The Son of Odin is the debut album of British

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 heavy metal

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 band Elixir

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, 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

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 albums of all time, alongside Judas Priest

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's Painkiller, Helloween

Helloween

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's Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II and Cirith Ungol

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's King of the Dead

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Track listing

Credits

• Paul Taylor - Vocals
• Phil Denton - Guitar
• Norman Gordon - Guitar
• Kevin Dobbs - Bass
• Nigel Dobbs - Drums