# ENSLAVED Remains One Of Progressive Metal’s Most Restless Bands: ‘We’re Still Looking For New Paths’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/enslaved-remains-one-of-progressive-metals-most-restless-bands-were-still-looking-for-new-paths/
- Published: 2026-11-03T19:17:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:59:02+00:00
- Original publisher: Blabbermouth
- Original article: https://blabbermouth.net/features/enslaved-remains-one-of-progressive-metals-most-restless-bands-were-still-looking-for-new-paths
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Enslaved wrote “Mið” together in the studio without prepared songs.
- The 17th album has eight tracks.
- Its themes include experience, storytelling and myth.

## Summary

Enslaved recorded their 17th studio album, “Mið”, without songs prepared in advance, choosing to write together in the studio. Guitarist and songwriter Ivar Bjørnson says the unconventional approach reflected the album’s concept and the band’s continuing search for new creative paths.

The album contains eight tracks, including lead single “Solar Will”, “Mountain” and “Spirit Helper”, which features Blackfoot Elder Kevin Kicking Woman. Bjørnson describes “Mið” as exploring subjective experience, storytelling and how myths help people understand themselves; Enslaved formed in 1991 and moved from Viking metal towards progressive music over the following years.

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