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| Let Battle Commence | ||||
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| Released | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, viking metal | |||
| Length | 52:37 | |||
| Label | Dragonheart Records | |||
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Let Battle Commence is the third album by Italian heavy metal band Doomsword, released in 2003. In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 23rd best power metal album of all time. [1]
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Heathen Assault | 8:27 |
| 2. | In the Battlefield | 5:20 |
| 3. | Woden's Reign | 7:01 |
| 4. | Deathbringer | 7:45 |
| 5. | The Siege | 8:20 |
| 6. | Blood Eagle | 8:11 |
| 7. | My Name Will Live On | 7:33 |
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