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Vikingligr Veldi (Norse meaning roughly In the Veld of the Vikings or "In the Viking Veld") is the debut studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Enslaved. It was released in 1994, through Deathlike Silence Productions, the record label run by Euronymous, who was murdered before the album's release. The album is dedicated to him.[2]

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2013)

Vikingligr Veldi
Studio album by Enslaved
Released	22 February 1994
Recorded	March–April 1993 at Grieghallen Studio
Genre	Viking metal[1] black metal[1]
Length	50:56
Label	Deathlike Silence
Producer	Enslaved, Pytten
Enslaved chronology
Hordanes Land (1993) Vikingligr Veldi (1994) Frost (1994)

Despite Enslaved's nationality, the lyrics on this album are mainly in Icelandic, perhaps due to its resemblance to Old Norse. The lyrics of "Heimdallr", however, are in Old Norwegian. The distinct cover features the Anglo-Saxon helmet uncovered at the Sutton Hoo site in England, ostensibly belonging to the 7th century bretwalda, Rædwald of East Anglia.

Guitarist and keyboardist Ivar Bjørnson was just 15 years old when Vikingligr Veldi was recorded.

Track listing

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote, "Vikingligr Veldi [...] proved that [...] Enslaved were ready to carry on the torch of Norwegian black metal beyond the shocking demise of its original ringleader [Euronymous]", calling it "an album that stands the test of time, for the most part, and remains of crucial importance to the black metal genre."[1]

Personnel

Enslaved

• Grutle Kjellson – bass guitar, vocals, production, mixing
• Ivar Bjørnson – guitar, keyboards, electronics, piano, production, mixing
• Trym Torson – drums, production, mixing

Production

• Pytten (Eirik Hundvin) – production, recording, mixing, engineering
• Davide Bertolini – recording, engineering
• Padde – mixing

References

External links

• Vikingligr Veldi at Discogs (list of releases)

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