{"id":54512,"date":"2017-10-13T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=54512"},"modified":"2019-12-04T23:50:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T23:50:07","slug":"news-enslaved-release-14th-studio-album-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-enslaved-release-14th-studio-album-e\/","title":{"rendered":"ENSLAVED Release 14th Studio Album \u2018E\u2019 (October 13th, 2017) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ENSLAVED Release 14th Studio Album \u2018E\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nOctober 13th, 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bergen, Norway-based progressive extreme metal band Enslaved issued 14th full-length studio album E<\/em> on October 13th, 2017 through Nuclear Blast Records.<\/p>\n

Enslaved mastermind Ivar Bj\u00f8rnson commented: \u201cThe concept of the album lies in both it\u2019s meaning as a letter in the latin alphabet, and it\u2019s runic reference: the rune \u2018Ehwaz\u2019, that is depicted as an \u2018M\u2019 when drawn as rune (just to make sure it gets really confusing) \u2013 the runes are drawn to look like what they literally mean. Ehwaz (pronounced and used as what\u2019s known as \u2018E\u2019, but drawn as an \u2018M\u2019) looks like and means \u2018Horse\u2019. Which is closely linked to its esoteric meaning; which is \u2018trust\u2019 and \u2018co-operation\u2019. One of mankinds oldest and deepest pairings \/ collaborations with any \u2018outside\u2019 entities is with the horse. When they were first tamed and utilised there must have arisen the notion of some esoteric link between the two; now we could move swiftly, escape faster and even eat and drink from the animal (both horse milk and horse blood), and of course show off and brag before our enemies and peers with the most spectacular horses.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, no, it is not about horses! It is about the symbioses that surrounds us; which are vital to our existence, to our development \u2013 on all scales: man and vessel (for instance horse, yes), a person and its significant other, child and parent, musician and instrument, chaos and order, subconscious and conscious, Oden and Sleipnir \u2013 wisdom and communication. There are many levels and variations of this concept on the album; the duality of man and nature, present and past personalities within one self, the conscious fear and the subconscious drive. And other symbiosis.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recordings for E<\/em> took place once again at Duper Studios and Solslottet Studios in Bergen throughout April 2017, and were mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in \u00d6rebro, Sweden.<\/p>\n

The cover artwork was hand-pained by Norwegian artist and longtime collaborator Truls Espedal.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Storm Son\u2019
\n02. \u2018The River\u2019s Mouth\u2019
\n03. \u2018Sacred Horse\u2019
\n04. \u2018Axis Of The Worlds\u2019
\n05. \u2018Feathers Of Eolh\u2019
\n06. \u2018Hiindsiight\u2019
\n07. \u2018Djupet\u2019 *
\n08. \u2018What Else Is There?\u2019 (R\u00f6yksopp cover) *<\/p>\n

* digipak CD and digital bonus track<\/p>\n

Enslaved\u2019s line-up was as follows: <\/p>\n

Grutle Kjellson (vocals and bass)
\nIce Dale (lead guitar)
\nIvar Bj\u00f8rnson (rhythm guitar)
\nCato Bekkevold (drums)
\nH\u00e5kon Vinje (keyboards and vocals)<\/p>\n

Music videos were released for the track \u2018The River\u2019s Mouth\u2019 and the band\u2019s cover rendition of R\u00f6yksopp\u2019s \u2018What Else Is There?\u2019. In addition, an animated music video was created for the song \u2018Storm Son\u2019. All three clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Thirteenth studio record In Times<\/em> was released<\/a> in March 2015.<\/p>\n