Enslaved

Enslaved "Vertebrae" Re-Issue on Black 2xLP  

Paired with the re-issue of "Axioma Ethica Odini", as these two Enslaved-albums also form an important pair musically; as many of the bands releases do, forming pairs in dynamics sonically and conceptually. Already somewhat of a "cult classic", this is the album where the production philosophy of "new era" Enslaved was born, through the mentoring of mixer Joe Baressi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins) – recorded in Studio Studio, owned and operated by TNT lead guitarist Ronnie Le Tekrø (who also guests on the album).  

This By Norse Music (Ivar Bjørnson's own label) re-issue features two very rare cover-tracks recorded during Enslaved legendary live-appearance at Henie Onstad Museum, Oslo, Norway - in May 2011; one is Rush's "Earthshine" while the other is King Crimson's instrumental "Red". These covers set the rest of the album into context through highlighting two main influences for Enslaved's evolution from especially "Vertebrae" and onwards.  

The re-issue features in-depth liner notes written and edited by writer and long-time friend of the band Chris Dick; known for his decades of writing for the American Metal-magazine Decibel Magazine. The liner notes are written in the style of an in-depth and extensive interview with all five members on the album, where many new angles and golden nuggets of information never before divulged publicly.  

The design of the album is beautifully redone with new details, colors layout solutions by Marcelo Vasco (Slayer, Kreator, Machine Head), all while staying true to the original artwork by longtime Enslaved-cover artist Truls Espedal.  

TRACKLIST

1. Clouds
2. To the Coast
3. Ground
4. Vertebrae
5. New Dawn
6. Reflection
7. Center
8. The Watcher
9. Red
10. Earthshine
11. Red (Live) - Bonus Track
12. Earthshine (Live) - Bonus Track

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: 2xLP - Gatefold
Release date: November 8, 2019
Genre: Metal / Viking Black Metal

"Axioma Ethica Odini" Re-Issue on Black 2xLP 

Paired with the re-issue of "Vertebrae", as these two Enslaved-albums also form an important pair musically; as many of the bands releases do, forming pairs in dynamics sonically and conceptually. By now Enslaved was "up and running" with the turn to the more progressive and avant-gardist directions more or less completed with its more mellow predecessors - "Axioma Ethica Odini" came as a lightning strike from the golden heavens of Valhalla itself - with its more direct approach and songwriting.

A big part of the big leap forward in production was the transition to using the band's own studios in Bergen in addition to getting co-producer (and present drummer) Iver Sandøy onboard as well as recording parts in his Solslottet Studios, also in Bergen - and then taking all those recording over to Jens Bogren at Fascination Studios, Örebro, Sweden for mixing. The powerful sound that resulted set a new standard for both Enslaved and progressive Extreme Metal.

The By Norse Music (Ivar Bjørnson's own label) re-issue features two special songs recorded during the same sessions as the album and previously only released as a 7" single; the hypnotic ethereal "Migration" (inspired by Enslaved's collaborative commissioned piece at Molde International Jazz festival in 2008) and the doom-version of Frost-classic "Jotunblod" re-imagined for a special set at Roadburn Festival 2010. This issue features analytic and in-depth liner notes by Dom Lawson of Metal Hammer UK and Prog Magazine fame - a longtime friend and supporter of the band's uncompromising preference of the roads not taken.

The design of the album is beautifully redone with new details, colors layout solutions by Marcelo Vasco (Slayer, Kreator, Machine Head), all while staying true to the original artwork by longtime Enslaved-cover artist Truls Espedal.

TRACKLIST:

1. Ethica Odini
2. Raidho
3. Waruun
4. The Beacon
5. Axiom
6. Giants
7. Singular
8. Night Sight
9. Lightning
10. Jotunblod (Doom) - Bonus Track
11. Migration - Bonus Track

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: 2xLP - Gatefold
Release date: November 8, 2019
Genre: Metal / Viking Black Metal

European import - Officially licensed, distributed item

"Axioma Ethica Odini" By Norse Music Re-Issue on CD Digipak! 

