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Isa (Enslaved album)

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Isa
Studio album by
Released20 October 2004 (Norway)
8 November 2004 (Europe)
7 February 2005 (US)
RecordedJuly–August 2004, Grieghallen Studios, Bergen, Norway
Genre
Length51:01
LabelCandlelight
Producer
Enslaved chronology
Below the Lights
(2003)
Isa
(2004)
Ruun
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Isa is the eighth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on 20 October 2004 in Norway and 8 November 2004 in Europe by Tabu Recordings and on 7 February 2005 in the US by Candlelight Records.[3][4] Several tracks segue continuously into one another and the majority of compositions are composed of multiple interlocking movements.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ivar Bjørnson, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Intro: Green Reflection" 0:51
2."Lunar Force"Grutle Kjellson7:03
3."Isa" 3:46
4."Ascension" 6:45
5."Bounded by Allegiance"Kjellson6:38
6."Violet Dawning" 3:49
7."Return to Yggdrasill"
  • Bjørnson
  • Kjellson
5:39
8."Secrets of the Flesh" 3:36
9."Neogenesis" 11:58
10."Outro: Communion (excerpt)" 0:56
Total length:51:01

Personnel

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Enslaved

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Additional personnel

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  • Truls Espedal, Asle Birkeland – cover art
  • Abbath Doom Occulta - backing vocals – "Lunar Force"
  • Nocturno Culto - additional vocals – "Isa" and "Bounded by Allegiance"
  • Dennis Reksten (from El-Regn) – additional synthesizers
  • Ofu Khan (from Red Harvest) – vocals on "Ascension"
  • Stig Sandbakk – additional vocals on "Ascension" and "Return to Yggdrasill"

Production

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Isa at AllMusic
  2. ^ O'Boyle, Tom (May 14, 2019). "The 10 essential post-black metal album". Metal Hammer. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Enslaved's homepage". Enslaved.no. Archived from the original on 1 November 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ "ENSLAVED Film Promotional Video For 'ISA'". Blabbermouth. 30 October 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2023.