Monumension
{{Infobox album
| name = Monumension
| type = studio
| artist = Enslaved
| cover = Monumension.jpg
| alt =
| released = 19 November 2001
| recorded = 2001
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Black metal, Viking metal, progressive metal
| length = {{Duration|m=52|s=38}}
| label = Osmose
| producer = Enslaved, Pytten
| prev_title = Mardraum - Beyond the Within
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Below the Lights
| next_year = 2003
}}
Monumension is the sixth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on 19 November 2001, through Osmose Productions.{{cite web |url=https://metalitalia.com/articolo/enslaved-nuovo-album-in-arrivo-2/ |website=MetalItalia.com |title=ENSLAVED: nuovo album in arrivo |date=24 September 2001 |accessdate=16 June 2023 }}{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011205090846/http://www.enslavedunion.com/index2.html |archivedate=December 5, 2001 |accessdate=16 June 2023 |website=Enslavedunion.com |title=Enslaved's website |url=http://www.enslavedunion.com/index2.html }} It is Enslaved's first album to feature lyrics sung entirely in English, although some versions of the album include the Old Norse track "Sigmundskvadet" as a bonus.
Monumension was the last Enslaved album to feature guitarist R. Kronheim; Arve Isdal would replace him on Below the Lights.
Track listing
{{track listing
| total_length = 52:38
| all_writing = Ivar Bjørnson, except as noted
| title1 = Convoys to Nothingness
| length1 = 7:58
| title2 = The Voices
| length2 = 6:07
| title3 = Vision: Sphere of the Elements – A Monument Part II
| writer3 = Roy Kronheim
| length3 = 4:58
| title4 = Hollow Inside
| writer4 = Bjørnson, Trygve Mathiesen
| length4 = 5:38
| title5 = The Cromlech Gate
| writer5 = Grutle Kjellson
| length5 = 6:55
| title6 = Enemy I
| length6 = 5:16
| title7 = Smirr
| length7 = 4:26
| title8 = The Sleep: Floating Diversity – A Monument Part III
| writer8 = Kronheim
| length8 = 8:12
| title9 = Outro: Self-Zero
| length9 = 3:08
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus track
| title10 = Sigmundskvadet
| length10 = 6:59
| total_length = 59:37
}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/monumension-mw0000210151 |title=Monumension – Enslaved : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |last=Serba |first=John |work=AllMusic |accessdate=23 September 2012}}
| rev2 = Chronicles of Chaos
| rev2score = 7.5/10{{cite web |url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/Articles.aspx?id=2-2166 |title=CoC : Enslaved – Monumension : Review |last=Azevedo |first=Pedro |date=14 January 2002 |work=Chronicles of Chaos |accessdate=23 September 2012}}
}}
Monumension has been generally well received.
AllMusic praised the album, calling it "astounding" and "truly daring". Chronicles of Chaos's review was generally favorable, though writing, "Monumension occasionally comes across as too over-the-top in terms of its experimentation, and the album as a whole lacks some focus and consistency."
Personnel
; Enslaved
- Ivar Bjørnson – guitar, synthesizers, organ, piano, special effects, choir vocals on "Sigmundskvadet", production, mixing
- Christian Kronheim – guitar, vocals, special effects, choir vocals on "Sigmundskvadet", production, mixing
- Grutle Kjellson – bass guitar, vocals, choir vocals on "Sigmundskvadet", production, mixing
- Dirge Rep (Per Husebø) – drums, percussion, special effects, choir vocals on "Sigmundskvadet", production, mixing
; Additional personnel
Production
- Pytten (Eirik Hundvin) – production, recording, engineering
- Davide Bertolini – recording, engineering
- Herbrand Larsen – recording, engineering
- Jørgen Træen – mixing