In Times, the thirteenth studio album from Norwegian extreme metallers, Enslaved, will be released on March 6th via Nuclear Blast. The band are offering a foretaste of the album in the form of a series of track-by-track videos.

In Part 2, Ivar Bjørnson explains how “One Thousand Years Of Rain” and “Nauthir Bleeding” came about:

Let Ivar give you further information on the idea behind the first two songs, “Thurisaz Dreaming” and “Building With Fire”:

Enslaved are streaming In Times in it’s entirety:

The famous BW&BK; Crossfire has returned and Enslaved's In Times is the first to be reviewed! Check out the commentary at this location.

Enslaved share the following about their new album: “As always, it is hard to formulate an exact direction Enslaved is or is not heading in with the new album.  This duality is part of the essence of the band: The ability to maintain consistency and a strong identity and, at the same time, surprise both the oldest fans and even ourselves with new musical directions.  The new material is darker and rawer, more aggressive and direct, yet continues the exploration deeper into progressive, softer, and more melodic territories with at times complex song structures, combined with unusually immediate (for Enslaved, at least) elements. The high level of energy in the songs reflects both an inspired and an ever-harder working band that keeps pushing their own and their associated genres’ limits.”

 

The main recording session for the album took place at Duper Studios and Solslottet Studio in Bergen, Norway with additional recording sessions taking place at Conclave & Earshot Studios (run by band members Larsen and Ice Dale), as well as Ivar Bjørnson’s Peersonal Sound Studios. Additional experimentation and sonic exploration was conducted deep in the woods of Valevåg (south of Bergen), where a mobile studio recorded additional sounds.

 

In Times was produced by band members Ivar Bjørnson, Grutle Kjellson and Herbrand Larsen together with Iver Sandøy. Mixing was completed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.

 

 

In Times tracklisting:

"Thurisaz Dreaming"
"Building With Fire"
"One Thousand Years Of Rain"
"Nauthir Bleeding"
"In Times"
"Daylight"

"Thurisaz Dreaming" lyric video:

"One Thousand Years Of Rain" lyric video:

Artwork trailer: