Learn More About Enslaved’s New Album + Stream a New Live Performance
We have two Enslaved items for ya this morin’!
First: the band headlined last week’s Verftet online music festival in USF, Bergen, and the performance was live streamed online. But no need to be sad if you missed it — you can watch it below!
Second: the band has revealed some more details about their new album, Utgard. Specifically, they’ve released the track list…
- “Fires in the Dark”
- “Jettegryta”
- “Sequence”
- “Homebound”
- “Utgardr”
- “Urjotun”
- “Flight of Thought and Memory”
- “Storms of Utgard”
- “Distant Seasons”
…as well as this statement delving into the themes of the record:
“‘Utgard’ bears countless meanings to us; an image, metaphor, an esoteric ‘location’, a word on its own etc – on different levels and layers. From Norse mythology we know it as a landscape were the giants roam; where the gods of Asgard have no control; dangerous, chaotic, uncontrollable and where madness, creativeness, humor and chaos dwells.
“The album is a journey into and through ‘Utgard’. It is a place of unification of that which is above and that which lies below. It is not about avoiding fear of the pitch-black darkness (it will keep on growing until the next confrontation), but to go into the darkness itself. This is the rebirth of the individual. In a world that has become so obsessed with the false lights of greed, jealousy and egotism this is a necessary journey.
“‘Utgard’ is not a fairytale, it is a vital part of both your mind and your surroundings, and it has been since the dawn of mankind. Acknowledging that this realm exists and is a vital part of the self, has inspired us deeply since the early days of our lives. Enjoy our journey to the outer limits.”
We still don’t know when Utgard will be out, but it’s s’posed to be sometime in the fall. Stay tuned…