Paired with the re-issue of "Vertebrae", as these two Enslaved-albums also form an important pair musically; as many of the bands releases do, forming pairs in dynamics sonically and conceptually. By now Enslaved was "up and running" with the turn to the more progressive and avant-gardist directions more or less completed with its more mellow predecessors - "Axioma Ethica Odini" came as a lightning strike from the golden heavens of Valhalla itself - with its more direct approach and songwriting.

A big part of the big leap forward in production was the transition to using the band's own studios in Bergen in addition to getting co-producer (and present drummer) Iver Sandøy onboard as well as recording parts in his Solslottet Studios, also in Bergen - and then taking all those recording over to Jens Bogren at Fascination Studios, Örebro, Sweden for mixing. The powerful sound that resulted set a new standard for both Enslaved and progressive Extreme Metal.

The By Norse Music (Ivar Bjørnson's own label) re-issue features two special songs recorded during the same sessions as the album and previously only released as a 7" single; the hypnotic ethereal "Migration" (inspired by Enslaved's collaborative commissioned piece at Molde International Jazz festival in 2008) and the doom-version of Frost-classic "Jotunblod" re-imagined for a special set at Roadburn Festival 2010. This issue features analytic and in-depth liner notes by Dom Lawson of Metal Hammer UK and Prog Magazine fame - a longtime friend and supporter of the band's uncompromising preference of the roads not taken.

The design of the album is beautifully redone with new details, colors layout solutions by Marcelo Vasco (Slayer, Kreator, Machine Head), all while staying true to the original artwork by longtime Enslaved-cover artist Truls Espedal.

TRACKLIST:

1. Ethica Odini
2. Raidho
3. Waruun
4. The Beacon
5. Axiom
6. Giants
7. Singular
8. Night Sight
9. Lightning
10. Jotunblod (Doom) - Bonus Track
11. Migration - Bonus Track

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: CD Digipak
Release date: November 8, 2019
Genre: Metal / Viking Black Metal

New re-issue of Enslaved iconic debut album on silver vinyl! Limited to 1'000 copies worldwide

The astonishing new layout was done by Z. Bielak (Ghost, Mayhem, etc.), and includes four brand new illustrations specially made for this legendary album. Z. Bielak has stayed true to the ideals of the era (it was originally scheduled for release on vinyl in 1993); this 2LP Gatefold with illustrated pockets has been respectfully remastered for vinyl by Iver Sandøy; preserving every bit of original dynamics.

Enslaved`s 1st full-length album was co-produced with the legendary Pytten in the world famous Grieghallen Studio in Bergen, Norway. It was originally released on Deathlike Silence Productions, an Oslo based independent record label founded in the late 1980s. The infamous label was run by Euronymous, the late mastermind and guitarist behind Black Metal pioneers Mayhem.

This album has lyrics in Icelandic, and is a tribute to the Norse landscape, history and mythology. The compositions and production matches these themes with long horizontal songscapes, dense atmospheres and winds from the past.

Enslaved was formed in 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson, and did their first demo Yggdrasill in the summer of 1992, while the legendary mini-album Hordanes Land was released the year after in 1993. Vikingligr Veldi came in the spring of 1994 and is Enslaved’s landmark debut album.

VIKINGLIGR VELIDI LINE-UP:

Ivar Bjørnson (guitars, keys)
Grutle Kjellson (vocals, bass)
Trym Torson (drums)

TRACKLIST:

Lifandi Liv Undir Hamri 11:31
Vetrarnótt 10:58
Midgards Eldar 11:16
Heimdallr 6:15
Norvegr (Instrumental) 10:56

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: 2 LP, Gatefold
Release date: September 23, 2016
Genre: Black Metal / Progressive Metal

"Vertebrae" By Norse Music Re-Issue on CD Digipak! 

