Sheol is the third studio album by Swedish black metal band Naglfar. It was released on 24 March 2003[1] through Century Media Records and New Hawen Records.[2] It was their first full-length album in five years, after Diabolical (1998).
| Sheol | ||||
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| Released | 24 March 2003 | |||
| Recorded | July – August 2002 at Ballerina Audio AB, Sweden | |||
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| Length | 43:37 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | favourable[3] |
| Rock Hard | 10/10[4] |
Laura Taylor of Exclaim! said that Sheol is "as melodic as it is brutal", and called it "an unrelenting attack on the senses". She noted that the album "starts to lose effectiveness towards the...end".[3] Rock Hard gave it a 10/10 score,[4] and in 2005, Sheol was ranked number 407 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[5] Metal.de gave it an 8/10 score,[6] and Blabbermouth.net a 7.5/10.[7]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Naglfar
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Am Vengeance" | 5:16 |
| 2. | "Black God Aftermath" | 6:28 |
| 3. | "Wrath of the Fallen" | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Abysmal Descent" | 6:56 |
| 5. | "Devoured by Naglfar" | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Of Gorgons Spawned Through Witchcraft" | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Unleash Hell" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Force of Pandemonium" | 5:25 |
| 9. | "The Infernal Ceremony" (instrumental) | 1:52 |
Personnel
editNaglfar
edit- Jens Rydén – vocals, keyboards, layout, logo, additional artwork
- Kristoffer Olivius – bass, vocals
- Andreas Nilsson – guitars
- Marcus E. Norman – guitars, keyboards
- Mattias Grahn – drums
Additional personnel
edit- Nils Johansson – engineering, additional keyboards
- Ingrid Sjöberg – photography
References
edit- ^ "Naglfar official homepage". Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "NAGLFAR Announce Swedish Concert". Blabbermouth.net. 22 January 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b Taylor, Laura (July 2003). "Naglfar – Sheol". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 191 (in German). Rock Hard. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 46. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ^ "Naglfar - Sheol Review". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Daley, Tony. "NAGLFAR "Sheol"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 18 October 2021.