Enslaved

Enslaved are masters of Norwegian black/Viking metal who have, since the early 1990s, consistently employed a forward-thinking approach without sacrificing their extreme roots. Emerging at the dawn of the genre's second wave, their sound is marked by constant change, complex compositions, and myriad instrument choices; they rejected the term "black metal" as limiting. 1997's Eld wed warm production to clean vocals and epic compositions. 2003's Below the Lights explored emotional and psychological states by employing many instruments. 2015's In Times peaked at number four on th...