On October 13th, black avantgarde Norwegians ENSLAVED will unleash their 14th album “E” taking the band to fresh and more progressive shores. Today they unveil 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 the band’s working relationship with co-producer Iver Sandøy. Watch the trailer here:
Grutle comments: “The whole recording process took about 3 or 4 weeks. The album is produced like usual by Iver Sandøy, Ivar and myself. The album was mixed by Jens Bogren at the Fascination Street studio in Sweden and this was the 4th time that he did the mix for us and we’re really satisfied about the result – top notch work this time too, buddy!”
Soon the band will unveil another excerpt of their upcoming album, but in case you missed the stunning music video of the 10 minute epic single ‘Storm Son’ animated by Josh Graham [SOUNDGARDEN, NEUROSIS] you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/GRlhMyXmTYQ
After two unique release shows in Norway, ENSLAVED will embark on a big headline tour through mainland Europe. Their new album “E”, out on October 13th, will see them strive for a more progressive sound, while still honouring their roots, and this obviously screams for a unique new stage set up, a special light show and other surprises that the true avant-garde Norwegians will bring to the scenes of Europe in November and December!
To stay loyal to the underground and support fresh insider tips, the members from ENSLAVED handpicked all their local opening acts. This will allow the fans to see a large variety of promising up-and-coming bands such as Germany’s finest IMPERIUM DEKADENZ, post black metallers HERETOIR, atmospheric magicians DARKHER, post-rockers LOST IN KIEV and many more.
See the new tour trailer here:
And to witness another fantastic package, make sure to secure your tickets for ENSLAVED‘s special shows in the UK, where the Norwegians support their label mates OPETH. See all the dates and different line-ups here:
ROCK HARD & LEGACY & METAL.DE present:
10.11. D Hamburg – Logo (w/ IMPERIUM DEKADENZ & HERETOIR)
11.11. D Berlin – Nuke (w/ IMPERIUM DEKADENZ & HERETOIR)
12.11. D Cologne – Underground (w/ IMPERIUM DEKADENZ & HERETOIR)
13.11. NL Utrecht – Tivoli de Helling
15.11 UK Manchester – o2 Ritz (supporting OPETH)
16.11 UK Glasgow – Barrowlands (supporting OPETH)
17.11. UK Belfast – The Limelight 1 (supporting OPETH)
18.11. IRL Dublin – The Academy (supporting OPETH) *sold out*
19.11. UK Nottingham – Rock City (supporting OPETH)
21.11 UK Bristol – o2 Academy (supporting OPETH)
22.11 UK Birmingham – o2 Institute (supporting OPETH)
24.11. UK London – Islington Assembly Hall (w/ DARKHER & SVALBARD)
25.11. F Paris – Trabendo (w/ LOST IN KIEV, WOLVE)
26.11. B Vosselaar – Biebob
28.11. F Rezé – Barakason (w/ LOST IN KIEV, WOLVE)
29.11. F Lyon – CCO Villeurbanne (w/ LOST IN KIEV, WOLVE)
30.11. I Brescia – Circolo Colony
01.12. CH Pratteln – Z7
02.12. D Frankfurt – Das Bett (w/ ZATOKREV)
03.12. CZ Prague – Chelmnice (w/ ZATOKREV)
16.12. RU Moscow – Volta
17.12. RU St. Petersburg – Club Zal
But before touring Europe, ENSLAVED play two special release shows in their homecountry Norway, where you can hear the new songs live for the very first time, meet the band at the merch stand and get two unique gig posters for free:
AISA & Time Out Agency presents:
w/ SIBIIR
12.10 N Oslo – Blå
13.10 N Bergen – Garage
Or see them at the following festival shows:
28.09. CN Quebec – Nordicq Festival
26.10. S Stockholm – Close-Up Baten 21
1.-5.02. USA Miami – 70.000 Tons Of Metal
On October 13th, true avant-garde Norwegians ENSLAVED will herald a new era of their career and melds mesmerising prog with jarring extreme metal on their highly anticipated new album “E”. After discussing the seemingly simplistic album title in a previous trailer, the band now unveils a second album trailer. In this clip, singer and lyricist Grutle Kjellson discusses finding their new keyboarder and clean vocalist Håkon Vinje, after the departure of their long-time friend Herbrand Larsen. Watch the trailer here:
In case you missed the stunning music video of the 10 minute epic single ‘Storm Son’ animated by Josh Graham [SOUNDGARDEN, NEUROSIS] you can watch it here:
You can now pre-order the physical editions of the album here.
Or get the digital version and stream new track ‘Storm Son’ via this link.
