{"title":"Obtained Enslavement","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"obtained-enslavement-soulblight-digipak-cd","title":"OBTAINED ENSLAVEMENT - Soulblight \/ Digipak CD","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e#html-body [data-pb-style=XR4KUU6]{justify-content:flex-start;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background-position:left top;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-attachment:scroll}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"row\" data-appearance=\"contained\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-enable-parallax=\"0\" data-parallax-speed=\"0.5\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-background-type=\"image\" data-video-loop=\"true\" data-video-play-only-visible=\"true\" data-video-lazy-load=\"true\" data-video-fallback-src=\"\" data-element=\"inner\" data-pb-style=\"XR4KUU6\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"text\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1998 Norwegian Black Metal classic ‚ÄòSoulblight‚Äô re-issued! ‚ÄúSoulblight‚Äù is a worthy contender for one of the best Black Metal albums of the 90‚Äôs!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e1997‚Äôs ‚ÄúWitchcraft‚Äù wass a challenging album to follow up with its cult status as one of the greatest Black Metal releases owing to its complex compositions and intricate \u003cbr\u003eorchestration. Yet Obtained Enslavement did exactly that, as ‚ÄúSoulblight‚Äù is a very different release but it maintained the quality and musicianship the band made themselves known \u003cbr\u003efor with ‚ÄúWitchcraft‚Äù. This release discards the openness and mystique of the orchestral arrangements in place of a more guitar and drum-oriented sound, but this works for the \u003cbr\u003emuch darker and aggressive tone of ‚ÄúSoulblight‚Äù.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe structure of the album is a highlight compared to its predecessor as it feels more conceptual and complete as a whole, rather than just a collection of songs. This makes sense \u003cbr\u003eas the lyrics tell an epic tale of a great war against the ‚Äòsoulblight‚Äô, a story that can be followed through the music itself too, thus making it a conceptual album in many ways.\u003cbr\u003eSpeaking of instrumental work, the iconic and untouchable classically influenced composition (it would be insulting to call it songwriting) of guitarists ‚ÄòHeks‚Äô and ‚ÄòD√∏den‚Äô, with \u003cbr\u003eits weaving and developed melodies to the complex chord sequences and intricate structures, is still an aspect that is so unique to this band; the composers truly have a great \u003cbr\u003eunderstanding of music in its high-art form. The performances delivered by the band are done with terrifying precision and clarity, unusual for the genre where commonly a ‚Äòthat \u003cbr\u003ewill do‚Äô attitude is employed; nowhere on this album can you hear sloppiness of any kind. 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