''Sheol'' is the third studio album by Swedish

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band Naglfar. It was released on 24 March 2003 through Century Media Records and New Hawen Records. It was their first full-length album in five years, after ''Diabolical'' (1998).

Reception

Laura Taylor of Exclaim! said that ''Sheol'' is "as melodic as it is brutal", and called it "an unrelenting attack on the senses". She noted that the album "starts to lose effectiveness towards the...end". ''

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'' gave it a 10/10 score, and in 2005, ''Sheol'' was ranked number 407 in ''Rock Hard'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''. '' Metal.de'' gave it an 8/10 score, and ''

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'' a 7.5/10.

Track listing

Personnel

Naglfar

* Jens Rydén – vocals, keyboards, layout, logo, additional artwork * Kristoffer Olivius – bass, vocals * Andreas Nilsson – guitars * Marcus E. Norman – guitars, keyboards * Mattias Grahn – drums

Additional personnel

* Nils Johansson –

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, additional keyboards * Ingrid Sjöberg – photography

References

{{Authority control 2003 albums Century Media Records albums Naglfar (band) albums