Undeceived
| Undeceived | ||||
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| Studio album by Extol | ||||
| Released | June 20, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal, melodic death metal, black metal | |||
| Length | 57:45 | |||
| Label |
Solid State Endtime Century Media | |||
| Producer | Ole Børud, Extol | |||
| Extol chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| HM | [2] |
| Lords of Metal | 80/100[3] |
| Metal Hammer Germany | 6/7[4] |
| Whiplash |  [5] |
Undeceived is the second LP and third studio release by Norwegian Christian metal band Extol. It was released in 2000 on Solid State Records and re-released in 2002 on Century Media; all releases of the album other than the Solid State version switch the two opening tracks, such that "Undeceived" is the first track on the album.
In 2010, HM magazine placed Undeceived at No. 96 on its Top 100 Christian Rock Albums of All Time list stating that "Burial introduced us to these Nordic Viking metallers, but Undecieved [sic] kicked it up even another notch."[6] Heaven's Metal fanzine ranked it No. 5 on its Top 100 Christian metal albums of all-time list.[7]
Track listing
- "Inferno" (O. Børud) – 5:15
- "Undeceived" (O. Børud, P. Espevoll) – 7:07
- "Time Stands Still" (C. Espevoll) – 7:59
- "Ember" (O. Børud, C. Espevoll) – 6:30
- "Meadows of Silence" (instrumental) (O. Børud) – 1:28
- "Shelter" (O. Børud, C. Espevoll, P. Espevoll) – 6:16
- "A Structure of Souls" (O. Børud) – 4:13
- "Of Light and Shade" (O. Børud, D. Husvik) – 4:47
- "Where Sleep Is Rest" (instrumental) (O. Børud) – 3:18
- "Renewal" (O. Børud, C. Espevoll) – 5:06
- "Abandoned" (J. Carleklev, Sanctum) – 0:54
- "And I Watch" (O. Børud) – 4:33
- "Human Frailtie's Grave" – 4:34 [*]
- "Shadow of Death" (Believer cover) – 3:38 [**]
[*] This track was a bonus track on the Japanese version and the German Century Media re-release.
[**] This track was only on the German Century Media re-release.
Singles
| Information |
| "And I Watch/Human Frailties Grave" (9:04), 2000 Endtime Productions This single was limited to 400 copies and was released as a 7" vinyl edition. It contains one unreleased track titled "Human Frailties Grave".
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Personnel
- Extol
- Peter Espevoll – lead vocals
- Ole Børud – guitar, clean vocals
- Christer Espevoll – guitar, backing vocals
- Tor Magne Glidje – bass guitar
- David Husvik – drums, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Tarjei Nysted – violins on "Undeceived", "Inferno", and "Ember"; brass on "Undeceived"
- Ida Mo – cello on "Undeceived"
Production
- Producers – Extol, Ole Børud
References
- ↑ Anderson, Jason. Undeceived at AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
- ↑ Van Pelt, Doug (July–August 2000). "Reviews: Undeceived". HM Magazine (84): 75.
- ↑ Doorakkers, Peter (April 2002). "Extol - Undeceived". Lords of Metal. Horst Vonberg (15).
- ↑ "Review zu: Extol - Undeicived". Metal Hammer Germany. Axel Springer AG. May 1, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
- ↑ Sarkis, Thiago (August 16, 2002). "Resenha - Undeceived - Extol". Whiplash (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ↑ HM Staff (July 14, 2010). "Top 100 Christian rock albums". HM Magazine. Open Publishing. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ↑ Heaven's Metal Staff (September 6, 2010). "Top 100 Christian metal albums of all time". HM Magazine. Noise Creep. Retrieved July 17, 2010.