PANOPTICON Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet REVIEW + Albums RANKED
Today we are ranking the albums of Panopticon, the groundbreaking atmospheric black metal/folk project led by Austin Lunn. From the raw early experiments of Panopticon and Collapse to genre-defining masterpieces like Kentucky, Roads to the North, and Autumn Eternal, all the way through modern triumphs like The Rime of Memory and Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet, this discography dives deep into Appalachian folk, bluegrass, black metal, and emotional storytelling. @BindruneRecordings #panopticon #blackmetal
00:00 Panopticon (2008)
01:14 Collapse (2009)
02:27 On the Subject of Mortality (2010)
03:35 Social Disservices (2011)
04:52 Kentucky (2012)
06:37 Roads to the North (2014)
07:54 Autumn Eternal (2015)
09:25 The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness (2018)
10:50 …And Again into the Light (2021)
12:33 The Rime of Memory (2023)
14:27 Laurentian Blue (2025)
15:35 Songs of Hiraeth (2025)
16:52 Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet (2026)
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@bigred6137
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
I love the call back to “and again into the light” at the end of ghost eyes in the fire light
@TheWelhaven
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
i’m Norwegian and find the title on their new album a bit weird. It sounds better in English 😅
@XfiverX
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
One of my favorite bands of the last decade or so. I'm probably an odd man out though because Scars, and And again until the light are by far my favorites. I still can't get into Autumn Eternal for whatever reason.
@PadanFain-yp2yz
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
I have never been able to get into this artist. Tried and tried getting into them since Kentucky and progressing forward, but just cannot understand the hype. The new album sadly didn't change my opinion (the vocals and most of the riffs are so buried in the mix). More power to anyone thinking this is peak American BM.
@argentgoat6184
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
12:07 what would these consist of
@grimscomicscorner
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
It's the best album I've ever heard from the guys, 10/10 AOTY…
No. Actually while I really do like this disc they picked the absolute worst song to start it with. The disc took seven minutes to literally get going. It should have started with the second track and the first one should have been shuffled further to the back.
@coilfan09
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
Haven’t really dove into this band so decided to try this new album and have to say it SUCKS! Production is horrible and the vocals are abysmal switching between a man taking a shit and drunk rambling. Credit for the use of instrumentation and theme but songs meander and go nowhere the last song does not need to be 13 minutes long and no song should have been more than maybe 5 2/5
@riffsmasterxw7373
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
It was actually your "Top 100 Metal albums of the decade" that led me to Panopticon with Autumn Eternal placing in the top 100.
It resonated with me in the same way as at that time I was transitioning into college and dealing with loss of friends and work burnout. It really helped ground me and cemented you as my favorite metal channel🤘
Thankyou
@archival_blob
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
Poor songs of hiraeth, their album art got mixed up with Laurentian Blue
@samsaalfeld4273
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
Saw Panopticon play all of Autumn Eternal last December in Denver. It was an amazing show.
@AngryBob4213
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
This new album was absolutely stunning! Took my breath away!
@demonovationable
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
I've been reading folks describe the new record as "cinematic" and like from the very first few moments I was like "oh yeah I get it". Those strings are so good…
@John_TheDrummer
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
I definitely felt that "Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet" is their best album thus far, and that's saying a lot considering how incredible the whole discography is.
Something about it just felt so refreshing and new and it felt like Austin was really experimenting with some new ideas on it and knocking it out of the park with each one.
@joegallagher8234
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
I saw Panopticon two years in a row at Fortress Festival in the UK, with the special fortune to see them play Roads To The North basically in full. Amazing live
@laurenskloosterman7566
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
Their concert here in Utrecht was perhaps the greatest concert i’ve seen, it was immense and gorgeous. Had a talk afterwards with Austin about Ingmar Bergman our favorite spots in Norway. Will definitely remember that evening.
Anyway, great video, hyped it up! Thanks!
@cheeseontoast9251
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
Watched Panopticon a few years ago and they played roads to the north in full, nothing short of fuckin' beautiful. Lunn is a stand up chap, his stuff continues to go strength to strength.
@spencergrady736
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
Love The Rime of Memory and Laurentian Blue
@alexchavarria2582
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
And again into the night!!
@alexchavarria2582
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
Thanks man, I just 2 year ago I found this band
@manfredmar
May 14, 2026 at 11:38 pm
TIL there are church bells in Enduring the Snow Draught & I love that album!