The By Norse Music re-issue of our historical album “Hordanes Land” is out today on CD and digital! We are really proud of this re-issue that includes liner notes, quotes and interviews of fellow musicians such as Faust, Fenriz or Silenoz, gathered in a 20-pages booklet alongside unpublished pictures and exclusive content. This re-issue contains the bonus […]
We are very proud to announce that we won Spellemann Prisen, the Norwegian Grammy for “E” in the category Metal! Grutle says: “Yes!!! What an honour it is to win another Spellemann-award! As you can all imagine, it’s a pretty tough race to win such an award in Norway. Not that music is competition, but […]
We are very happy to announce today the re-issue of our historical album “Hordanes Land” on By Norse Music – Ivar’s own label – on March 2nd on CD Digipack and Digital, and April 20th on LP! You can pre-order “Hordanes Land” on CD Digipack, limited Green LP with embossed logo and title on cover, […]
We are thrilled to announce that we now have endorsements from Monson Guitars for Ivar, Grutle AND Icedale! So grateful! Grutle says: “My very first encounter with Monson instruments was at a show with the exellent and talented band YOB at the Roadburn festival a couple of years back. The sound of Mike’s guitar was so massive […]
We are more than happy to announce that we will unite with Pacific Northwest black metallers Wolves in the Throne Room, Danish post-black siren Myrkur and doomed rock ‘n’ crushers Khemmis (plus regional openers to be announced next year) for North America’s most famous magazine campaign this February! Ivar comments: “I have always wanted Enslaved to be part of […]
Today, we are very thrilled to finally unleash our new album “E”! You can now order the physical editions of the album: EU/World North America Nuclear Blast Store Or get the digital version and stream the new album here: http://nblast.de/EnslavedDigital We are very happy to see that “E” is getting such a good reception! […]
One week before the release of “E”, we present you today “The River’s Mouth”! Ivar explains about the song: “‘The River’s Mouth’ is a quite heavy track, drawing both on our rock roots and of course the foundation of everything awesome: mid-80s, mid-paced Bathory. It also includes some odd space-rock in the choruses and the […]
After discussing the recording process, new keyboarder and album title in the previous trailers, Grutle Kjellson now explains you the details of the cover artwork. Once again designed by Truls Espedal, the cover was handpainted on canvas and Grutle now explains how he initially got to know the artist that we have been working with since […]
We are happy to unveil today the third album trailer, in which guitarist and songwriter Ivar Bjørnson guides you through the recording studio where »E« was created, while singer and bassist Grutle Kjellson explains our working relationship with co-producer and long-time friend Iver Sandøy. Watch the trailer here: Grutle comments: “The whole recording process took about […]
After two unique release shows in Norway, we will embark on a big headline tour through mainland Europe. Our new album »E«, out on October 13th, will see us strive for a more progressive sound, while still honouring our roots, and this obviously screams for a unique new stage set up, a special light show […]