Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi + Hordanes Land [Remastered] (2004)

 

Formed in Bergen, Norway, in 1991, Enslaved followed their own singular path from the very start. As they emerged from the nascent Norwegian black metal scene of the early ‘90s, guitarist Ivar Bjornson and vocalist/bassist Grutle Kjellson exhibited a uniquely eccentric approach to making extreme music. Adventurous and progressive where many of their peers were insular and restrained, Enslaved’s reputation grew rapidly in the wake of extraordinary, epic albums like their debut Vikingligr Veldi and its strident follow-up Frost (both 1994). By the late ‘90s, the band had morphed into a much more ingenious and ground-breaking beast: always retaining that essential link to their extremist roots but fearless in their pursuit of new ways to express their wildest ideas.

Vikingligr Veldi (Icelandic meaning roughly Glorious Viking Square) 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 killed before the album's release. The album is dedicated to him.
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 grave-good helm uncovered at the Sutton Hoo site in England, ostensibly belonging to the 7th century bretwalda, Raedwald of East Anglia.
Guitarist and keyboardist Ivar Bjørnson was just 15 years old when Vikingligr Veldi was recorded.

Candle100CD

 

-Tracklist:

Disc 1:
1. Lifandi liv undir hamri     11:31
2. Vetrarnótt     10:58
3. Miðgarðs eldar     11:16
4. Heimdallr     06:15
5. Norvegr     10:56
          
Disc 2:
1. Slaget i skogen bortenfor (Epilog / Slaget)     13:10
2. Allfǫðr Oðinn     07:50
3. Balfǫr (Andi fara / Prologr)     09:49

 

-Line up:

 • Grutle Kjellson: Vocals, bass.
 • Trym Torson: Drums, percussion.
 • Ivar Bjørnson: Guitars, piano, electronics, songwriting, lyrics.

 

 

 

 

Label: Candlelight Records.

 

 Two discs remastered reissue of Vikingligr Veldi (1994) and Hordanes Land (1993).

The tracks from Disc 2 comes from Hordanes Land, an EP released in 1993.

 Recorded during 1993-1994.

Co-produced and co-mixed by Enslaved.

  Engineer: Pytten.