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.

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]

Background

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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

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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

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Enslaved

References

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  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.