''Kronet Til Konge'' (

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for "Crowned To Be King") is the debut studio album by

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band

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. It was released in 1995, through Malicious Records. ''Kronet Til Konge'' was re-released in 1999 on

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Track listing

# "Intro" – 0:59 # "Å Slakte Gud" ("To Slaughter God") – 6:09 # "En Krig å Seire" ("A War to Win") – 4:58 # "Jesu Blod" ("

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' Blood") – 4:51 # "Midnattskogens sorte kjerne" ("The Black Core of the Midnightforest") – 6:47 # "Kuldeblest Over Evig Isøde" ("Cold Sores Over Everlasting Ice") – 4:13 # "Kronet til konge" ("Crowned to Be King") – 4:35 # "Mournful, Yet and Forever" – 7:05 # "Når Vi Har Dolket Guds Hjerte" ("When We Have Stabbed God's Heart") – 4:47 # "Starcave, Depths and Chained" – 3:41 # "When Heavens End" – 5:18 # "Outro" – 0:42

Critical reception

Steve Huey of

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said, "Dødheimsgard have the basic Norwegian black metal style down pat, even if they don't really add anything new to the genre".

Personnel

* Aldrahn –

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* Vicotnik –

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References

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