Isa is the eighth full-length studio album by Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 progressive metal

Progressive metal

Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...

 band Enslaved

Enslaved (band)

Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo...

. It is arguably the band's most progressive

Progressive metal

Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...

 release to date, as several tracks segue continuously into one another and the majority of compositions are composed of multiple interlocking movements. "Neogenesis," at nearly twelve minutes, is Enslaved's longest piece since "793 (Slaget om Lindisfarne)" on Eld.

Track listing

Personnel

• Ivar Bjørnson
  Ivar Bjørnson
  Ivar Bjørnson is a Norwegian composer/guitarist for the progressive black/viking metal band Enslaved. He is, along with Grutle Kjellson, one of only two founding members left in the current line-up, being only 13 years old at the time of the band's formation...
  
   – guitar
• Grutle Kjellson
  Grutle Kjellson
  Grutle Kjellson is a Norwegian vocalist and bass player for the progressive viking metal band Enslaved. He is one of only two founding members left in the current line-up with Ivar Bjørnson being the other one. He is the man who appears on the cover of Enslaved's album Eld...
  
   – bass guitar, vocals
• Arve Isdal
  Arve Isdal
  Arve Isdal , also known as "Ice Dale", is a Norwegian musician and producer. He is best known for being the guitarist of progressive black metal band Enslaved. He is very active in the Norwegian metal scene, being both a full-time member and doing session-work for several bands...
  
  – guitar
• Cato Bekkevold – drums
• Herbrand Larsen – keyboards, hammond, piano, vocals
• Trus Espedal, Asle Birkeland – cover art