Isa (Enslaved album)

Isa
Studio album by Enslaved
Released	20 October 2004 (Norway) 8 November 2004 (Europe) 7 February 2005 (US)
Recorded	July–August 2004, Grieghallen Studios, Bergen, Norway
Genre	Progressive black metal[1] Viking metal[1] post-black metal[2]
Length	51:01
Label	Candlelight
Producer	Enslaved Pytten
Enslaved chronology
Below the Lights (2003) Isa (2004) Ruun (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

All tracks are written by Ivar Bjørnson, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Intro: Green Reflection"		0:51
2.	"Lunar Force"	Grutle Kjellson	7:03
3.	"Isa"		3:46
4.	"Ascension"		6:45
5.	"Bounded by Allegiance"	Kjellson	6:38
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

Enslaved

• Grutle Kjellson – harsh vocals, bass
• Ivar Bjørnson – guitar
• Arve Isdal – guitar
• Herbrand Larsen – keyboards; hammond, piano, mellotron, clean vocals
• Cato Bekkevold (from Red Harvest) – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• 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

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

References

1. 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.