Paired with the re-issue of "Axioma Ethica Odini", as these two Enslaved-albums also form an important pair musically; as many of the bands releases do, forming pairs in dynamics sonically and conceptually. Already somewhat of a "cult classic", this is the album where the production philosophy of "new era" Enslaved was born, through the mentoring of mixer Joe Baressi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins) – recorded in Studio Studio, owned and operated by TNT lead guitarist Ronnie Le Tekrø (who also guests on the album).  

This By Norse Music (Ivar Bjørnson's own label) re-issue features two very rare cover-tracks recorded during Enslaved legendary live-appearance at Henie Onstad Museum, Oslo, Norway - in May 2011; one is Rush's "Earthshine" while the other is King Crimson's instrumental "Red". These covers set the rest of the album into context through highlighting two main influences for Enslaved's evolution from especially "Vertebrae" and onwards.  

The re-issue features in-depth liner notes written and edited by writer and long-time friend of the band Chris Dick; known for his decades of writing for the American Metal-magazine Decibel Magazine. The liner notes are written in the style of an in-depth and extensive interview with all five members on the album, where many new angles and golden nuggets of information never before divulged publicly.  

The design of the album is beautifully redone with new details, colors layout solutions by Marcelo Vasco (Slayer, Kreator, Machine Head), all while staying true to the original artwork by longtime Enslaved-cover artist Truls Espedal.  

TRACKLIST

1. Clouds
2. To the Coast
3. Ground
4. Vertebrae
5. New Dawn
6. Reflection
7. Center
8. The Watcher
9. Red
10. Earthshine
11. Red (Live) - Bonus Track
12. Earthshine (Live) - Bonus Track

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: CD Digipak
Release date: November 8, 2019
Genre: Metal / Viking Black Metal

European import - Officially licensed, distributed item.

On March 2nd 2018 on CD (April 20th on LP), By Norse Music will reissue Enslaved debut EP Hordanes Land plus a bonus track as a full-length release. First released in 1993 as a mini 12 LP, Hordanes Land was also released a few weeks later as a split CD album with Emperor and is considered a key release in the development of Viking metal.

The By Norse Music re-issue features exclusive liner notes and quotes by major figures of the Black metal scene such as Fenriz (Darkthrone), Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ), Lee Barret (Candlelight) and Hrymr (Helheim) among others, the original songs entirely remastered by Iver Sandøy at Solslottet Studio (Bergen, Norway) and the bonus track Enslaved, from the Enslaved split with Satyricon Yggdrasill, released in 1992.

Re-issue on By Norse Music, Enslaved member Ivar Bjørnson’s own label Re-issue features exclusive liner notes and quotes by major figures of the Black metal scene such as Fenriz (Darkthrone), Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ), Lee Barret (Candlelight) and Hrymr (Helheim) among others.

Original songs entirely remastered by Iver Sandøy at Solslottet Studio (Bergen, Norway) Features the bonus track Enslaved, from the Enslaved split with Satyricon Yggdrasill, released in 1992

TRACKLIST:

Slaget i skogen bortenfor (Epilog / Slaget)
Allfoðr Oðinn
Balfor (Andi fara / Prologr)
Enslaved (Bonus Track)

LINEUP:

Grutle Kjellson – Vocals, Bass
Ivar Bjørnson – Guitar, FX’s, Fretless, Keyboards & Synthesizers
Trym Torson – Drums, Percussions

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: LP - Single
Release date: April 20, 2018
Black Metal / Progressive Metal

CD-Digipack comprised of rare material from 2010/2011. For the first time this unique collection of experimental material, also connecting with their early roots, is available as an album. Beautiful new layout and illustrations by Costin Chioreanu (Roadburn Festival, Opeth, Darkthrone, At The Gates etc.). Includes liner notes by Grutle Kjellson

Tracklist:

1. Heimvegen 
2. Alu Misyrki 
3. Synthesis 
4. Nordlys (instrumental) 
5. The Sleeping Gods 
6. Disintegrator 
7. Striker 

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: 12" LP - Single Sleeve
Release date: November 11, 2016
Genre: Black Metal / Progressive Metal

