Isa (Enslaved album)

Isa
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 ; Viking metal ; post-black metal ;
Length	51:01
Label	Candlelight
Producer	Enslaved; Pytten ;
Enslaved chronology

Last updated April 20, 2025

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 2 3 4 Isa at AllMusic
↑ O'Boyle, Tom (May 14, 2019). "The 10 essential post-black metal album". Metal Hammer . Retrieved March 2, 2020.
↑ "Enslaved's homepage". Enslaved.no. Archived from the original on 1 November 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
↑ "ENSLAVED Film Promotional Video For 'ISA'". Blabbermouth . 30 October 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[allmusic-1] 1 2 3 4 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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Enslaved
Ivar Bjørnson Grutle Kjellson Arve Isdal Håkon Vinje Iver Sandøy Trym Torson Harald Helgeson Dirge Rep Roy Kronheim Herbrand Larsen Cato Bekkevold
Studio albums	Vikingligr Veldi Frost Eld Blodhemn Mardraum – Beyond the Within Monumension Below the Lights Isa Ruun Vertebrae Axioma Ethica Odini RIITIIR In Times E Utgard Heimdal
Extended plays	Hordanes Land The Sleeping Gods Thorn Caravans to the Outer Worlds
Video albums	Live Retaliation Return to Yggdrasill
Related articles	Early Norwegian black metal scene Enslaved discography