Vikingligr Veldi

Vikingligr Veldi (Norwegian 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 killed before the album's release. The album is dedicated to him.[2]

Vikingligr Veldi
Studio album by
Enslaved
Released28 February 1994
RecordedMarch–April 1993 at Grieghallen Studio
Genre
Length50:56
LabelDeathlike Silence
ProducerEnslaved, Pytten
Enslaved chronology
Hordanes Land
(1993)		 Vikingligr Veldi
(1994)		 Frost
(1994)

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 British/Anglo-Saxon helmet 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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ivar Bjørnson.

No.TitleLength
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
Production
  • Pytten (Eirik Hundvin) – production, recording, mixing, engineering
  • Davide Bertolini – recording, engineering
  • Padde – mixing

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Vikingligr Veldi - Enslaved: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Enslaved-Vikingligr-Veldi/release/1877060


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