Name: Axioma Ethica Odini
Brand: Enslaved

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BNM012CD

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Limited edition

Release date

2019-12-06

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Orchard

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Sales:8.875

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076625934235

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2019-12-13

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Artist

Enslaved

Genre US

Metal

Label US

By Norse

Enslaved is a progressive metal band hailing from Haugesund, Norway. Formed in June 1991 by Ivar Peersen (aka Ivar Bjørnson) and Kjetil Grutle (aka Grutle Kjellson), the band has made a name for themselves as pioneers of viking metal. While their current sound still carries elements of black metal, it is heavily influenced by the British progressive rock bands of the 1970s.

The current line-up consists of *Ivar Peersen* on guitar since 1991, *Kjetil Grutle* on vocals and bass since 1991, *Arve Isdal* on guitar since 2002, *Håkon Vinje* on keyboards and clean vocals since 2017, and *Iver Sandøy* on drums since 2018.

Enslaved's unique blend of genres has earned them a dedicated following over the years. Fans of similar artists such as Borknagar, Emperor, Windir, Kampfar, Satyricon, Keep Of Kalessin, Arcturus, Primordial, Immortal, Melechesh, Ihsahn,Taake ,1349,Dødheimsgard ,Summoning,Tsjuder,Sigh,Ulver ,Moonsorrow,and Naglfar are sure to appreciate Enslaved's captivating music.

Paired with the re-issue of “Vertebrae”, as these two Enslaved-albums also form an important pair musically; as many of the bands releases do, forming pairs in dynamics sonically and conceptually. By now Enslaved was “up and running” with the turn to the more progressive and avant-gardist directions more or less completed with its more mellow predecessors – “Axioma Ethica Odini” came as a lightning strike from the golden heavens of Valhalla itself – with its more direct approach and songwriting.

A big part of the big leap forward in production was the transition to using the band’s own studios in Bergen in addition to getting co-producer (and present drummer) Iver Sandøy onboard as well as recording parts in his Solslottet Studios, also in Bergen – and then taking all those recording over to Jens Bogren at Fascination Studios, Örebro, Sweden for mixing. The powerful sound that resulted set a new standard for both Enslaved and progressive Extreme Metal.

The re-issue features two special songs recorded during the same sessions as the album and previously only released as a 7” single; the hypnotic ethereal “Migration” (inspired by Enslaved’s collaborative commissioned piece at Molde International Jazz festival in 2008) and the doom-version of Frost-classic “Jotunblod” re-imagined for a special set at Roadburn Festival 2010. This issue features analytic and in-depth liner notes by Dom Lawson of Metal Hammer UK and Prog Magazine fame – a longtime friend and supporter of the band’s uncompromising preference of the roads not taken.

Axioma Ethica Odini

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