Ruun

Ruun
Studio album by Enslaved
Released	2 May 2006
Recorded	January 2006
Genre	Progressive black metal, Viking metal
Length	46:03
Label	Candlelight
Producer	Enslaved
Enslaved chronology
Isa (2004) Ruun (2006) Vertebrae (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

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

• Grutle Kjellson - bass guitar, vocals
• Ivar Bjørnson - guitar, effects
• Arve Isdal - guitar
• Herbrand Larsen - keyboards, vocals
• Cato Bekkevold - drums, percussion

Production

• 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

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.