Vikingligr Veldi
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| Released | 28 February 1994 | |||
| Recorded | March–April 1993 at Grieghallen Studio | |||
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| Length | 50:56 | |||
| Label | Deathlike Silence | |||
| Producer | Enslaved, Pytten | |||
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Vikingligr Veldi (Norse meaning roughly Viking League or "Viking Empire") is the debut studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Enslaved. It was released in 1994, through Deathlike Silence Productions, the record label run by Euronymous, who was murdered before the album's release. The album is dedicated to him.[2]
Despite Enslaved's nationality, the lyrics on this album are mainly in Icelandic, perhaps due to its resemblance to Old Norse. The lyrics of "Heimdallr", however, are in Old Norwegian. The distinct cover features the Anglo-Saxon helmet uncovered at the Sutton Hoo site in England, ostensibly belonging to the 7th century bretwalda, Rædwald of East Anglia.
Guitarist and keyboardist Ivar Bjørnson was just 15 years old when Vikingligr Veldi was recorded.
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Ivar Bjørnson.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Lifandi lif undir hamri" ("Living Life Under the Hammer") | 11:31 |
| 2. | "Vetrarnótt" ("Winternight") | 10:58 |
| 3. | "Midgards eldar" ("Fires of Midgard") | 11:16 |
| 4. | "Heimdallr" ("Heimdall") | 6:15 |
| 5. | "Norvegr" ("Norway") | 10:56 |
| Total length: | 50:56 | |
Critical reception[]
AllMusic wrote, "Vikingligr Veldi [...] proved that [...] Enslaved were ready to carry on the torch of Norwegian black metal beyond the shocking demise of its original ringleader [Euronymous]", calling it "an album that stands the test of time, for the most part, and remains of crucial importance to the black metal genre."[1]
Personnel[]
- Enslaved
- Grutle Kjellson – bass guitar, vocals, production, mixing
- Ivar Bjørnson – guitar, keyboards, electronics, piano, production, mixing
- Trym Torson – drums, production, mixing
- Production
- Pytten (Eirik Hundvin) – production, recording, mixing, engineering
- Davide Bertolini – recording, engineering
- Padde – mixing
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Vikingligr Veldi - Enslaved: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Enslaved – Vikingligr Veldi (1994, CD)".
External links[]
- Vikingligr Veldi at Discogs (list of releases)
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