Enslaved - Below the Lights

One of the few early-wave Norwegian black metal bands still making music in the early 2000s, Enslaved has also remained quite prolific. Below The Lights is their third album of the decade, and with it, they unfold a rare balance between remaining innovative and experimental without getting into a lot of electronic trickery. Often that balancing act takes place literally, the band coming up with odd juxtapositions such as layering a sad, soaring guitar solo over a fierce blastbeat ("As Fire Swept Clean the Earth"), or a bluesy hard rock solo over a galloping black metal backdrop ("The Dead Stare"). Read More