TRACKLIST

01. Building With Fire - 08:09
02. Death in the Eyes of Dawn - 08:00
03. In Times - 10:44
04. Daylight - 09:44
05. Convoys to Nothingness - 09:05
06. As Fire Swept Clean the Earth - 07:14
07. Isa - 04:46
08. Immigrant Song* - 06:57

* = Original by Led Zeppelin

Roadburn Live is Enslaved’s first official live album, a split release between Roadburn Records and By Norse Music. Enslaved is a band widely known for being one of the best live bands in the scene. The album was recorded during one of band’s headline shows at the renown Roadburn Festival 2015; an edition curated by Enslaved’s guitar player Ivar Bjørnson.

Roadburn Live will be available on vinyl in limited and exclusive Record Store Day edition including an original A3 Roadburn poster and color sticker. The album features a brilliant layout created by highly demanded artist and Roadburn’s regular graphic designer Costin Chioreanu.

The album was mixed by Iver Sandøy at Solslottet Studio, mastered by Jens Bogren (Kreator, Opeth, Sepultura) in Fascination Studios. It is also the last official release with Herbrand Larsen on keys and vocals.

After celebrating 25 years in 2016 showcasing a majority of older material,  Roadburn Live  displays songs mainly from the « newer » and more progressive part of Enslaved’s career, with songs from In Times, Riitiir, Isa, Below the Lights and Monumension. The album features the guest appearances of E. Selvik (Wardruna), Aðalbjörn Tryggvason (Sólstafir), Per Wiberg (Opeth, Candlemass); and Menno Gootjes (Focus) on  Immigrant Song, the first cover song by Enslaved to ever appear on a record.

Grutle Kjellson comments on the album: I'm generally not a huge fan of live albums, I like to be present at a show, to grasp the energy of the band and to witness the, sometimes, magical symbiosis that occurs between the band and the audience. I am, however, a huge fan of the Roadburn Festival! I consider this to be my all time favorite, both as a musician and as a guest. Therefore; if ever Enslaved were to release a live album, it had to be from a Roadburn show! I hope you will enjoy this piece of wax as much as we had recording it!

Enslaved was formed in 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson, and did their first demo Yggdrasill in the summer of 1992, while the legendary mini-album Hordanes Land was released the year after in 1993. Vikingligr Veldi came in the spring of 1994 and is Enslaved’s landmark debut album. Enslaved has released a total of 13 albums, and is widely known as an innovative force within Extreme and Progressive Metal.

“ROADBURN LIVE” LINE-UP:

Ivar Bjørnson (guitars, keys)
Grutle Kjellson (vocals, bass)
Arve Isdal (guitars)
Cato Bekkevold (drums)
Herbrand Larsen (keyboard, keys)

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: 2x 12"LP - Gatefold
Release date: May 19, 2017
Genre: Black Metal / Progressive Metal

Enslaved and By Norse Music present "Tón Leithsla I - Hordanes Land": a very limited edition of the all-times classic as a picture disc, including exclusive content! Strictly limited to 500 copies and sold exclusively online.

"Tón Leithsla I - Hordanes Land" is the first opus in an exclusive By Norse Music series that celebrates the label's most iconic releases. The series title "Tón Leiðsla" is a construct that means "a graphic representation of a musical vision" and depicts the creative collaboration between the artists and By Norse Music at the core of these editions.

Each opus in the "Tón Leithsla" series features an illustration by Bergen-based artist Jannicke Wiese-Hansen and a unique poem created or commissioned by the artists. The "Hordanes Land" poem was written by Ivar Bjørnson and evokes the cross-over between History, Tolkien-influence and Norse mythology that was behind this iconic mini-album. The layout of the series was created by renowned artist Marcelo Vasco (Kreator, Slayer, etc.).

In March 2018, By Norse Music reissued Enslaved's debut EP "Hordanes Land" plus a bonus track as a full-length release. First released in 1993 as a mini 12" LP, "Hordanes Land" was also released a few weeks later as a split CD album with Emperor and is considered a key release in the development of Viking metal. The original songs were entirely remastered by Iver Sandøy at Solslottet Studio (Bergen, Norway) and the bonus track "Enslaved", first released in 1992.

