Metal Vertebrae (album) RIITIIR Black Gives Way to Blue Machine Head (band) Unto the Locust Vikingligr Veldi Frost (Album) Blodhemn Hordanes Land
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