Monumension
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Monumension is the sixth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on 19 November 2001, through Osmose Productions.[1][2] It is Enslaved's first album to feature lyrics sung entirely in English, although some versions of the album include the Old Norse track "Sigmundskvadet" as a bonus.
Monumension was the last Enslaved album to feature guitarist R. Kronheim; Arve Isdal would replace him on Below the Lights.
Track listing
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Critical reception
Monumension has been generally well received.
AllMusic praised the album, calling it "astounding" and "truly daring".[3] Chronicles of Chaos's review was generally favorable, though writing, "Monumension occasionally comes across as too over-the-top in terms of its experimentation, and the album as a whole lacks some focus and consistency."[4]
Personnel
- Enslaved
- Ivar Bjørnson – guitar, synthesizers, organ, piano, special effects, choir vocals on "Sigmundskvadet", production, mixing
- Christian Kronheim – guitar, vocals, special effects, choir vocals on "Sigmundskvadet", production, mixing
- Grutle Kjellson – bass guitar, vocals, choir vocals on "Sigmundskvadet", production, mixing
- Dirge Rep (Per Husebø) – drums, percussion, special effects, choir vocals on "Sigmundskvadet", production, mixing
- Additional personnel
- Dennis Reksten – minimoog synthesizers, keyboards, vocoder, special effects
- Trygve Mathiesen – lead vocals on "Hollow Inside" and "Sigmundskvadet"
- Trond Veland – backing vocals on "Vision: Sphere of the Elements – A Monument Part II"
- Kai Lie – additional choir vocals on "Sigmundskvadet"
Production
- Pytten (Eirik Hundvin) – production, recording, engineering
- Davide Bertolini – recording, engineering
- Herbrand Larsen – recording, engineering
- Jørgen Træen – mixing
References
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