Tracklist:
1. Slaget i skogen bortenfor (Epilog / Slaget)
2. Allfothr Othinn
3. Balfor (Andi fara / Prologr)
4. Enslaved (Bonus Track)

Lineup:
Grutle Kjellson – Vocals, Bass
Ivar Bjørnson – Guitar, FX's, Fretless, Keyboards & Synthesizers
Trym Torson – Drums, Percussions

Label: By Norse Music
Media type: Picture disc vinyl
Release date: November 27th, 2020
Genre: Black Metal / Progressive Metal

Features:

- 4x dual layer DVDs (NTSC) in digipack
- 4x CDs in digipack
- Slipcase with matt finish and Gold Foil
- 24 pages booklet
- Movies download card

Enslaved is celebrating 30 years of unprecedented, genre-boundaries altering presence in the Extreme Metal and Prog scenes in 2021! To celebrate this milestone, By Norse Music and Nuclear Blast proudly announce the release of the Enslaved “Cinematic Tour 2020” on June 25th, 2021.

The Enslaved “Cinematic Tour 2020” 4x CDs + 4x DVDs (NTSC)  contains the four streamed concerts broadcasted by the band in 2020:

“The Rise of Ymir” was performed as part of the Verftet Online Festival in Bergen during spring 2020. As the band celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021, "The Rise of Ymir" is a powerful gathering of some of Enslaved’s all-times favourite hymns.

"Chronicles of the Northbound” was performed in the spirit of and in collaboration with Roadburn Festival at USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway, during a psychedelic day of Summer 2020. The setlist was assembled 1:1 from an online voting by fans. Enslaved salutes their fans for their efforts in choosing a list that was also 1:1 with their "dream set".

"Below the Lights" was performed in league with Beyond the Gates Festival at USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway, during a dark day of summer 2020. The event witnessed Enslaved perform their acclaimed opus "Below the Lights" in its entirety, featuring the guest musician Inge Rypdal.

“Utgard – The Journey Within” was performed with power from Summer Breeze Open Air, at Nowhere in Sotra, Norway during a day of might in Summer 2020. "Utgard - The Journey Within" was Enslaved’s virtual release party for their latest album "Utgard".

Release date: 25.06.21
Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: 4x CDs + 4x DVDs (NTSC) Boxset
Genre: Black Metal / Progressive Metal

Second pressing on White 2x12" Vinyl in Gatefold

Enslaved and By Norse Music online stores exclusive!

Features:

- Movies download card
- Original illustration by Tor Ola Svennevig on the inner-sleeve
- All songs lyrics

Enslaved is celebrating 30 years of unprecedented, genre-boundaries altering presence in the Extreme Metal and Prog scenes in 2021! To celebrate this milestone, By Norse Music and Nuclear Blast have proudly released the Enslaved “Cinematic Tour 2020” on June 25th, 2021.

"Below the Lights" was performed in league with Beyond the Gates Festival at USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway, during a dark day of summer 2020. The event witnessed Enslaved perform their acclaimed opus ""Below the Lights"" in its entirety, featuring the guest musician Inge Rypdal - aka The Sixth - who performs brilliantly on guitar throughout this entire concert (as he once also did on ""A Darker Place"" on the original recording)!

Tracklist:

1. As Fire Swept Clean the Earth
2. The Dead Stare
3. The Crossing
4. Queen of Night
5. Havenless
6. Ridicule Swarm
7. A Darker Place

Release date: December 2021
Label: By Norse Music
Media type: 2x12"" Vinyl, Gatefold
Color: White
Genre: Black Metal / Progressive Metal

Second pressing on White 2x12" Vinyl in Gatefold

Enslaved and By Norse Music online stores exclusive!

