Hordanes Land

Hordanes Land
EP by Enslaved
Released	May 1993
Recorded	September–October 1992
Studio	Lydloftet, Ølen
Genre	Black metal
Length	30:49
Label	Candlelight
Producer	Enslaved, K Ulland, K. B. Bjorkhuag, R. Torsen
Enslaved chronology
Yggdrasill (1992) Hordanes Land (1993) Vikingligr Veldi (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	(re-release with Vikingligr Veldi ) [1]

Hordanes Land is the debut EP by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released in May 1993, through Candlelight Records, and was also released as a split album a few weeks later with Emperor's self-titled EP. ^{[2] [3]} It was a key release in the development of Viking metal. ^{[1] [4]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Slaget i skogen bortenfor/Epilog/Slaget" ("The Battle in the Forest Beyond/Epilogue/The Battle")	Ivar Bjørnson, Ivan Pawle	13:10
2.	"Allfǫðr Oðinn" ("All-Father Odin")	Bjørnson	7:50
3.	"Balfǫr (or Balfar)/Andi fara/Prologr" ("Journey by Fire/Departure of the Soul/Prologue")	Bjørnson	9:49
4.	""Enslaved" (picture disc lp bonus track)"		6:10

Personnel

Enslaved

• Grutle Kjellson – bass guitar, vocals, production
• Ivar Bjørnson – guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, special effects, production
• Trym Torson – drums, percussion, production

Production

• K. Ulland – production, recording, engineering
• K. B. Bjorkhaug – production, recording, engineering
• R. Torsen – production, recording, engineering

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Vikingligr Veldi/Hordanes Land - Enslaved : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved February 20, 2016.
2. Knaebel, Nate. "Hordanes Land - Enslaved : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 8 September 2012.
3. Sharpe-Young, Garry (2007). Metal: The Definitive Guide. London: Jawbone Press. p. 212. ISBN   9781906002015.
4. Müller, Robert (April 2011). "Das Phantom mit dem Hörnerhelm". Metal Hammer Germany (in German). Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin: 39. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

External links

• Hordanes Land at Discogs (list of releases)