Enslaved (band)

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Enslaved

Origin	Haugesund, Norway
Years active	1991 - present
Genres	Black metal Viking metal Progressive metal (recent)
Labels	Voices of Wonder SPV GmbH Osmose Productions Tabu Recordings Relapse Records Candlelight
Members	Ivar Bjørnson Grutle Kjellson Arve Isdal Cato Bekkevold Herbrand Larsen

Enslaved is a progressive black/viking metal band from Haugesund, Norway. They formed in May 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old. 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 have recently explored more progressive styles, starting with Eld but reaching its most prominent beginning with Mardraum. 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.

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".

1 Personnel
- 1.1 Current members
- 1.2 Former members
2 Discography
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Personnel

[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 (Dirge Rep) - Drums (1997-2002)
Harald Helgeson - Drums (1995-1997)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Demos

Nema (1991)
Yggdrasill (1992)

[edit] Splits

Hordanes Land (split with Emperor) (1994)

[edit] Full-Length Albums

[edit] Other Releases

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.