Isa (Enslaved album)
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| Released | 20 October 2004 (Norway) 8 November 2004 (Europe) 7 February 2005 (US) | |||
| Recorded | July–August 2004, Grieghallen Studios, Bergen, Norway | |||
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| Length | 51:01 | |||
| Label | Candlelight | |||
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Isa is the eighth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on 20 October 2004 in Norway and 8 November 2004 in Europe by Tabu Recordings and on 7 February 2005 in the US by Candlelight Records.[3][4] Several tracks segue continuously into one another and the majority of compositions are composed of multiple interlocking movements.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ivar Bjørnson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro: Green Reflection" | 0:51 | |
| 2. | "Lunar Force" | Grutle Kjellson | 7:03 |
| 3. | "Isa" | 3:46 | |
| 4. | "Ascension" | 6:45 | |
| 5. | "Bounded by Allegiance" | Kjellson | 6:38 |
| 6. | "Violet Dawning" | 3:49 | |
| 7. | "Return to Yggdrasill" |
| 5:39 |
| 8. | "Secrets of the Flesh" | 3:36 | |
| 9. | "Neogenesis" | 11:58 | |
| 10. | "Outro: Communion (excerpt)" | 0:56 | |
| Total length: | 51:01 | ||
Personnel
Enslaved
- Grutle Kjellson – harsh vocals, bass
- Ivar Bjørnson – guitar
- Arve Isdal – guitar
- Herbrand Larsen – keyboards; hammond, piano, mellotron, clean vocals
- Cato Bekkevold (from Red Harvest) – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Truls Espedal, Asle Birkeland – cover art
- Abbath Doom Occulta – backing vocals – "Lunar Force"
- Nocturno Culto – additional vocals – "Isa" and "Bounded by Allegiance"
- Dennis Reksten (from El-Regn) – additional synthesizers
- Ofu Khan (from Red Harvest) – vocals on "Ascension"
- Stig Sandbakk – additional vocals on "Ascension" and "Return to Yggdrasill"
Production
- Production: Pytten and Enslaved
- Engineering: Pytten and Herbrand Larsen
- Mixing: Lars Klokkerhaug
- Mastering: Peter In de Betou
References
- ^ a b c d Isa at AllMusic
- ^ O'Boyle, Tom (May 14, 2019). "The 10 essential post-black metal album". Metal Hammer. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Enslaved's homepage". Enslaved.no. Archived from the original on 1 November 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "ENSLAVED Film Promotional Video For 'ISA'". Blabbermouth. 30 October 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2023.