Hordanes Land
Encyclopedia
Hordanes Land is the debut EP by from Enslaved
. It was also released as a split album
a few weeks later with Emperor's
debut EP, Emperor
.
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...
. It was also released as a split album
Split album
A split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively...
a few weeks later with Emperor's
Emperor (band)
Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
debut EP, Emperor
Emperor (album)
- Personnel :*Ihsahn – lead guitar, vocals, synthesizers*Samoth – guitar*Mortiis – bass*Faust – drums*Gustave Dore – Illustration...
.
Track listing
- "Slaget i skogen bortenfor/Prologr/Slaget" [The Battle in the Forest Beyond/Prologue/The Battle] – 13:10 (Music & Lyrics: I. Peersen, Ivan Pawle)
- "Allfǫðr Oðinn" [All-Father Odin] – 7:50 (Music & Lyrics: I. Peersen)
- "Balfǫr (or Balfar)/Andi fara/Epilog" [Journey by Fire/Departure of the Soul/Epilogue] – 9:49 (Music & Lyrics: I. Peersen)
Personnel
- Grutle KjellsonGrutle KjellsonGrutle 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 - Ivar BjørnsonIvar BjørnsonIvar 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, synthesizers, effects - Trym TorsonTrym TorsonTrym Torson , or just Trym, is a Norwegian drummer, formerly with Zyklon. Torson started playing in the Viking metal band Enslaved and was later invited to play in black metal band Emperor. He co-founded Zyklon together with Emperor member Samoth...
– drums, percussion
Production
- Produced By K. Ulland, K. B. Bjorkhaug, R. Torsen and Enslaved
- Recorded & Engineered By K. Ulland, K. B. Bjorkhaug & R. Torsen