Brilliant!!!!! If I had to summarise this album in one word, that’s all I need to say. I suppose anyone even remotely exposed to Norwegian Black Metal Scene would have heard of, if not heard, this absolute masterpiece. It represents the Pinnacle of these Viking Warriors’ musical career. The Whole album is simply a masterpiece, a must-have in each and every ardent Black Metal fan’s collection. The way the grand-esque "Viking" feel has been blended with blast-beats-laden-fast-and-furious-black-metal is simply unbelievable. Its grand, its majestic, its fast, its everything you could ask for in an extreme metal album, and then some more….. The opening track "793 (Slaget om lindisfarne)" itself is a classic!!!! It’s about the most perfect and appropriate "beginning" of a grand "voyage". Downright majestic, subtle keyboards, vocals that range from haunting chants to black metal screams, beautiful folkish section in the middle and above all.. a puuuuuuure Viking feel. The song progresses through umpteen changes in structure, pace, sound and yet retains the strong Viking feel consistently. A true epic, lasting about 15 minutes(and never letting you realize the length of the song). This is Enslaved at its BEST!!! Eld is worth picking up on that song alone. But worry not, the rest of the album lives upto the high standard and expectation built by the opener. My next favorite song on this album is the second one, "Hordalendingen" whose chorus kind of elevates me to another plane of pure bliss. The sensation I feel is inexplicable, purely to be experienced and relished by one’s persona. "Kvasirs Blod" and "Glemdt" are standard black metal with rapid riffing, quite a few clever and enticing guitar lines, and the haunting vocals. The title track (and the last song) "Eld," is really a beautiful conclusion to a fantastic album. In retrospect, Blodhemn starts off just where Eld ends and progresses more on the "Black" front, farther away from the Viking. There isn’t much more to say about this album. Don’t sit on your ass-just go and buy this!!!!!!