Features:

- Movies download card
- Original illustration by Tor Ola Svennevig on the inner-sleeve
- All songs lyrics

Enslaved is celebrating 30 years of unprecedented, genre-boundaries altering presence in the Extreme Metal and Prog scenes in 2021! To celebrate this milestone, By Norse Music and Nuclear Blast have proudly released the Enslaved “Cinematic Tour 2020” on June 25th, 2021.

"Below the Lights" was performed in league with Beyond the Gates Festival at USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway, during a dark day of summer 2020. The event witnessed Enslaved perform their acclaimed opus "Below the Lights" in its entirety, featuring the guest musician Inge Rypdal - aka The Sixth - who performs brilliantly on guitar throughout this entire concert (as he once also did on "A Darker Place" on the original recording)!

Tracklist:

1. As Fire Swept Clean the Earth
2. The Dead Stare
3. The Crossing
4. Queen of Night
5. Havenless
6. Ridicule Swarm
7. A Darker Place

Release date: December 2021
Label: By Norse Music
Media type: 2x12" Vinyl, Gatefold
Color: White
Genre: Black Metal / Progressive Metal

Digipack CD

Reissue of Enslaved debut EP Hordanes Land, considered a key release in the development of Viking metal.

The re-issue features exclusive liner notes and quotes by major figures of the Black metal scene such as Fenriz (Darkthrone), Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ), Lee Barret (Candlelight) and Hrymr (Helheim) among others, the original songs entirely remastered by Iver Sandøy at Solslottet Studio (Bergen, Norway) and the bonus track Enslaved, from the Enslaved split with Satyricon Yggdrasill, released in 1992.

Tracklist:

1. Slaget i skogen bortenfor (Epilog / Slaget)
2. Allfoðr Oðinn
3. Balfor (Andi fara / Prologr)
4. Enslaved (Bonus Track)

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: CD Digipack
Release date: March 2, 2018
Black Metal / Progressive Metal

Enslaved release Roadburn Live, their first ever official live album!

Roadburn Live is Enslaveds first official live album, a split release between Roadburn Records and By Norse Music. Enslaved is a band widely known for being one of the best live bands in the scene. The album was recorded during one of band’s headline shows at the renown Roadburn Festival 2015; an edition curated by Enslaved’s guitar player Ivar Bjørnson.

Roadburn Live will be available on vinyl, CD with special Roadburn sticker and digital formats. The album features a brilliant layout created by highly demanded artist and Roadburn’s regular graphic designer Costin Chioreanu.

The album was mixed by Iver Sandøy at Solslottet Studio, mastered by Jens Bogren (Kreator, Opeth, Sepultura) in Fascination Studios. It is also the last official release with Herbrand Larsen on keys and vocals.

After celebrating 25 years in 2016 showcasing a majority of older material, Roadburn Live  displays songs mainly from the newer and more progressive part of Enslaveds career, with songs from In Times, Riitiir, Isa, Below the Lights and Monumension. The album features the guest appearances of E. Selvik (Wardruna), Aðalbjörn Tryggvason (Sólstafir), Per Wiberg (Opeth, Candlemass); and Menno Gootjes (Focus) on  Immigrant Song , the first cover song by Enslaved to ever appear on a record.

Grutle Kjellson comments on the album: "I'm generally not a huge fan of live albums, I like to be present at a show, to grasp the energy of the band and to witness the, sometimes, magical symbiosis that occurs between the band and the audience. I am, however, a huge fan of the Roadburn Festival! I consider this to be my all time favorite, both as a musician and as a guest. Therefore; if ever Enslaved were to release a live album, it had to be from a Roadburn show! I hope you will enjoy this piece of wax as much as we had recording it!"

Enslaved was formed in 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson, and did their first demo Yggdrasill in the summer of 1992, while the legendary mini-album Hordanes Land was released the year after in 1993. Vikingligr Veldi came in the spring of 1994 and is Enslaved’s landmark debut album. Enslaved has released a total of 13 albums, and is widely known as an innovative force within Extreme and Progressive Metal.

