Undeceived

Undeceived
Studio album by Extol
Released	20 June 2000
Genre	Progressive death metal, black metal, melodic death metal, power metal
Length	57:20
Label	Solid State Endtime Century Media
Producer	Ole Børud, Extol
Extol chronology
Mesmerized (1999) Undeceived (2000) Synergy (2003)
Singles from Undeceived
"And I Watch" / "Human Frailties Grave" Released: 2000

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.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	8/10[2]
Lords of Metal	80/100[3]
Metal Hammer Germany	6/7[4]
Whiplash	[5]

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."[6] It also ranked it No. 5 on its Top 100 Christian metal albums of all-time list.[7]

Track listing

All music is composed by Ole Børud, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Inferno"	Ole Børud		5:15
2.	"Undeceived"	Peter Espevoll		7:07
3.	"Time Stands Still"	Christer Espevoll	C. Espevoll	7:59
4.	"Ember"	C. Espevoll		6:30
5.	"Meadows of Silence" (instrumental)			1:28
6.	"Shelter"	P. Espevoll	Børud, C. Espevoll	6:16
7.	"A Structure of Souls"	Børud		4:13
8.	"Of Light and Shade"	David Husvik		4:47
9.	"Where Sleep Is Rest" (instrumental)			3:18
10.	"Renewal"	Børud	Børud, C. Espevoll	5:06
11.	"Abandoned" (instrumental)		Jan Carleklev	0:54
12.	"And I Watch"	Børud		4:33
Total length:				57:20

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Human Frailties Grave"	4:34
14.	"Enthralled" (from Mesmerized)	3:58
15.	"Storms of Disillusions" (from Mesmerized)	5:08
Total length:		71:00

German Century Media re-release

No.	Title	Music	Length
13.	"Human Frailties Grave"		4:34
14.	"Shadow of Death" (Believer cover)	Dave Baddorf, Howe Kraft, Joey Daub, Kurt Bachman	3:38
Total length:			65:32

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

1. Anderson, Jason. Undeceived at AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
2. Cantwell, Alex (25 October 2000). "Extol - Undecieved: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
3. Doorakkers, Peter (April 2002). "Extol - Undeceived". Lords of Metal (15). Horst Vonberg. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015.
4. "Review zu: Extol - Undeicived". Metal Hammer Germany. Axel Springer AG. May 1, 2002. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
5. Sarkis, Thiago (August 16, 2002). "Resenha - Undeceived - Extol". Whiplash (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 14, 2009.
6. HM Staff (July 14, 2010). "Top 100 Christian rock albums". HM Magazine. Open Publishing. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
7. Heaven's Metal Staff (September 6, 2010). "Top 100 Christian metal albums of all time". HM Magazine. Noise Creep. Retrieved July 17, 2010.

Further reading

• Van Pelt, Doug (July–August 2000). "Reviews: Undeceived". HM Magazine (84): 75.