Like a fine wine, Enslaved just keeps better with age. In Times is no exception featuring all the bombastic blasts these Norwegian slayers are known for. Enslaved left no stone unturned recording the album as sonic exploration was conducted deep in the woods of Valevåg of Bergen where a mobile studio recorded additional sounds.

In Times came under the BraveWords Crossfire where David Perri and Jason Deaville went toe-to-toe and had nothing but great things to say.

Deaville issued a perfect 10 for the record saying: “As the majority of Norwegian black metal bands swept clean the earth with their very own concoction of fire, ice, and corpsepaint, Enslaved chose the left hand path: a path blanketed in wisdom and indulgence. Traversing this colossal, mountainous passage through a dozen stunningly-classic albums, Enslaved have returned with an album, that, quite literally, will leave their contemporaries standing directionless and uninspired, staring up as the true warriors of Norwegian black metal claim their rightful throne atop its magnificent summit.” 

He concluded: “With In Times, Enslaved have become the future of this genre. We now have our generation's Dark Side Of The Moon. This time, though, the dark side has become pitch black, with brief, beautiful glimpses of the universe beyond.”

Perri laid down a 9/10 and wrote: “In the context of that kind of catalogue, In Times looks to untangle the intersected loyalties and place them side by side independently, something Enslaved has never done before. While In Times possesses some of the most traditional black metal elements we’ve heard from Enslaved since the ‘90s, it also at times introduces itself as the group’s most straight-forward rock album, albeit in the cerebral way Enslaved has mastered. And while it seems intuitive to believe that a focus on component parts would create a disjointed whole, the opposite is true here: In Times is the most complete Enslaved album since Mardraum.”

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