“A new sound heard throughout the land”
Like Yggdrasill, the world tree at the centre of Norse mythology, black metal has branched out in all sorts of directions. Enslaved have always been a fine example of the genre’s progressive possibilities. Throughout their career the Norwegians have consistently pushed their creative longboat out into new waters. On this classic track from 2004’s Isa there are long passages of dreamy prog that bring to mind Rush, Porcupine Tree and the like. But these cosmic adventurers remain black at heart with frosty, pagan lyrics and a recurring, but captivatingly brief, riff of violent, tempestuous power.
HEAVY METAL OVERLOAD 
I’m aware of these guys and you know what I’m gonna say about this one, right? I do like the riffage and the proggy bits.
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I don’t know. You’re gonna have to tell me. You’d rather it was Robert Palmer on vocals?
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Obviously.
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Splendid creative longboat line, HMO!
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I’ll take this over Mike’s air guitaring in those shorts!! LOL!!! Seriously though, musically it is fantastic…vocally, not my cup of tea.
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Umm… I’m going to have check Mike’s site out now then!
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Isa — isn’t that a name for Jesus? These guys like mixing faiths!
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In this case it’s from a Rune. Isa meaning “ice”.
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Aha! I have learned!
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Yggdrasil is a kick ass word in Scrabble too. I suspect that’s what they’re really singing about.
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Poser alert! Real metalheads only play Boggle. Or, at a push, Bananagrams.
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I freaking love Bananagrams!
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It’s the business! DUMP!
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Dude, PEEL!
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It’s the Game of Kings. Chess, schmess.
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