Ruun
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| Ruun | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 May 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January 2006 | |||
| Genre | Progressive black metal, Viking metal | |||
| Length | 46:03 | |||
| Label | Candlelight | |||
| Producer | Enslaved | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[2] |
| Stylus | A−[3] |
| Terrorizer | 9/10[4] |
Ruun is the ninth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on 2 May 2006 in the US, 8 May 2006 in Norway and 22 May 2006 in Europe.[5][6] It was given Norway's 2006 Spellemann award for best achievement in the "metal" genre.[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Entroper" | 6:21 |
| 2. | "Path to Vanir" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Fusion of Sense and Earth" | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Ruun" | 6:49 |
| 5. | "Tides of Chaos" | 5:16 |
| 6. | "Essence" | 6:18 |
| 7. | "Api-vat" | 6:57 |
| 8. | "Heir to the Cosmic Seed" | 4:55 |
| Total length: | 46:03 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Grutle Kjellson - bass guitar, vocals
- Ivar Bjørnson - guitar, effects
- Arve Isdal - guitar
- Herbrand Larsen - keyboards, vocals
- Cato Bekkevold - drums, percussion
Production
[edit]- Produced by Enslaved
- Engineered and recorded by Johnny Skallberg
- Vocals recorded by Herbrand Larsen
- Additional keyboards and effects recorded by I. Peersen
- Mixed by Mike Hartung
- Mastered by Bjorn Engeman
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Enslaved - Ruun review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien (6 July 2006). "Enslaved - Ruun". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Lee, Cosmo (26 June 2006). "Enslaved - Ruun". Stylus. Archived from the original on 15 December 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Blenkarn, Michael (May 2006). "Selected & Dissected". Terrorizer. No. 144. UK: Dark Arts Ltd. p. 70.
- ^ "ENSLAVED: 'Path To Vanir' Video Posted Online". Blabbermouth. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Enslaved in studio for new album". Enslaved.no. 9 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "ENSLAVED Wins Norwegian 'GRAMMY' In 'Metal' Category". Blabbermouth.net. 7 January 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
