Guitarist/songwriter Ivar Bjørnson of the Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metallers ENSLAVED has issued the following statement:
“It is with great enthusiasm we can announce these European dates of our ‘Circling Above and Within Tour’! Ash clouds, however metal and majestic they might be, put a stop to our planned U.K. tour back in April. We started working on scheduling new dates immediately, and now we are ready to go! ENSLAVED is a band that enjoys being on the road like nothing else; we do take pride in being a hard working and increasingly energetic and focused live band. We are also very pleased with our new album (why be modest?) due to be out in connection with this tour – and cannot wait to perform the tracks live!”
Confirmed European dates include:
10/15 Underworld – London, Great Britain
10/16 Aeronel – Paris, France
10/17 L’autre Canal – Nancy, France
10/18 Nouveau Casino – Paris, France
10/20 Kade – Zaandam, The Netherlands
10/21 W2 – Den Bosch, The Netherlands
10/22 Trix – Antwerpen, Belgium
The new ENSLAVED album will be the follow-up to 2008’s Vertebrae, which sold over 1,100 copies its first week of release according to Nielsen SoundScan and debuted on the American Billboard Hard Music chart at #11 and on the Billboard Heatseekers chart at #49. Vertebrae also won Terrorizer Magazine’s coveted “Album of the Year” award for 2008. Other “Best of 2008” rankings include:
- Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles: #4
- Metal Edge: #9
- Metal Maniacs: #11
- Revolver Magazine: #14
- Decibel Magazine: #16
- Kerrang!: #19
Visit ENSLAVED online at www.ENSLAVED.no, www.myspace.com/ENSLAVED, and www.youtube.com/user/enslavedofficial.
