Blodhemn
| Blodhemn | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 28 October 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Studios | The Abyss, Pärlby, Sweden | |||
| Genres | [1] | |||
| Length | 39:48 | |||
| Languages | Norwegian, English | |||
| Label | Osmose | |||
| Producer | Peter Tägtgren | |||
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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. The album was produced by Peter Tägtgren, and is the first Enslaved album recorded and produced at his Abyss studio, alongside the follow-up.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[3] |
| Rock Hard | 7.5/10[4] |
AllMusic says that Blodhemn is Enslaved's "blackest" album, and a step forward in songwriting, due to its shorter, cleaner songs and compressed sound. It also describes the song structure as having rock and roll elements in "Urtical Gods" and "Nidingaslakt".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro. 'Audhumla; Birth of the Worlds'" | 1:11 | ||
| 2. | "I lenker til Ragnarok (In Chains Until Ragnarok)" | Grutle Kjellson | Ivar Bjørnson | 5:39 |
| 3. | "Urtical Gods" | Per Husebø | Bjørnson | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Ansuz Astral" | Bjørnson | Bjørnson, Richard Kronheim | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Nidingaslakt" | Kjellson | Kronheim | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Eit auga til Mimir (An Eye for Mimir)" | Husebø, Kjellson, Kronheim | Kjellson | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Blodhemn (Vengeance in Blood)" | Kjellson | Bjørnson, Kronheim | 5:33 |
| 8. | "Brisinghamen" | Kjellson | Bjørnson, Kronheim | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Suttungs mjød (Suttung's Mead)"
| (Traditional) | Kjellson, Bjørnson | 7:47 |
| Total length: | 39:48 | |||
Personnel
- Enslaved
- Ivar Bjørnson – guitar, keyboards
- Grutle Kjellson – bass guitar, vocals
- Christian Kronheim – guitar
- Dirge Rep (Per Husebø) – drums
References
- 1 2 3 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Blodhemn – Enslaved : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ Schwarz, Paul (19 November 1998). "CoC : Enslaved – Blodhemn : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ↑ "Review Album: Enslaved - Eld". Rock Hard (in German). No. 138. 20 October 1998. Retrieved 25 February 2026.