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Ruun

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Ruun
Studio album by
Released2 May 2006
RecordedJanuary 2006
GenreProgressive black metal, Viking metal
Length46:03
LabelCandlelight
ProducerEnslaved
Enslaved chronology
Isa
(2004)
Ruun
(2006)
Vertebrae
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters8/10[2]
StylusA−[3]
Terrorizer9/10[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

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No.TitleLength
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

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Production

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Enslaved - Ruun review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ^ Begrand, Adrien (6 July 2006). "Enslaved - Ruun". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ Lee, Cosmo (26 June 2006). "Enslaved - Ruun". Stylus. Archived from the original on 15 December 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ^ Blenkarn, Michael (May 2006). "Selected & Dissected". Terrorizer. No. 144. UK: Dark Arts Ltd. p. 70.
  5. ^ "ENSLAVED: 'Path To Vanir' Video Posted Online". Blabbermouth. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Enslaved in studio for new album". Enslaved.no. 9 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  7. ^ "ENSLAVED Wins Norwegian 'GRAMMY' In 'Metal' Category". Blabbermouth.net. 7 January 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2008.