Heart of the Ages (stylized on the cover as HEart of the Ages) is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band In the Woods... The album was recorded at Star Studios in Norway with production of Trond Breen.

Heart of the Ages
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1995
RecordedNovember 1994 – January 1995 at Star Studio, Norway
GenreAtmospheric black metal, progressive metal
Length59:10
LabelMisanthropy Records
ProducerTrond Breen
In the Woods... chronology
Heart of the Ages
(1995)
Omnio
(1996)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by In the Woods... (X. Botteri, Oddvar a:m, Ovl. Svithjod, C.M. Botteri, Kobro)

No.TitleLength
1."Yearning the Seeds of a New Dimension"12:23
2."Heart of the Ages"8:22
3."...In the Woods"
  1. "Prologue"
  2. "Moments of..."
  3. "Epilogue"
7:50
4."Mourning the Death of Aase"3:33
5."Wotan's Return"14:52
6."Pigeon"3:00
7."The Divinity of Wisdom"9:07

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

AllMusic called it "an album that even now, eight years after its original release, stands apart from virtually everything else on the black metal scene."[1]

Personnel

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In the Woods...

References

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  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom (2003). "Heart of the Ages – In the Woods... : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2012.