This is a review of a split album between Norway's Enevelde and Gjendod called "Elegier fra avgrunnen" which will be released on June 6, 2026 by Terratur Possessions and we will start off the review with Enevelde who returns with a raw and atmospheric style of black metal.
His side of the split starts out with some clear chants and clean playing before going into a heavier direction. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them while the harsh vocals are mostly angry sounding black metal screams mixed in with a few growls and blast beats are added into the faster sections of the songs.
When tremolo picking is added into the faster riffing they also give the music more of a raw feeling while the riffs also bring in a decent amount of melody. A lot of the recording is very heavily rooted in the 2000's era of the genre along with the songs also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, the tracks also have their atmospheric moments, when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style and synths are added towards the end. The production sounds very dark and raw and the lyrics are written in Norwegian and cover nature, folklore, darkness and evil themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Enevelde and if you are a fan of raw and atmospheric black metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Ut av deg selv" and "Fodselsdefekt".
Next up is Gjendod who return with their raw and old school style of black metal.
Their side of the split starts out with a very dark yet heavy sound while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them and when the music speeds up a decent amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives their side of the recording more of a raw feeling.
Dark sounding melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. A lot of the music is very heavily rooted in the mid 90's era of the genre, synths can also be heard at times along with the recording also having its atmospheric moments and acoustic guitars can also be heard briefly, when guitar leads are utilized they are also done in a melodic style. The production sounds very raw and old school and the lyrics are written in Norwegian and cover nature, folklore, darkness and evil themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Gjendod and if you are a fan of raw, atmospheric and old school black metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE 'Verden vakner" and "Utslettelsen". 8 out of 10.
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of Norwegian black metal, 8 out of 10.
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