ENSLAVED’s GRUTLE KJELLSON Talks The Band’s Early Material, Norwegian Influences & More

Frank sits down with Grutle Kjellson of Enslaved at this year’s Beyond The Gates festival to discuss the origins of the band, thoughts that go through their head as they perform classics, creating their first albums at Grieghallen, how it feels to be part of black metal history, how he met Ivar as teenagers, how Norway shapes their music, personal standouts from 16 records, challenges they faced as a band, the most important aspect of a record and so much more!

00:00 Talking about the origins of the band as teenagers
03:25 Anecdotes of recording their first three albums at Grieghallen
06:48 Thoughts when they do album plays for older material
08:51 The decision to work with Eirik Hundvin aka Pytten
10:42 Changes he would have made on earlier albums
11:52 How it feels to be part of the Black Metal lore and history
14:05 His thoughts on the future of black metal
16:22 Where the prog elements of Enslaved came from
17:55 The story of how Grutle and Ivar first met in life
21:30 How Norway shapes their music
25:10 Personal standouts within their 16 recorded albums
29:20 Challenging times in Enslaved’s career
31:46 The most important aspect of a record
35:15 If not Enslaved what would he be doing in life
36:34 Fan Questions