Enslaved (band)
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Haugesund, Norway |
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| Genre(s) | Black metal Viking metal Progressive metal (recent) |
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| Years active | 1991–present | |
| Label(s) | Voices of Wonder SPV GmbH Osmose Productions Tabu Recordings Relapse Records Candlelight |
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| Website | enslaved.no | |
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| Ivar Bjørnson Grutle Kjellson Arve Isdal Cato Bekkevold Herbrand Larsen |
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| Former members | ||
| Trym Torson Richard Kronheim Per Husebø Harald Helgeson |
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Enslaved is a progressive black/viking metal band from Haugesund, Norway.
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[edit] Biography
Enslaved was formed in May 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. They had been playing in a death metal band called Phobia, but like many in the burgeoning black metal movement, they were looking for new sources of inspiration and expression. Though they began as a prototypical Norwegian black metal band, they always incorporated song structures unusual for the genre. The record Eld marks a start for a more progressive style, and is further developed from Mardraum and onwards. While altering the sound on each record, Mardraum, Monumension, and Below the Lights can be regarded as having similar style, while Isa and Ruun fall in a different era. Although the band now records in English, their early songs were mostly recorded in Icelandic or Old Norse, with one track on their first full-length album being performed in ancient Norwegian. Most of their lyrics relate to Norse mythology.
The band were also reported to have appeared in an episode of the American cartoon program South Park but this later transpired to be a practical joke at the expense of the Norwegian press.
The name was inspired by an Immortal demo track, "Enslaved in Rot".
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Ivar Bjørnson - guitar, keyboards (1991-)
- Grutle Kjellson - bass, vocals (1991-)
- Arve Isdal - guitar (2002-)
- Cato Bekkevold - drums (2003-)
- Herbrand Larsen - keyboards, vocals (2004-)
[edit] Former members
- Trym Torson - drums (1991-1995)
- Richard Kronheim - guitar (1997-2002)
- Per Husebø (also known as Dirge Rep) - drums (1997-2002)
- Harald Helgeson - drums (1995-1997)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Full-Length Albums
- Vikingligr Veldi (1994)
- Frost (1994)
- Eld (1997)
- Blodhemn (1998)
- Mardraum - Beyond the Within (2000)
- Monumension (2001)
- Below the Lights (2003)
- Isa (2004)
- Ruun (2006)
[edit] Demos
- Nema (1991)
- Yggdrasill (1992)
[edit] Splits
- Hordanes Land (split with Emperor) (1994)
[edit] DVDs
Enslaved also has two DVD releases, primarily consisting of concert footage.
- Live Retaliation (2003)
- Return to Yggdrasill (2005)
[edit] Trivia
- Grutle Kjellson and Cato Bekkevold are avid sport fishing enthusiasts; in fact, the two met at a related event.
- The band's song "Havenless" from Below the Lights was featured in the film Metal: A Headbanger's Journey.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Enslaved detailed discography A discography for record collectors, lists every known version of the bands releases
- French Fan website
- Free Stream of album Ruun at MP3.com
- Enslaved at MusicBrainz
- Enslaved lyrics at DarkLyrics
- Enslaved on BNR Metal
