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Official Polish pressed music cassette. Red cassette with black text. Limited 75 copies

In Times, the thirteenth studio album by Norwegian progressive extreme metallers Enslaved is the most complete and holistic representation of Enslaveds vast soundscapes: furious blackened blizzards melt into sweeping progressive structures – a masterpiece. The main recording sessions for In Times took place at Duper Studios and Solslottet Studio in Bergen, Norway with additional recordings sessions at Conclave amd Earshot Studios (presided over by members Herbrand Larsen and Ice Dale), and Ivar Bjornsons Peersonal Sound Studios. Additional experimentation and sonic exploration was conducted deep in the woods of Valevag south of Bergen where a mobile studio recorded additional sounds. Guitarist and composer Ivar Bjornson stated the following about the band’s latest creation: I was so deep into the songs and ideas for such a long time (or have my head so far up my own ass, if you prefer more direct language) that it is hard to have any opinions about them that is anything else than the high-flying mumbo-jumbo of the introvert songsmith. The songs are extensions of my inner and outer life, the thoughts I am aware of having, as well as those that lie too deep to register in everyday consciousness. The songs are the resounds of grandiose altered states and mundane tiny micro-events. In addition, they are, of course, also the result of inspiration from other music and art. I do think this new album is the most consistent body of work we have so far: It incorporates our blacker past with our influences from prog rock, our present sense of absolute freedom, and the joy of being in this band, if that makes any sense… Ha, ha, ha. It is higher in energy, more aggressive, yet more beautiful and subtle. It simply sounds inspired.

Track listing:
1. Thurisaz Dreaming
2. Building With Fire
3. One Thousand Years Of Rain
4. Nauthir Bleeding
5. In Times
6. Daylight