ENSLAVED – New Album Details Revealed

ENSLAVED have posted new information about their forthcoming album “Utgard” which is slated to release this fall. The band comments:

“‘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.”

“Utgard” will run as follows:

01 – “Fires In The Dark”
02 – “Jettegryta”
03 – “Sequence”
04 – “Homebound”
05 – “Utgardr”
06 – “Urjotun”
07 – “Flight Of Thought And Memory”
08 – “Storms Of Utgard”
09 – “Distant Seasons”