Big news from Norse Blackened prog masters Enslaved! The band will reissue a fully remastered version of their 1992 demo release Yggdrasill,
as a digipack CD with a 12 page booklet, and a very limited to 300 hand-numbered coloured A-side/B-side effect 12″ vinyl edition on December 2nd, 2022! It celebrates over 30 years as a band for Enslaved and will release via By Norse, the label owneed and run by co-founder Ivar Bjørnson. Pre-orders are live now at the links below in all-formats.
“For a band seemingly obsessed with the concepts of roots and what springs from them; that would be us, yes – ‘Yggdrasill’ is the exploding seed, the rampant alpha and the All from which everything we do and do not today springs. It is a release of which I am immensely proud of and have endless tenderness for. Youthful pure passion for music, disregard for any perceived rules and dogmas – I try to let this inspire everything we do to this day, however different we may or may not sound today. Getting to finally release this in proper fashion through By Norse Music, the label I own and run with my best friends – now that is truly a massive milestone for me” – Ivar Bjørnson
It features all five songs from the demo plus the Bonus Track “Enslaved” on both formats! The layout of the vinyl and CD feature an informative inlay with liner notes from both Grutle Kjellson and Ivar Bjørnson, providing a historical perspective on the music, archival photos from the period and full lyrics!
Enslaved is;
Ivar Bjørnson, Grutle Kjellson, Ice Dale, Iver Sandøy, Håkon Vinje
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Yggdrasill Tracklist (Re-Issue 2022):
- Heimdallr
- Allfadr Odinn
- Hal Valr
- Niunda Heim
- Resound Of Gjallarhorn
- Enslaved (Bonus Track)