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Witness ENSLAVED live for the first time with their new songs on these exclusive release shows, where you can meet the band at the merch stand and get two unique gig posters for free:
AISA & Time Out Agency presents:
w/ SIBIIR
12.10 N Oslo – Blå
13.10 N Bergen – Garage
Later, ENSLAVED will also embark on a full European tour:
ROCK HARD & LEGACY & METAL.DE present:
10.11. D Hamburg – Logo
11.11. D Berlin – Nuke
12.11. D Cologne – Underground
13.11. NL Utrecht – Tivoli de Helling
15.11 UK Manchester – o2 Ritz*
16.11 UK Glasgow – Barrowlands*
17.11. UK Belfast – The Limelight 1*
18.11. IRL Dublin – The Academy *
19.11. UK Nottingham – Rock City*
21.11 UK Bristol – o2 Academy*
22.11 UK Birmingham – o2 Institute*
24.11. UK London – Islington Assembly Hall
25.11. F Paris – Trabendo
26.11. B Vosselaar – Biebob
28.11. F Rezé – Barakason
29.11. F Lyon – CCO Villeurbanne
30.11. I Brescia – Circolo Colony
01.12. CH Pratteln – Z7
02.12. D Frankfurt – Das Bett
03.12. CZ Prague – Chelmnice
16.12. RU Moscow – Volta
17.12. RU St. Petersburg – Club Val
*supporting OPETH
Or see them at the following festival shows:
24.08. N Bergen – Beyond the Gates
25.08. N Moss – Festivalen Sin
16.09. BR Sao Paulo – Overload Music Fest
28.09. CN Quebec – Nordicq Festival
26.10. S Stockholm – Close-Up Baten 21
1.-5.02. USA Miami – 70.000 Tons Of Metal
On October 13th, true avant-garde Norwegians ENSLAVED will unleash their highly anticipated studio album “E” and herald a new era of their career. The band’s 14th opus melds mesmerising prog with jarring extreme metal and epic musical landscapes; and today, the band unveils the first album trailer. Watch as vocalist, bassist and lyricist Grutle Kjellson explains the choice of the seemingly simplistic album title:
ENSLAVED are also pleased to announce a collaboration with BMG Publishing for their upcoming release.
“We are very happy to be joining BMG Publishing!”, states the band. “To be part of such an eclectic roster including GHOST, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and many others will help us spread our wings further on many levels. We are very much looking forward to this corporation.”
In case you missed the stunning music video of the 10 minute epic single ‘Storm Son’ animated by Josh Graham [SOUNDGARDEN, NEUROSIS] you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/GRlhMyXmTYQ
True avant-garde Norwegians ENSLAVED will release their epic new studio album “E” on October 13th via Nuclear Blast, and with this 14th full-length record, the virtuosi herald a new chapter in the band’s history. To provide a first taster of what’s to come, the band now unveils their debut music video for the 10 minute long single ‘Storm Son’ that melds mesmerising prog with jarring extreme metal and a folky atmosphere. The music video was designed by Josh Graham, who previously worked with SOUNDGARDEN and NEUROSIS among others, and delivered a truly spectacular piece of animated art that you can watch here:
“‘Storm Son’ deals with the duality of man and nature, how important and basic that relationship is,” explains songwriter and guitarist Ivar. “Everything we do and create are imitations of nature; as we evolved from nature, that is how it must be – yet modern man thinks he and she is independent of nature, that we somehow are so superior that we do not have to take nature into consideration other than as a backdrop for shitty movies. Or festivals. Losing touch with nature is basically to lose touch with being human.”
True Norwegian black avant-gardists ENSLAVED have announced the release of their epic new studio album for October 13th, 2017 via Nuclear Blast. This 14th full-length masterpiece sets the musical mind-twisters free from genre boundaries and offers a unprecedented mix of prog, extreme metal and shoegaze on 8 tracks with a play time of more than an hour. Elegantly titled “E”, the album was once again written by the unholy alliance of guitarist Ivar Bjørnson (music, lyrics) and singer/bassist Grutle Kjellson (lyrics) and marks the introduction of their new keyboard master and clean vocalist Håkon Vinje. Mixed and mastered at the Fascination Street Studios by the renowed Jens Bogren, »E« heralds a new era for ENSLAVED. Its cover artwork was once again hand-painted by the Norwegian artist Truls Espedal. As support for their brave sound journey, the quintet brought several guest musicians on board for the songs ‘Hiindsiight’ and ‘Feathers Of Eolh’, including WARDRUNA’s Einar Kvitrafn Selvik, flutist Daniel Mage and jazz saxophonist Kjetil Møster.
The track list contains these majestic anthems:
01. Storm Son (10:54)
02. The River’s Mouth (5:12)
03. Sacred Horse (8:12)
04. Axis Of The Worlds (7:49)
05. Feathers Of Eolh (8:06)
06. Hiindsiight (9:32)
Bonus tracks available on the digipak:
07. Djupet (7:39)
08. What Else Is There? (Röyksopp cover) (4:44)
Stay tuned for the first single ‘Storm Son’ to be unveiled this Friday!
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