"ROADBURN LIVE" LINE-UP:

Ivar Bjørnson (guitars, keys)
Grutle Kjellson (vocals, bass)
Arve Isdal (guitars)
Cato Bekkevold (drums)
Herbrand Larsen (keyboard, keys)
TRACKLIST

01. Building With Fire - 08:09
02. Death in the Eyes of Dawn - 08:00
03. In Times - 10:44
04. Daylight - 09:44
05. Convoys to Nothingness - 09:05
06. As Fire Swept Clean the Earth - 07:14
07. Isa - 04:46
08. Immigrant Song* - 06:57

* = Original by Led Zeppelin

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: CD Jewel Case
Release date: May 19, 2017
Genre: Black Metal / Progressive Metal

Enslaved releases The Sleeping Gods - Thorn; a full-length album comprised of rare material from 2010/2011. For the first time this unique collection of experimental material, also connecting with their early roots, is available as an album.

The Sleeping Gods – Thorn will mark the conclusion of Enslaved’s 25th anniversary year, and will be available in a LIMITED Enslaved 25 Web shop edition and a regular editions!

Costin Chioreanu of Twilight 13 Media (Roadburn Festival, Opeth, Darkthrone, At The Gates, etc.) did the beautiful new layout, including mesmerizing new illustrations, displaying a unique symbiosis between two of our times’ most exciting visual and sonic artists.

The songs originally appeared on extremely limited EPs between the full-length albums Axioma Ethica Odini and Riitiir, and is recorded both in Solslottet Studio in Bergen, as well as the band member’s own studios and partly in the deep woods of Valevaag on the south-west coast of Norway. Like the songs itself, the production is a mix of old and new; high tech and no-tech – a mix of concepts that has been essential in achieving the signature sound Enslaved is famous for today. Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson from Enslaved co-produced the material together with long-time collaborator Iver Sandøy.

The album has lyrics sung in both Norwegian, English and Old Norse, and the theme centres on mythology and the esoteric side of the runes; as well as contrasting the Norse Ways as a polytheistic belief system to the monotheistic plague of the Big World Religions. The music nods respectfully to the wildly varying deities that make up the pantheon of inspiration for Enslaved, both “then” and “now”. There are traces of both proto-black metal of Bathory, the classic Rock and Heavy Metal of the 70s and 80s, the synthisized and sequenced masters of the 70s, prog-rock, world/ Norse folk music, Norwegian Black Metal of the 90s, modern classical music, goth rock a la Fields of the Nephilim and much more.

Enslaved was formed in 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson, and did their first demo Yggdrasill in the summer of 1992, while the legendary mini-album Hordanes Land was released the year after in 1993. Vikingligr Veldi came in the spring of 1994 and is Enslaved’s landmark debut album. Since then the band has released another 12 studio-albums, the latest being In Times in 2015 – they have won 4 Norwegian Grammys and toured Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia with growing success for over two decades!

“THE SLEEPING GODS - THORN” LINE-UP:

Ivar Bjørnson (Guitar & Synth)
Grutle Kjellson (Vocals & Bass)
Cato Bekkevold (Drums)
Ice Dale (Lead Guitar)

Tracklist:

01. Heimvegen
02. Alu Misyrki
03. Synthesis
04. Nordlys (instrumental)
05. The Sleeping Gods
06. Disintegrator
07. Striker

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: 12" LP - Single Sleeve
Release date: November 11, 2016
Genre: Black Metal / Progressive Metal

TRACKLIST

01. Building With Fire - 08:09
02. Death in the Eyes of Dawn - 08:00
03. In Times - 10:44
04. Daylight - 09:44
05. Convoys to Nothingness - 09:05
06. As Fire Swept Clean the Earth - 07:14
07. Isa - 04:46
08. Immigrant Song* - 06:57

* = Original by Led Zeppelin

Roadburn Live is Enslaved’s first official live album, a split release between Roadburn Records and By Norse Music. Enslaved is a band widely known for being one of the best live bands in the scene. The album was recorded during one of band’s headline shows at the renown Roadburn Festival 2015; an edition curated by Enslaved’s guitar player Ivar Bjørnson.

