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Norwegian black metal frontrunners Enslaved have released brand-new single Homebound from their upcoming fifteenth studio album Utgard.
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The band says, “Homebound is about the greatest reward of exploring and travelling into unknown territory—to “go viking” if you will, turning Homebound at the end of the journey.”
“It is a song that takes Enslaved on a musical journey that is as much an homage to those who dared so we could play our very own style of music: from nurturing blackened roots to nodding at zeppelins in the sky, beholding teutonic thrash titans and watching speeding motorpsychos take off into the futures.”
To celebrate the release of Homebound the band are dropping a limited edition 7” vinyl, with a B-side exclusive to this format, out June 26 and limited to only 500 copies.
On the album, Enslaved says, “Utgard bears countless meanings to us; an image, metaphor, an esoteric ‘location’, a word on its own etc. – on different levels and layers.”
“From Norse mythology we know it as a landscape where the giants roam; where the gods of Asgard have no control; dangerous, chaotic, uncontrollable and where madness, creativeness, humour and chaos dwell.”
“The album is a journey into and through Utgard. It is a place of unification of that which is above and that which lies below. It is not about avoiding fear of the pitch-black darkness (it will keep on growing until the next confrontation), but to go into the darkness itself.”
“This is the rebirth of the individual. In a world that has become so obsessed with the false lights of greed, jealousy and egotism this is a necessary journey.”
“Utgard is not a fairytale, it is a vital part of both your mind and your surroundings, and it has been since the dawn of mankind. Acknowledging that this realm exists and is a vital part of the self, has inspired us deeply since the early days of our lives. Enjoy our journey to the outer limits.”
Homebound is out now and Enslaved’s upcoming album Utgard will be dropping later this year via Nuclear Blast Records.
