Blodhemn

Blodhemn
Studio album by
Enslaved
Released28 October 1998
Recorded1998
StudiosThe Abyss, Pärlby, Sweden
Genres
Length39:48
LanguagesNorwegian, English
LabelOsmose
ProducerPeter Tägtgren
Enslaved chronology
Eld
(1997)		 Blodhemn
(1998)		 Mardraum – Beyond the Within
(2000)

Blodhemn (Norwegian meaning "blood revenge") is the fourth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on 28 October 1998, through Osmose Productions. The album was produced by Peter Tägtgren, and is the first Enslaved album recorded and produced at his Abyss studio, alongside the follow-up.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Chronicles of Chaos9/10
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10
Rock Hard7.5/10

AllMusic says that Blodhemn is Enslaved's "blackest" album, and a step forward in songwriting, due to its shorter, cleaner songs and compressed sound. It also describes the song structure as having rock and roll elements in "Urtical Gods" and "Nidingaslakt".

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Intro. 'Audhumla; Birth of the Worlds'"  1:11
2."I lenker til Ragnarok (In Chains Until Ragnarok)"Grutle KjellsonIvar Bjørnson5:39
3."Urtical Gods"Per HusebøBjørnson3:20
4."Ansuz Astral"BjørnsonBjørnson, Richard Kronheim4:55
5."Nidingaslakt"KjellsonKronheim3:23
6."Eit auga til Mimir (An Eye for Mimir)"Husebø, Kjellson, KronheimKjellson4:25
7."Blodhemn (Vengeance in Blood)"KjellsonBjørnson, Kronheim5:33
8."Brisinghamen"KjellsonBjørnson, Kronheim3:32
9."Suttungs mjød (Suttung's Mead)"
  • "Outro 'Perkulator'"
(Traditional)Kjellson, Bjørnson7:47
Total length:39:48

Personnel

Enslaved

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ↑ "Review Album: Enslaved - Eld". Rock Hard (in German). No. 138. 20 October 1998. Retrieved 25 February 2026.