ENSLAVED's Grutle Kjellson - "We Try Not To Look Back At All On What We Have Done Before"
November 6, 2008, 15 years ago
MetalSucks recently spoke with Grutle Kjellson, ENSLAVED's bass player and lead vocalist, on the phone from his Norway home.
Kjellson talks about what influenced the band's latest record Vertebrae, working with longtime bandmate Ivar Bjornson in Enslaved and their experimental metal side project TRINACRIA, the overall importance of PINK FLOYD on his band's sound, the overall staid state of the black metal scene and how the band always tries to evolve and look forward.
An excerpt follows:
Q: The last couple albums you guys have done have been really interesting. You guys started off as one of the original old school black metal bands. What brought you to where you are now?
A: "I think we've always wanted to explore new territories. I don't think any of our albums sound the same. So I think, it has to be a natural development all the way. I mean, you can find what people refer to as “progressive influences” already on Eld, I think. But we don't have any specific goals around in making the album sound progressive or whatever. I mean, we just go in and we like the challenge, we like to challenge ourselves. When we're working on new material, we like to look forward. We try to not to look back at all on what we have done before."
Read the full interview at MetalSucks.
