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  • Summary: The second full-length release for the black metal project of Amalie Bruun was recorded live at the Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum in Norway with the Norwegian Girls Choir and Håvard Jorgense.
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  • Record Label: Relapse Records
  • Genre(s): Classical, Folk, Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Neo-Traditional Folk, Classical Crossover, Black Metal
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  1. Aug 18, 2016
    90
    The performances are spellbinding.
  2. Aug 18, 2016
    89
    Accompanied by piano, ex-Ulver shredder Håvard, and the Norwegian Girls' Choir, the now-New Yorker strips away intricate instrumental passages and dramatic flourish in favor of direct, oft-soaring communication. ... Brutal beauty.
  3. Aug 18, 2016
    70
    Mausoleum is a rare recording in that its appeal is vast.
  4. Aug 18, 2016
    70
    Aside from a new perspective on Myrkur’s music, Mausoleum provides a welcome diversion from the general praxis of live albums as we know them.
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