Enslaved: North American tour cancelled
Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal Enslaved have released the following statement:"It is with great regret that Enslaved has to announce the cancellation of the North American 'Vertebrae' tour [with Swallow The Sun and Keep Of Kalessin] scheduled for May 2009. At the heart of the issue lies a tour that was hard to get together in the first place so we've decided to let the whole tour be cancelled and start working on setting up a new North American tour all the way from scratch again. . . Our sincere apologies to all the fans that were ready to come out to these shows; but rest assured ? we are working day and night on setting up the new tour that will replace these dates."
Enslaved recently traveled to Gothenburg, Sweden to work with Revolver Film Company director and Norwegian award-winner Patric Ullaeus (Dimmu Borgir, Keep Of Kalessin, In Flames) to shoot a video for "The Watcher", a track off the band's latest album, "Vertebrae".
Commented the band: "When we got the chance to work with Patric and Revolver, we grasped it with all ten hands. His works are very impressive. We were first exposed to him through Dimmu's latest video ? the whole thing was very professional and remained 'tasty' within the fantasy framework. Our previous videos have been do-it-yourself and we have never worked with special effects on such a high level before. The video is built upon a dual development: the band performing the song in parallel with a story line. The story is based upon [lead singer/bassist] Grutle's lyrics for 'The Watcher' and the story is written out in a co-operation between Grutle and [guitarist/songwriter] Ivar [Bj�rnson] from the band, and director Patric Ullaeus. Without spoiling the surprise, the video story follows the lines of the lyrics ? the individual's struggle for truth and liberation, about revealing the real chains of existence and breaking them."
Enslaved live in Deventer, Holland - November 16, 2008 (courtesy of "ErhanLiveMetal"):