Roadburn Live will be available on vinyl in limited and exclusive Record Store Day edition including an original A3 Roadburn poster and color sticker. The album features a brilliant layout created by highly demanded artist and Roadburn’s regular graphic designer Costin Chioreanu.

The album was mixed by Iver Sandøy at Solslottet Studio, mastered by Jens Bogren (Kreator, Opeth, Sepultura) in Fascination Studios. It is also the last official release with Herbrand Larsen on keys and vocals.

After celebrating 25 years in 2016 showcasing a majority of older material, « Roadburn Live » displays songs mainly from the « newer » and more progressive part of Enslaved’s career, with songs from “In Times”, “Riitiir”, “Isa”, “Below the Lights” and “Monumension”. The album features the guest appearances of E. Selvik (Wardruna), Aðalbjörn Tryggvason (Sólstafir), Per Wiberg (Opeth, Candlemass); and Menno Gootjes (Focus) on « Immigrant Song », the first cover song by Enslaved to ever appear on a record.

Grutle Kjellson comments on the album: "I'm generally not a huge fan of live albums, I like to be present at a show, to grasp the energy of the band and to witness the, sometimes, magical symbiosis that occurs between the band and the audience. I am, however, a huge fan of the Roadburn Festival! I consider this to be my all time favorite, both as a musician and as a guest. Therefore; if ever Enslaved were to release a live album, it had to be from a Roadburn show! I hope you will enjoy this piece of wax as much as we had recording it!"

Enslaved was formed in 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson, and did their first demo “Yggdrasill” in the summer of 1992, while the legendary mini-album “Hordanes Land” was released the year after in 1993. “Vikingligr Veldi” came in the spring of 1994 and is Enslaved’s landmark debut album. Enslaved has released a total of 13 albums, and is widely known as an innovative force within Extreme and Progressive Metal.

“ROADBURN LIVE” LINE-UP:

Ivar Bjørnson (guitars, keys)
Grutle Kjellson (vocals, bass)
Arve Isdal (guitars)
Cato Bekkevold (drums)
Herbrand Larsen (keyboard, keys)

Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: 2x 12"LP - Gatefold
Release date: May 19, 2017
Genre: Black Metal / Progressive Metal

Limited 1st press of 2000 copies worldwide with a matt finish and gold foil Slipcase

Features:

- 4x dual layer DVDs (NTSC)
- Slipcase with matt finish and Gold Foil
- 24 pages booklet
- Movies download card

Enslaved is celebrating 30 years of unprecedented, genre-boundaries altering presence in the Extreme Metal and Prog scenes in 2021! To celebrate this milestone, By Norse Music and Nuclear Blast proudly announce the release of the Enslaved “Cinematic Tour 2020” on June 25th, 2021.

The Enslaved “Cinematic Tour 2020” 4x DVDs (NTSC)  contains the four streamed concerts broadcasted by the band in 2020:

“The Rise of Ymir” was performed as part of the Verftet Online Festival in Bergen during spring 2020. As the band celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021, "The Rise of Ymir" is a powerful gathering of some of Enslaved’s all-times favourite hymns.

"Chronicles of the Northbound” was performed in the spirit of and in collaboration with Roadburn Festival at USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway, during a psychedelic day of Summer 2020. The setlist was assembled 1:1 from an online voting by fans. Enslaved salutes their fans for their efforts in choosing a list that was also 1:1 with their "dream set".

"Below the Lights" was performed in league with Beyond the Gates Festival at USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway, during a dark day of summer 2020. The event witnessed Enslaved perform their acclaimed opus "Below the Lights" in its entirety, featuring the guest musician Inge Rypdal.

“Utgard – The Journey Within” was performed with power from Summer Breeze Open Air, at Nowhere in Sotra, Norway during a day of might in Summer 2020. "Utgard - The Journey Within" was Enslaved’s virtual release party for their latest album "Utgard".

Release date: 25.06.21
Label: By Norse Music
Media Type: 4x DVDs (NTSC) Digislack
Genre: Black Metal / Progressive Metal