Isa (album)

Isa is the eighth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. Several tracks segue continuously into one another and the majority of compositions are composed of multiple interlocking movements.[1]

Isa
Studio album by
Released1 November 2004
RecordedJuly–August 2004, Grieghallen Studios, Bergen, Norway
Genre
Length51:01
LabelCandlelight
ProducerEnslaved, Pytten
Enslaved chronology
Below the Lights
(2003)
Isa
(2004)
Ruun
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ivar Bjørnson, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro: Green Reflection"0:51
2."Lunar Force" (lyrics by Grutle Kjellson)7:03
3."Isa"3:46
4."Ascension"6:45
5."Bounded by Allegiance" (lyrics by Kjellson)6:38
6."Violet Dawning"3:49
7."Return to Yggdrasill" (lyrics by Kjellson and Bjørnson)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

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.
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