Blodhemn

Blodhemn (Norwegian meaning "blood revenge") is the fourth studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Enslaved. It was released in 1998, through Osmose Productions.

Blodhemn
Studio album by Enslaved
Released	1 June 1998
Recorded	The Abyss Studios
Genre	Viking metal[1] black metal[1]
Length	39:48
Label	Osmose
Producer	Peter Tägtgren
Enslaved chronology
Eld (1997) Blodhemn (1998) Mardraum – Beyond the Within (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	9/10[2]

Background

The album was produced by Peter Tägtgren, and is the only Enslaved album recorded and produced at his Abyss studio. Allmusic says that Blodhemn is Enslaved's "blackest" album, and a step forward in songwriting, due to its shorter, cleaner songs and compressed sound.[1] Allmusic also describes the song structure as having rock and roll elements in the songs "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)" "Outro 'Perkulator'"	(Traditional)	Kjellson, Bjørnson	7:47
Total length:				39:48

Personnel

Enslaved

• Ivar Bjørnson – guitar, keyboards
• Grutle Kjellson – bass guitar, vocals
• Richard Kronheim – guitar
• Dirge Rep (Per Husebø) – drums

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Blodhemn – Enslaved : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
2. Schwarz, Paul (19 November 1998). "CoC : Enslaved – Blodhemn : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 23 September 2012.