Blodhemn is the fourth full-length album by Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 progressive metal

Progressive metal

Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...

 band Enslaved

Enslaved (band)

Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo...

. The album was produced by Peter Tägtgren

Peter Tägtgren

Alf Peter Tägtgren is a Swedish musician and producer. He is the founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band PAIN in which he is the only member....

 and is the only Enslaved album recorded and produced at the Abyss studio. Though still retaining a good portion of their viking metal

Viking metal

Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on lyrical themes of Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age...

 sound, the general approach to "Blodhemn" is a generally violent black metal

Black metal

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....

 hearkening back to the savagery of Frost

Frost (album)

Frost is the second full-length album by Norwegian progressive metal band Enslaved. This album in particular is where the band started to incorporate viking metal influences to their sound; indeed, the name "Viking Metal" appears on the back page of the insert booklet, though the album's material...

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Track listing

• Published By Les Editions Hurlantes.

1. "Intro, "Audhumla, Birth of the worlds"" – 1:11
2. "I lenker til Ragnarok
   Ragnarök
   In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events, including a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures , the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water...
   
    (In chains until Ragnarok)" – 5:39 (Lyrics: Grutle Kjellson/Music: Bjornson)
3. "Urtical Gods" – 3:20 (Lyrics: Dirge Rep/Music: Bjornson)
4. "Ansuz Astral" – 4:55 (Lyrics: Bjornson/Music: Bjornson, Roy Kronheim)
5. "Nidingaslakt" – 3:23 (Lyrics: Kjellson/Music: Kronheim)
6. "Eit auga til Mimir
   Mímir
   Mímir or Mim is a figure in Norse mythology renowned for his knowledge and wisdom who is beheaded during the Æsir-Vanir War...
   
    (An eye for Mimir)" – 4:25 (Lyrics: Rep, Kjellson, Kronheim/Music: Kjellson)
7. "Blodhemn (Vengeance in Blood)" – 5:33 (Lyrics: Kjellson/Music: Bjornson, Kronheim)
8. "Brisinghamen" – 3:32 (Lyrics: Kjellson/Music: Bjornson, Kronheim)
9. "Suttung
   Suttung
   In Norse mythology, Suttungr was a Jötunn, a son of Gilling, who had been murdered by Fjalar and Galar.- Mythology :...
   
   s mjød (Suttung's mead) - incl. Outro "Perkulator" – 7:47 (Lyrics: Traditional/Music: Kjellson, Bjornson)

Personnel

• Ivar Bjørnson
  Ivar Bjørnson
  Ivar Bjørnson is a Norwegian composer/guitarist for the progressive black/viking metal band Enslaved. He is, along with Grutle Kjellson, one of only two founding members left in the current line-up, being only 13 years old at the time of the band's formation...
  
   – guitar, keyboards
• Grutle Kjellson
  Grutle Kjellson
  Grutle Kjellson is a Norwegian vocalist and bass player for the progressive viking metal band Enslaved. He is one of only two founding members left in the current line-up with Ivar Bjørnson being the other one. He is the man who appears on the cover of Enslaved's album Eld...
  
  – bass guitar, vocals
• Richard Kronheim – guitar
• Per Husebø (a.k.a. Dirge Rep) – drums