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Enslaved Members Explain Axioma Ethica Odini Artwork and Bonus Edition Of The New Album

Posted on Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson of the Norwegian psychedelic post-black metal band Enslaved recently gave an in-depth explanation of the artwork of the bands’s forthcoming album, Axioma Ethica Odini, to the visitors of the web site of the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine. You can watch the clip at this location.

Axioma Ethica Odini will be released in Europe on September 27 and in North America on September 28. The CD’s cover artwork was created by the Norwegian artist Truls Espedal, who has painted every Enslaved album cover since 2001′s Monumension.

Axioma Ethica Odini track listing:

01. Ethica Odini
02. Raidho
03. Waruun
04. The Beacon
05. Axioma
06. Giants
07. Singular
08. Night Sight
09. Lightening

Axioma Ethica Odini will be made available as a special edition in gatefold seven-inch format with the entire album on CD and a seven-inch vinyl single as a bonus, as well as a regular jewel case and double vinyl. The bonus seven-inch single will include the songs Jotunblod (Doom) and Migration.

Commented Enslaved songwriter and guitarist Ivar Bjørnson: “Enslaved wanted to do something really special for the bonus edition of the new album, Axioma Ethica Odini. It was decided to go ahead and record two very special songs, in a very special environment.

“The first song on the EP is ‘Jotunblod (Doom)’. This is basically Enslaved ‘covering’ Enslaved.

“The original ‘Jotunblod’ can be found on the legendary ‘Frost’ album from back in 1994. The self-cover version, ‘Jotunblod (Doom)’, was initially specially made for the Roadburn festival 2010, where Enslaved were Artists in Residence (altogether the audience saw four Enslaved-related concerts that weekend).

“Why a doom version?

“This version was made to honor that festival and its goers for their open-mindedness on one side. On the other side: Enslaved wanted to challenge themselves by re-arranging one of their most iconic songs. The result was so effectual that the band wanted to make a one-off recording of the version; that is how it ended up as one side of this bonus 7″ EP.

“The song is based on the chaotic forces of the Giants, the Jotuns, from Northern Mythology.

“While the original recording from ‘Frost’ is a somewhat obvious sound portrait of these forces (fast, chaotic and at the same time, complex and melodic), this doom version highlights another specter of the primeval forces: the heavy, from-the-core-of-the-Earth-type-sluggish and unrelenting march of chaos that can’t be stopped.

“The other song on the 7″ is another one that hasn’t been recorded before, but has been played live! ‘Migration’ is, plain and simple, song number six from the obscure collaboration between Enslaved and Norwegian metal-jazzers Shining that took place at Molde International Jazz Fest in 2008.

“‘Migration’ represents the atmosphere that Enslaved brought to table in the collaboration. It represents both the escapism and extreme presence delivered in Enslaved’s music and concepts: an existential paradox in itself.

“These two songs were recorded in the woods of Valevåg — a small village on the West coast of Norway that is the birth place of Enslaved’s Grutle Kjellson. Enslaved got help from local farmers with driving their backline and recording equipment deep into the woods of Valevåg (close to Le Cimitiere de Marin, made famous by Norwegian composer Fartein Valen). The séance was recorded by Iver Sandøy (who co-produced the drums for ‘Axioma Ethica Odini’) and mixed in his Solslottet Studios.

“The thought behind releasing the album as a 7″ EP with the album inside hails from Enslaved’s undying vinyl and patriotism and is a tribute to the eternal principle of an album release being something special and important!”

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Welcome to Hell, Or Should We Say, Welcome To Hole In The Sky 2010

Posted on Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Roadburn’s currently gearing up for Hole In The Sky 2010 (Bergen Metal Fest XI), set for August 24 – 28, Bergen, Norway.  Find out why down below: Welcome to Hell, or should we say, welcome to Hole in the Sky 2010. This particular introduction is of course chosen carefully as ...read more

Austin Metal Music Examiner: The 10 Most Expensive Black Metal Albums

Posted on Friday, August 6th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from Austin Metal Music Examiner: Hessians the world over pride themselves in buying stacks of CDs and LPs at a time. We think nothing of blowing hundreds of dollars in a single visit to our favorite record stores or online distros. It’s expensive enough to keep up with ...read more

Enslaved: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

Posted on Friday, July 16th, 2010

Norwegian psychedelic post-black metal band Enslaved has set Axioma Ethica Odini as the title of its new album, due in Europe on September 27 and in North America on September 28. Imhotep’s Paul Kearns recently conducted an interview with Enslaved guitarist / songwriter Ivar Bjørnson. Watch the chat below: Enslaved ...read more

True Cult Heavy Metal: Roadburn 2010 Day Two: The Mind Melts

Posted on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from True Cult Heavy Metal (Blog by Louise Brown, Editor Terrorizer): Sorry I didn’t post day two of my Roadburn blog before this. That’s what happens after festivals. Life gets ya. It brings you down to the earth with an almighty punch in the lady garden. And blimey, ...read more

Roadburn 2010 by Achrome Moments Photography

Posted on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

We asked Paul Verhagen (Achrome Moments Photography) to share some of his finest photos of Roadburn 2010. Here are his choices:

True Cult Heavy Metal: Roadburn 2010 Day One: Unearthing The Memories

Posted on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Lovingly pinched from True Cult Heavy Metal ( Louise Brown, editor Terrorizer Magazine): Never has the phrase Portents Of Doom ever been so apt. We all know Roadburn is an earth-shattering event but coming off the plane (thank god we got the early one) in Eindhoven we didn’t expect to ...read more

Brooklyn Vegan: Roadburn Festival 2010 kicks off despite the volcano – our Day 1 report includes Goatsnake, Eyehategod, a wedding & more

Posted on Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Roadburn Festival 2010 kicks off despite the volcano – our Day 1 report includes Goatsnake, Eyehategod, a wedding & more words by Kim Kelly, Kim Kelly knows her (good) metal, and as such, we couldn’t think of a better ambassador than this Philadelphian/writer for Terrorizer / Hails & Horns / ...read more

Enslaved Answers Fan-Submitted Questions

Posted on Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Fans sent in their questions via Facebook, MySpace and Twitter and Norwegian masters of progressive / experimental metal Enslaved answered them during their time in the studio during the recording process for their upcoming album. Watch the results in four parts below. Enslaved is recording its new CD at Duper, ...read more

Enslaved Begins Recording New Album

Posted on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Founding member / songwriter / rhythm guitarist Ivar Bjørnson of Norwegian masters of progressive / experimental metal Enslaved has issued the following studio update: “This is a short blog from the studio where we — Enslaved — have started to record our new album. We are doing the drums in ...read more

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