I know some folks here might feel this thread is little out of place, but I genuinely enjoy Enslaved's music in a prog sense as much as in a metal sense, and I do feel that they work hard to progress their sound with each new album.
I was lucky enough to be in Oslo when they premiered their new album - E - at a pre-release gig, and was able to pick up a copy of the album that night before it arrived on shop shelves. It was my first encounter with the band live, but I really enjoyed the set, and the new songs sounded particularly epic and proggy, which should go down well with the Opeth crowd when the two acts tour the UK next month.
The new album breaks new ground for Enslaved, as the music has all the hallmarks of being influenced by the Skuggsja project collaboration with Einar Selvik of Wardruna, while still being determinedly metal and faithful to Enslaved's established sound.
If you'd like to read more on my review of the new album, you can find it on my blog here:
https://momentstransition.wordpress....slaved-e-2017/
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