Enslaved "Utgard"

Utgard is the fifteenth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved, released 2 October 2020 by Nuclear Blast.

Utgard is the first Enslaved album with new drummer Iver Sandøy, who had previously co-produced several of the band's albums and joined full-time following the departure of longtime drummer Cato Bekkevold in 2018. The album was originally scheduled for release in early 2020, but was delayed until October of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The album is titled after a location in Norse mythology and includes some Norse lyrics and song titles. A video, filmed in Iceland, was released for the song "Jettegryta". Utgard continues to display some of the band's early black metal roots while continuing their experimentation with 1970s progressive rock.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ivar Bjørnson (under the name I. Peersen); except tracks 1, 4, 6, 7 with lyrics by Grutle Kjellson (under the name K. Grutle).

1. "Fires in the Dark" 6:00
2. "Jettegryta" 4:56
3. "Sequence" 6:39
4. "Homebound" 5:30
5. "Útgarðr" 1:51
6. "Urjotun" 4:21
7. "Flight of Thought and Memory" 6:22
8. "Storms of Utgard" 4:38
9. "Distant Seasons" 4:31

Total length: 44:46

Comes with 16-page booklet.

Recording information:

Recorded at Duper and Solslottet Studios, Conclave & Earshot, Peersonal Sound in Bergen, Norway, Overlook Hotel, Auklandshamn, Norway and Grand Hotell Stord, Norway during fall 2019.

Mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios, Orebro, Sweden in December 2019.