Worthy and upcoming albums of Anno Domini 2017

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I've been looking forward to the new album, "E" by Enslaved, one of Norway's best metal bands. Ostensibly they combine black metal and progressive rock, at times in rather awkward ways, but pretty much all of their albums are worth listening to. Anyway, they have made a few rousing statements about their new album, considering it as all bands appear to about their latest album as something groundbreaking. So far, it really just sounds like Enslaved but there is always something unique and intriguing about their music. I like their new clean vocalist though he is not so different from their old vocalist. I would actually love to hear these guys drop the harsh vocals- it can be quite jarring at times in contrast to the often sublime calm conveyed by the music, but with that said their harsh vocals are immediately distinctive.

At times, I feel like the songs are slightly too long but their riffs are usually pretty long too.

This was the first 'single' off the album. Pretty cool video too:

 
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