Isa

Of course, very few are the bands that actually weathered this radical transition relatively unscathed, and, considering many of them are gone (Emperor) or dabbling in styles other than metal (Ulver, Tiamat, etc.), Norway's Enslaved have emerged as quite possibly the standard-bearers of black metal's incredible progression.

Haunting, swirling, minimalist and somehow progressive at the same time, ENSLAVED have thrived since the original second wave of Norwegian black metal by following their own meandering muse. Even as far back as their "Hordane's Land" split with EMPEROR, they favored long songs, trance-inducing ambie...

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