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Enslaved

Profile:In 1991 Grutle Kjellson and Ivar Bjørnson grew tired of their band Phobia and wanted to start something new. Ivar's childhood friend Trym Torson soon joined the band as drummer and now that the band was complete, they started working on songs. But there was a problem: what to call the band? The band went to a live show where Old Funeral played, and Demonaz was with them at that time: his first suggestion was 'Enslaved' (inspired from their song "Enslaved in Rot" from the Immortal demo tape) and that was what the band chose and kept...

After 6 months of constant rehearsing, the band produced a two track demo, which was a mixture of Black, Death and some synth parts. But it was awful so they decided not to release it. A year later, they entered the studio again and produced a five track demo. This time it had the right sound and it was named "Yggdrasill" (taken from Northern mythology). The demo was, of course, great, and got them a deal with the legendary record label "Deathlike Silence Productions". Today the original demo is unobtainable, but it was later re-released on a split with Satyricon. Later, a guy from England called Euronymous of DSP and asked for two extreme norwegian bands, as he was starting his own label called Candlelight Records. Enslaved and Emperor were the ones Euronymous mentioned. All this led to the release of the split, "Hordanes Land/Emperor".

It was now time to record the full-length debut. It was recorded in Grieghallen, and named "Vikingligr Veldi". Legendary Pytten produced it, and Hellhammer from Mayhem helped with the drums. It was supposed to be released on DSP but that never happened (The death of Euronymous), but Voices of Wonder (DSP partner) helped releasing the album in 1994. But problems appeared and it is not produced anymore today. But Enslaved and V.o.W might work together on this in the future.

French Osmose Productions noticed their talent and offered them a record deal. Once again they entered Grieghallen and recorded and released the album "Frost" in 1994. This album helped crafting the genre known as Viking Metal. Later, the band joined a tour called "The Winter War Tour", with Marduk in 1995.

Trym left the band and joined Emperor. Harald Helgeson took over the drums. With the new drummer they recorded the album, "Eld", which was released in 1997. After "Eld" was released the new drummer also left the band, but Enslaved found replacement. Dirge Rep (Gehenna) replaced the drummer, and guitarist R. Kronheim was recruited as sessions members. This led to the release of "Blodhemn" in 1998. It was followed by "Mardraum - Beyond the Within" in 2000.

In 2001 the seventh release "Monumension" was recorded and released. It was followed by "Below the Lights" which was released in 2003.
URLs:http://www.enslaved.no/
http://www.myspace.com/enslaved
Members:Arve Isdal, Cato Bekkevold, Freddy Bolsø, Grutle Kjellson, Harald Helgeson, Herbrand Larsen, Ivar Bjørnson, Per Husebø, Roy Kronheim, Trym Torson
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Releases:
Yggdrasill (Cass)   Not On Label (Enslaved Self-released) 1992
Emperor / Hordanes Land ◄ (2 versions)   Candlelight Records ... 1993
Frost (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Osmose Productions ... 1994
Vikingligr Veldi (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Voices Of Wonder Records ... 1994
The Forest Is My Throne / Yggdrasill ◄ (2 versions)   Moonfog Productions 1996
Eld (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Osmose Productions ... 1997
Blodhemn (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Osmose Productions 1998
Mardraum - Beyond The Within (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Osmose Productions ... 2000
Monumension (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Osmose Productions ... 2001
Below The Lights (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Osmose Productions ... 2003
Isa (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Tabu Recordings ... 2004
Vikingligr Veldi / Hordanes Land (2xCD, RM)   Candlelight Records USA 2004
Return To Yggdrasill - Live In Bergen (DVD)   Tabu Recordings 2005
Ruun (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Tabu Recordings ... 2006
Vertebrae (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Indie Recordings ... 2008
Hordanes Land (LP, RE, Gat)   Back On Black 2009
Production:
Öya Oslo 2006 (CD, Promo) Path To Vanir Öya Oslo 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Candlelight Compilation (CD, Comp) Allfoör Oöinn Candlelight Records 1995
Nordic Metal: A Tribute To Euronymous ◄ (2 versions) Loke Necropolis Records ... 1995
Slatanic Slaughter ◄ (2 versions) Jesus Saves Black Sun Records ... 1995
World Domination (CD) Sverte Vidder Osmose Productions 1995
Blackend: The Black Metal Compilation Volume I (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Wotan, Slaget I Skogen... Blackend ... 1996
In Memory Of Celtic Frost (CD) Procreation (Of The Wi... Dwell Records 1996
Blackend: The Black Metal Compilation Volume III (2xCD) The Man From Hordaland Metal Blade Records 1997
Darkthrone Holy Darkthrone (CD, Comp, Dig) Natassja In Eternal Sleep Moonfog Productions 1997
Feuersturm (2xCD) Fire Century Media 1997
Gods Of Darkness (CD, Comp) Hordalendingen Nuclear Blast 1997
World Domination II ◄ (2 versions) Forgotten Osmose Productions ... 1997
The World Domination Live (VHS) Kvasirs Blod, Fenris, ... Osmose Productions 1998
Hard Rock Extrême N°6 (CD, Smplr) Urtical Gods Hard Rock 1999
Metallian Sampler n°17 (CD, Smplr) Daudningekvida (Death ... Metallian Editions 2000
Hard N' Heavy Vol. 58 (CD, Enh) The Dead Stare Hard N' Heavy 2003
Off Road Tracks Vol. 68 (CD, Enh) As Fire Swept Clean Th... Metal Hammer (Germany) 2003
Legacy 05/04 (CD, Enh) Return To Yggdrasill Legacy Magazine 2004
Orkus Compilation 5 (CD, Smplr) Return To Yggdrasill Orkus 2004
Razor: Music From The Cutting Edge (Vol. 10) (CD, Comp) Return To Yggdrasill Metal Hammer (UK) 2004
Valfar, Ein Windir (2xCD) Dauden Tabu Recordings 2004
Concrete Approved - June Sampler 2006 (CD, Smplr, Enh) Path To Vanir Concrete Planet 2006
The Dark Psyche (CD, Comp) The Dead Stare The End Records 2006
Öya Oslo 2006 (CD, Promo) Path To Vanir Öya Oslo 2006
Legacy 04/08 (CD, Smplr) To The Coast Legacy Magazine 2008
Pagan Fire (CD, Comp + DVD, Comp) Isa, Path To Vanir Nuclear Blast 2008
Norway - Metal 2. Edition (CD, Smplr, Comp) Path To Vanir Music Export Norway  
Norway Now - Metal (CD, Smplr, Comp) The Dead Stare Music Export Norway  
Unofficial Releases:
Satyricon (CD-ROM) Heimdallr, Allfqðr O... Домашняя Коллекция 2003
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