Last month, progressive trailblazers Enslaved officially announced their forthcoming studio album, Mið, set for release on October 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. Throughout their 35-year journey, across 17 albums, the Norwegian vanguard have continually redefined the boundaries of progressive black metal, weaving Old Norse histories and sacred traditions into complex modern soundscapes. With their latest offering, Enslaved turn their gaze toward the fundamental concept of the axis: the middle, the origin, and the infinite reach of the present moment.

Building on the momentum of their latest tracks 'Solar Will' and 'Spirit Helper' (feat. Kevin Kicking Woman)', the band have now unveiled the album's next captivating single, 'Tales Of Trees'. The song uses the majesty and fragility of the natural world as a mirror for the human condition. Through a blend of complex progressive structures and searing black metal atmosphere, the band draws a poignant parallel between Mother Nature and the psyche.

Voicalist / bassist Grutle Kjellson states:

"Tales of Trees is indeed tales about trees, but perhaps not first and foremost in a botanical sense. Trees can grow, shine, and flourish, but they can also wither and burn. They need to be tended to and looked after in one way or another, and thus serve as a fitting parallel to the human mind, let alone humanity as a whole. Trees as symbols of something more than mere botanical creatures have appeared throughout history, both in mythological tales and in folklore. So, I think this tale is a fitting accompaniment the the heavy and yet dynamic tunes of this composition”

Guitarist Ivar Bjørnson adds:

“‘Tales of Trees’ can be both a tribute to our wooden relatives on this planet - who have had rather a lot of patience with us; and a metaphor for so much more. The winding time signatures of folk music and the adventurous spirit of classic prog are natural ingredients in my songwriting, and they feel particularly at home here.There is something about our kinship with trees that is both deeply familiar and wonderfully strange: everyday encounters with something we barely understand. That sense of recognition and mystery is at the heart of this song, opening another path into the world of ‘Mið’.”

Pre-order Mið here: https://enslaved.bfan.link/mid
Stream 'Tales Of Trees' here: https://enslaved.bfan.link/tales-of-trees
Watch the video for 'Tales Of Trees' Below:

To celebrate the arrival of Mið, Enslaved will hit the road across the UK and Europe in February 2027 as a co-headline with Iceland's Sólstafir, with support coming from Norway's Gaahls Wyrd.

Enslaved commented:

“Europe! In February we are heading out on a co-headlining tour with our good friends in Sólstafir. There is a kinship here that goes beyond a shared enthusiasm for questionable weather: the belief that music should be allowed to find its own path, even when it refuses to explain where it is going. Bringing ‘Mið’ into that company, and into a room with all of you, feels very right. Making a record is one part of the adventure; discovering what happens to it when we meet you out there is another. That exchange still means everything to us. See you in the flesh!”

Tickets will go on-sale on September 25 at 9am BST / 10am CESTfrom https://enslaved.no/

ENSLAVED & SÓLSTAFIR
CO-HEADLINE TOUR 2027
w/ Gaahls Wyrd

04/02/27 - DE Berlin, Festsaal
05/02/27 - DE Leipzig, Felsenkeller
06/02/27 - DE Hamburg, Fabrik
07/02/27 - DK Copenhagen, Amager Bio
08/02/27 - DE Frankfurt, Batschkapp
09/02/27 - FR Strasbourg, La Laiterie
11/02/27 - FR Rennes, Antipode
12/02/27 - FR Clermont-Ferrand, La Cooperative de Mai
13/02/27 - FR Toulouse, Le Metronum
14/02/27 - ES Barcelona, Razzmatazz 2
16/02/27 - FR Paris, Elysee Montmartre
17/02/27 - UK London, Electric Ballroom
18/02/27 - BE Liege, OM
19/02/27 - NL Nijmegen, Doornroosje
20/02/27 - NL Utrecht, Tivoli Pandora
21/02/27 - DE Cologne, Live Music Hall
23/02/27 - CH Solothurn, Kofmehl
24/02/27 - IT Milan, Magnolia
25/02/27 - AT Vienna, SIMM City
26/02/27 - PL Warsaw, Progresja
27/02/27 - CZ Brno, Fleda

Enslaved live in 2026

18 Sep 26 NO - Sortland @ Sortland Jazzfestival 2026
29 Oct 26 NO - Bergen @ Kulturhuset - Album Release Show
30 Oct 26 NO - Oslo @ Big Dipper - Signing Session / Meet & Greet
31 Oct 26 NO - Oslo @ Oslo Spektrum w/ Dimmu Borgir & Satyricon

Enslaved live - North America 2027

27-30 May 27 US - Baltimore @ Maryland Deathfest 2027

Tickets available here: Tour - Enslaved

Progressive trailblazers Enslaved have officially announced their forthcoming studio album, Mið, set for release on October 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. Throughout their 35 year journey, across 17 albums, the Norwegian vanguard have continually redefined the boundaries of progressive black metal, weaving Old Norse histories and sacred traditions into complex modern soundscapes. With their latest offering, Enslaved turn their gaze toward the fundamental concept of the axis: the middle, the origin, and the infinite reach of the present moment.

