Isa is the eighth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on 20 October 2004 in Norway and 8 November 2004 in Europe by Tabu Recordings and on 7 February 2005 in the US by Candlelight Records. Several tracks segue continuously into one another and the majority of compositions are composed of multiple interlocking movements.
Contents
Personnel
Enslaved
Grutle Kjellson – harsh vocals, bass
Ivar Bjørnson – guitar
Arve Isdal – guitar
Herbrand Larsen – keyboards; hammond, piano, mellotron, clean vocals
Cato Bekkevold (from Red Harvest) – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Truls Espedal, Asle Birkeland – cover art
Abbath Doom Occulta – backing vocals – "Lunar Force"
Nocturno Culto – additional vocals – "Isa" and "Bounded by Allegiance"
Dennis Reksten (from El-Regn) – additional synthesizers
Ofu Khan (from Red Harvest) – vocals on "Ascension"
Stig Sandbakk – additional vocals on "Ascension" and "Return to Yggdrasill"
Production
Production: Pytten and Enslaved
Engineering: Pytten and Herbrand Larsen
Mixing: Lars Klokkerhaug
Mastering: Peter In de Betou