''Isa'' is the eighth full-length studio album by

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band Enslaved. Several tracks segue continuously into one another and the majority of compositions are composed of multiple interlocking movements.

Track listing

Personnel

Enslaved

Grutle Kjellson Kjetil Tvedte Grutle, better known as Grutle Kjellson (born 24 December 1973 in Sveio, Hordaland, Norway), is the bassist and vocalist of the Norwegian progressive black metal band Enslaved. Together with Ivar Bjørnson, they are the founding an ...

– harsh vocals, bass *

Ivar Bjørnson Ivar Skontorp Peersen, best known by his stage name Ivar Bjørnson (born 27 November 1977 in Etne), is a Norwegian composer/guitarist for the progressive black/viking metal band Enslaved. Biography Bjørnson is, along with Grutle Kjellson, o ...

– guitar *

Arve Isdal Arve Isdal (born 28 August 1977, Bergen, Norway), also known as Ice Dale, is a Norwegian musician and producer, best known as lead guitarist for the progressive black metal band Enslaved. Career Isdal was initially influenced by hard rock ba ...

– guitar * Herbrand Larsen – keyboards; hammond, piano, mellotron, clean vocals * Cato Bekkevold (from

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) – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

* Truls Espedal, Asle Birkeland – cover art *

Abbath Doom Occulta Olve Eikemo (born 27 June 1973), better known by his stage name Abbath Doom Occulta or simply Abbath, is a Norwegian musician best known as a founding member of the black metal band Immortal. Before founding Immortal, Abbath performed with Old ...

- backing vocals - "Lunar Force" *

Nocturno Culto Ted Skjellum (born 4 March 1972), also known by the stage name Nocturno Culto, is a Norwegian musician best known as the vocalist, lead guitarist, and partial bassist (shared with Fenriz) of the influential black metal band Darkthrone. He has bee ...

- additional vocals - "Isa" and "Bounded by Allegiance" * Dennis Reksten (from El-Regn) - additional synthesizers * Ofu Khan (from

) - vocals on "Ascension" * Stig Sandbakk - additional vocals on "Ascension" and "Return to Yggdrasill"

Production

* Production:

Pytten Eirik Hundvin (born 8 February 1950), also known as Pytten, is a Norwegian producer and recording engineer for many classic black metal albums, mainly by Norwegian bands, nearly all of which were recorded in the Grieg Hall in Bergen. Hundvin is ...

and Enslaved * Engineering: Pytten and Herbrand Larsen * Mixing: Lars Klokkerhaug * Mastering: Peter In de Betou

References

{{Authority control Enslaved (band) albums 2004 albums