Eld (album)

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Eld
Studio album by Enslaved
Released 7 April 1997
Recorded Late 1996 – early 1997 at Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
Genre Black metal, viking metal
Length 58:46
Label Osmose
Producer Pytten, Enslaved
Enslaved chronology

Frost
(1994)
Eld
(1997)
Blodhemn
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Chronicles of Chaos 9/10[2]

Eld is the third studio album by Norwegian progressive black metal band Enslaved. It was released on 7 April 1997, through Osmose Productions. The album marked the band's shift towards a more Viking metal direction, though it still maintains their black metal sound.

Background

The man featured on the album cover is Enslaved vocalist Grutle Kjellson.[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson. 
No. Title Length
1. "793 (Slaget om Lindisfarne)" ("793 (The Battle of Lindisfarne)") 16:10
2. "Hordalendingen" ("The Man from Hordaland") 5:19
3. "Alfablot" ("Sacrifice to the Elves") 6:33
4. "Kvasirs Blod" ("The Blood of Kvasir") 7:51
5. "For Lenge Siden" ("A Long Time Ago") 8:08
6. "Glemt" ("Forgotten") 8:04
7. "Eld" ("Fire") 6:36

Personnel

Enslaved
Production
  • J.W.H. (Jannicke Wiese-Hansen) – logo designer
  • Pytten (Eirik Hundvin) – production, engineering
  • J. Traaen (Jørgen Træen) – engineering
  • Karl Henrik Nymo – sleeve band photography
  • S. Johnsen – sleeve booklet photography

References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Eld – Enslaved: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2012. 
  2. Hoeltzel, Steve (13 May 1997). "CoC : Enslaved – Eld : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 14 September 2012. 
  3. Christe, Ian (July 1997). "Metal". CMJ New Music Monthly (CMJ Network, Inc): 48. Retrieved October 4, 2012. 
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