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Released
  
June 20, 2000

Producer
  
Ole Børud, Extol

Length
  
57:45

Undeceived (2000)
  
Paralysis (2001)

Genre
  
Progressive death metal, black metal, technical death metal, melodic death metal

Label
  
Solid State Endtime Century Media

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.

Contents

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." Heaven's Metal fanzine ranked it No. 5 on its Top 100 Christian metal albums of all-time list.

Track listing

  1. "Inferno" (O. Børud) – 5:15
  2. "Undeceived" (O. Børud, P. Espevoll) – 7:07
  3. "Time Stands Still" (C. Espevoll) – 7:59
  4. "Ember" (O. Børud, C. Espevoll) – 6:30
  5. "Meadows of Silence" (instrumental) (O. Børud) – 1:28
  6. "Shelter" (O. Børud, C. Espevoll, P. Espevoll) – 6:16
  7. "A Structure of Souls" (O. Børud) – 4:13
  8. "Of Light and Shade" (O. Børud, D. Husvik) – 4:47
  9. "Where Sleep Is Rest" (instrumental) (O. Børud) – 3:18
  10. "Renewal" (O. Børud, C. Espevoll) – 5:06
  11. "Abandoned" (J. Carleklev, Sanctum) – 0:54
  12. "And I Watch" (O. Børud) – 4:33
  13. "Human Frailtie's Grave" – 4:34 [*]
  14. "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.

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

    Undeceived Wikipedia