ENSLAVED: 'Hordanes Land' Reissued

February 25, 2009

"Hordanes Land", the legendary 1991 debut from Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED, was re-released by Candelight Records on February 17. It was originall issued in 1993 as half of the EMPEROR / ENSLAVED split which has since gone on to become a historically important extreme/black metal release that helped define a whole genre.

The re-release features the original artwork and photos, in addition to private pictures from ENSLAVED's early career and in-depth liner notes by founding members Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson, providing a unique insight into the formative days of the band.

For the third time in five years, ENSLAVED was honored in the "Metal" category at the Spellemann awards (the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy Awards). The largest and oldest Norwegian music awards show was held on January 24 at the Spektrum in Oslo, Norway and was broadcast live on the Norwegian channel TV2.

ENSLAVED was previously honored for the "Ruun" (2006) and "Isa" (2004) albums.

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