Vikingligr Veldi
Occupation
- Grutle Kjellson: vocals, electric bass
- Ivar Bjørnson: guitar, electronics, piano
- Trym Torson: drums, percussion
Vikingligr Veldi is the debut album of the Norwegian Viking metal band Enslaved. It was released in 1994 by Death Like Silence Productions and Voices of Wonder on CD. In Poland, the album 1995 by Morbid Noizz Productions was released on cassette. In addition, Candlelight Records released in 2004 Vikingligr Veldi together with the first EP Hordanes country re-mastered double CD.
Formation
Music and lyrics created in the period from 1992 to 1993 ( Heimdallr had been published in 1992 on the demo Yggdrasill ) from 1993 to 1994 recorded the album and mixed by Pytten together with Enslaved and produced. The album was dedicated to Euronymous, the assassinated in 1993 guitarist of Mayhem, founder of the Norwegian scene and owner of Death Like Silence Productions.
Title list
Style of music and texts
The music has been described as " epic ", all pieces except Heimdallr are longer than 10 minutes. The keyboard is an important part of music that still has raw black metal influences. Vocal passages are rare. The album ends with the instrumental Norvegr, the electric and acoustic instrumentation mixed.
In the accompanying text explains Enslaved that the lyrics were originally written in Icelandic, with the exception of the held in old Norwegian fourth piece Heimdallr, originally released in 1992 on the demo recording Yggdrasill. The band would like to thank Sigvalda Thorlakson, " the kindly his knowledge and wisdom with us divided " and the lyrics for the band translated and edited. English translations of the texts are also included. In Heimdallr is an old Norwegian legend. In the booklet, the band calls their listeners to join her in their 'march to the eternal glory " to fade the " low light " and to raise the flames of Midgard.
Reception
Robert Mueller of the German Metal Hammer called Enslaveds " contribution to gandiosen split LP with Emperor as [ sic] " something like the secret highlight: Nordic myths songs about dräuendem Black Metal mixed with Pan.Thy.Monium reminiscent of avant-garde Sprengseln "; in comparison, was their debut album " a little disappointing, because where once the always long songs could come up with many interesting facets, now reigns a bit too often monotonous rage ". Milan by The Metal Observer designated Vikingligr Veldi as " great," the album was a " timeless classic " of Viking Metal and a "testament to those who think keyboards have no place in Black Metal".