Alongside this news, the band have unveiled the transcendant new single 'Solar Will', both a paean to a divine spark, and a testament to the album title’s fundamental concept: a centre whose reach is infinite. It's accompanying video was created by Kolibri Media, long term partners of Enslaved based in Bergen.

Guitarist Ivar Bjørnson stated:
"There have been sun cults as long as Magic Man has been around (at least). The Sun is a nurturing and terrifying parent that can grant as well as obliterate life totally. Such a classic and awe-inspiring object of our worship and myths requires classic and awesome riffs, Bonham-esque drum grooves and blistering melodic flares celebrating its horrific glory. This is what that sounds like to me: “Solar Will”!"

Voicalist / bassist Grutle Kjellson adds:

“Solar Will explores archetypal conflicts, those that manifest in nature, the cosmos, mythology, and, above all, within the human mind. In this instance, the central struggle is expressed through one of the enduring rivalries found in Norse mythology, embodied by two important, though often somewhat overlooked, figures within the pantheon. Readers familiar with the Norse mythological tradition will likely recognize the identities rather instantly, yet I shall refrain from naming them, allowing each reader the opportunity to engage with and decipher the lyrics on their own. After all, perhaps this is one of the essential functions of lyric writing: to invite interpretation and cultivate a sense of wonder? The conclusion, or more precisely, the absence of one, suggests that, for human beings, chaos and dreams are at least as significant as the realities we perceive through our senses. Ultimately, the work advocates not for resolution, but for the acceptance, assimilation, and shaping of these often contradictory forces."

Pre-order Mið here: https://enslaved.bfan.link/mid
Stream 'Solar Will' here: https://enslaved.bfan.link/solar-will
Watch the video for 'Solar Will' below:

Enslaved live in 2026

18 Sep 26 NO - Sortland @ Sortland Jazzfestival 2026
29 Oct 26 NO - Bergen @ Kulturhuset - Album Release Show
30 Oct 26 NO - Oslo @ Big Dipper - Signing Session / Meet & Greet
31 Oct 26 NO - Oslo @ Oslo Spektrum w/ Dimmu Borgir & Satyricon

Enslaved live in 2027

27-30 May 27 US - Baltimore @ Maryland Deathfest 2027

Tickets available here: Tour - Enslaved

Never faltering, Norway’s iconic Enslaved continue to exist as one of the most original and dependable components in our scene's indestructible backbone. Possessing the reputation as one of the most riveting live acts around, they never fail to offer us talent of the highest calibre, always doing justice to their signature black/progressive sound. Enslaved was formed in 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson, releasing their first demo Yggdrasill in the summer of 1992, their legendary mini-album Hordanes Land coming out in 1993, and with their debut full-length Vikingligr Veldi arriving in the spring of 1994.

It’s a rare and remarkable feat that 35 years and now 17 albums in, Enslaved’s horizons still continue to expand. Every stage of the Bergen band’s evolution, every new phase entered, has felt like an organic act of discovery and renewal. Their journey has been at once a commitment to a promise that found its embryonic form in the Norwegian black metal scene they emerged from, and a willingness to challenge both orthodoxy and themselves from the off to make that potential manifest.

Enslaved’s new album, Mið, an Old Norse word for ‘centre’, or ‘middle’, marks another departure, and another new beginning. The band have always dealt in states of transition, nor least on the thematically linked, mythology-steeped rites of passage that were 2020’s Utgard and 2023’s Heimdal. What lay beyond, however, was… unexpected.

Mið is an album that sheds light on harmonies and dialogues embedded all around us: between the ways of the past, and how they can bring enlightenment to the present, between small kernels of truth and their ability to project onto the most universal on canvases, and between band members relying on instinct and each other to create a record that galvanises on every possible level.

Enslaved are:
Ivar Bjørnson | guitars
Grutle Kjellson | vocals, bass
Arve 'Ice Dale' Isdal | guitar
Håkon Vinje | keyboards
Iver Sandøy | drums

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ENSLAVED - unveils new single 'Tales Of Trees' + announces co-headline UK & European tour with Sólstafir

ENSLAVED - announces new studio album 'Mið' & reveals new track/video 'Solar Will'