Release date: 8 March 2013
Style: Progressive death metal

Rating:

8.4 | 119 votes

Owners:

88 have it
26 want it


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Review


Additional info
Release dates:
March 8th: Norway
March 11th: Europe
March 15th: Germany and Austria

Staff review by
R'Vannith

Rating:
8.5
True to its name the latest release from Norway's In Vain has puzzling layers for you to consider. At its surface it might give the impression that it is simplistic in its richly melodic approach, as it carries the listener along with ease. Yet there is something which lies beneath which speaks of ambitious scope. A strong progressive undercurrent is at work which keeps Ænigma's accessibility afloat.

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published 13.03.2013 | Comments (20)

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LeKiwi - 24.01.2013 at 13:09  
  Amazing, can't wait
Astarot - 05.03.2013 at 23:17  
  охуенно, заебись.
Insomniac! - 07.03.2013 at 23:59  
Rating: 9 This album is a BEAST! Man, I love it!
LeKiwi - 11.03.2013 at 23:05  
  Some of the vocals on tracks such as Image of Time resemble that of one of Bokrnagar's vocalists, great album so far \m/
Kjtil - 15.03.2013 at 16:58  
Rating: 9 I'm liking it way more than Mantra.
Grimskallen - 16.03.2013 at 00:11  
 
Written by LeKiwi on 11.03.2013 at 23:05

Some of the vocals on tracks such as Image of Time resemble that of one of Bokrnagar's vocalists, great album so far \m/

Actually Lazare who'se the keyboardist in Borknagar (and usually have some vocal lines / songs he sings) is doing guest vocals on this record too, in Image of Time for instance.
Also Lazare's Solefald bandmate Cornelius Jakhelln is also doing some guest vocals... and I'm a pretty big Solefald fan, so that's great for me at least
I'm liking this record, even though it's not really my style, let's see how well it stands the test of time, I've been digging it three days straight at least.
JD - 18.03.2013 at 03:19  
Rating: 8 Good stuff, me like.
SceneryOfLoss - 18.03.2013 at 22:56  
  Good stuff, yet far from the awesomeness from "The Latter Rain" and "Mantra". Maybe with more listens it'll get better.
Insomniac! - 19.03.2013 at 10:14  
Rating: 9 I don't even like the two other albums, so this really surprised me
quisableed - 21.03.2013 at 17:17  
Rating: 9 I didn't know this band, i listen the album once and now i'm getting the discography
doom777 - 24.03.2013 at 18:33  
Rating: 7 Mantra is way better than this!
Saeed Pourjafar - 27.03.2013 at 20:35  
Rating: 10 Wow. such an amazing vocals , progression, melodies and riffs i love it
beyondtehdarksun - 03.04.2013 at 08:17  
Rating: 10 Highly impressive. Album of the year to me so far.
ArianUndead - 04.04.2013 at 23:39  
Rating: 9 I can't believe people saying that Mantra is better than this! Ænigma is better than The Latter Rain and much better than Mantra.
Daecadance - 09.04.2013 at 20:48  
  Somebody got the album's lyrics?
MechanisT - 06.05.2013 at 01:22  
  Slightly overrated, judging from what I heard.

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