Hordanes Land

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Hordanes Land
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EP by
ReleasedMay 1993
RecordedSeptember–October 1992
StudioLydloftet, Ølen
Genre Black metal
Length30:49
Label Candlelight
Producer Enslaved, K Ulland, K. B. Bjorkhuag, R. Torsen
Enslaved chronology
Yggdrasill
(1992)
Hordanes Land
(1993)
Vikingligr Veldi
(1994)
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Review scores
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(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]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slaget i skogen bortenfor/Epilog/Slaget" ("The Battle in the Forest Beyond/Epilogue/The Battle") Ivar Bjørnson, Ivan Pawle13:10
2."Allfǫðr Oðinn" ("All-Father Odin")Bjørnson7:50
3."Balfǫr (or Balfar)/Andi fara/Prologr" ("Journey by Fire/Departure of the Soul/Prologue")Bjørnson9:49
4.""Enslaved" (picture disc lp bonus track)" 6:10

Personnel

Enslaved
Production

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