The Son of Odin is the debut album of Britishheavy metal band Elixir, released in 1986 on 12" vinyl. Cult Metal Classics re-released the album on CD in 2001 and included 3 bonus tracks. The album was also released on CD by TPL records in 2004, Majestic Rock in 2006 and CTR in 2011 as a 25th Anniversary Edition. In issue 137 (November 2005) of Terrorizer magazine, the album was included in the top 20 power metal albums of all time, alongside Judas Priest's Painkiller, Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II and Cirith Ungol's King of the Dead.
Track listing
Side one
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"The Star of Beshaan"
Kevin Dobbs, Norman Gordon, Paul Taylor, Phil Denton
5:30
2.
"Pandora's Box"
K. Dobbs, Nigel Dobbs, Gordon, Taylor, Denton
4:35
3.
"Hold High the Flame"
Gordon, Taylor, Denton
3:53
4.
"Children of Tomorrow"
Denton
4:53
Side two
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
5.
"Trial by Fire"
Denton
3:53
6.
"Starflight"
Gordon, Taylor, Denton
3:55
7.
"Dead Man's Gold"
Taylor, Denton
4:21
8.
"Treachery"
Gordon, Taylor, Denton
3:30
9.
"The Son of Odin"
Gordon, Taylor, Denton
5:58
CD bonus tracks (Cult Metal Classics)
No.
Title
Length
10.
"Chariot of the Gods"
2:31
11.
"Winds of Time" (originally released as a B-side for the "Treachery" single)
5:10
12.
"Treachery (live)"
4:39
CD bonus tracks (TPL and Majestic Rock)
No.
Title
Length
4.
"Chariot of the Gods"
2:31
CD bonus tracks (25th Anniversary Edition)
No.
Title
Length
10.
"Chariot of the Gods"
2:31
11.
"Winds of Time" (originally released as a B-side for the "Treachery" single)
5:10
12.
"The Star of Beshaan" (Recorded for BBC Friday Rock Show session.)
5:24
13.
"Pandora's Box" (Recorded for BBC Friday Rock Show session.)
4:36
14.
"Hold High the Flame" (Recorded for BBC Friday Rock Show session.)
4:04
15.
"The Son of Odin" (Recorded for BBC Friday Rock Show session.)
^ Miller, Paul (10 July 1986). "Elixir 'The Son of Odin'". Kerrang!. Vol. 124. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 14. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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