ENSLAVED To Support OPETH On North American Tour

January 28, 2009

Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED will support Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on their upcoming North American tour. The 23 shows will take place between May 1 and May 27.

Ivar Bjørnson, ENSLAVED's songwriter and guitarist comments: "I am stoked that we are going out with OPETH. We have been admirers of OPETH's work for years, especially the direction of their newer works. This is great news for us to take back to our loyal fans and friends in North America at this point; the reception for our newest album, 'Vertebrae', has been fantastic and unforgettable. We can't wait to present the songs live, we promise you won't be let down! Finally we wish to express our sincere gratitude to OPETH for giving us this opportunity."

The dates are as follows:

May 01 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
May 02 - Boston, MA - House of Blues Boston
May 03 - Montreal, QC - Le Medley
May 04 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
May 05 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's Place
May 06 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues (IL)
May 08 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
May 09 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
May 11 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House
May 12 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
May 13 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
May 14 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Center @ The Grand
May 15 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
May 16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon
May 17 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
May 19 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar
May 20 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
May 21 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
May 22 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
May 23 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
May 24 - Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's
May 26 - New York, NY - Grand Ballroom @ The Manhattan
May 27 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

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 this past Saturday, 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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