Let Battle Commence is the third album by Italian heavy metal band Doomsword, released in 2003. In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 23rd best power metal album of all time.[1]

Let Battle Commence
Studio album by
Released2003
GenreDoom metal, viking metal
Length52:37
LabelDragonheart Records
Doomsword chronology
Resound the Horn
(2002)
Let Battle Commence
(2003)
My Name Will Live On
(2007)

Track listing

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# Title Length
1. Heathen Assault 8:27
2. In the Battlefield 5:20
3. Woden's Reign 7:01
4. Deathbringer 7:45
5. The Siege 8:20
6. Blood Eagle 8:11
7. My Name Will Live On 7:33

The lyrics concern the Great Heathen Army invasion of England in 865.

The front cover is taken from the painting "Gizur and the Huns"(1886) by Peter Nicolai Arbo.

References

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  1. ^ Chantler, Chris (14 November 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 March 2021.