'The Approbation'?is a concept album about a bleak soul who is left solely with his thoughts, isolated on a cabin deep into the dark forests, far away from civilization. The album takes the listener through the thoughts of a man struggling towards the acceptance of death, being hauled into the abyss. Sonically, 'The Approbation' is a massive sounding piece of music: It's everything from lush, melancholy moods to heavy, more aggressive atmospheres. It tries to capture the feeling of a cold, gloomy fall - a dark sky, filled with gazing stars above the mist.

Disc 1
1. sterdalen - AVKRVST
2. The Pale Moon - AVKRVST
3. Isolation - AVKRVST
4. The Great White River - AVKRVST
5. Arcane Clouds - AVKRVST
6. Anodyne - AVKRVST
7. The Approbation - AVKRVST