Blodhemn

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Blodhemn
Studio album by
Released28 October 1998
RecordedThe Abyss Studios
Genre
Length39:48
LabelOsmose
ProducerPeter Tägtgren
Enslaved chronology
Eld
(1997)
Blodhemn
(1998)
Mardraum – Beyond the Within
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos9/10[2]

Blodhemn (Norwegian meaning "blood revenge") is the fourth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on 28 October 1998, through Osmose Productions.

Background[edit]

The album was produced by Peter Tägtgren, and is the first Enslaved album recorded and produced at his Abyss studio, alongside the follow-up. Allmusic says that Blodhemn is Enslaved's "blackest" album, and a step forward in songwriting, due to its shorter, cleaner songs and compressed sound.[1] Allmusic also describes the song structure as having rock and roll elements in the songs "Urtical Gods" and "Nidingaslakt".[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Intro. 'Audhumla; Birth of the Worlds'"  1:11
2."I lenker til Ragnarok (In Chains Until Ragnarok)"Grutle KjellsonIvar Bjørnson5:39
3."Urtical Gods"Per HusebøBjørnson3:20
4."Ansuz Astral"BjørnsonBjørnson, Richard Kronheim4:55
5."Nidingaslakt"KjellsonKronheim3:23
6."Eit auga til Mimir (An Eye for Mimir)"Husebø, Kjellson, KronheimKjellson4:25
7."Blodhemn (Vengeance in Blood)"KjellsonBjørnson, Kronheim5:33
8."Brisinghamen"KjellsonBjørnson, Kronheim3:32
9."Suttungs mjød (Suttung's Mead)"
  • "Outro 'Perkulator'"
(Traditional)Kjellson, Bjørnson7:47
Total length:39:48

Personnel[edit]

Enslaved

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Blodhemn – Enslaved : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. ^ Schwarz, Paul (19 November 1998). "CoC : Enslaved – Blodhemn : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 23 September 2012.