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Enslaved Quart Festival 2006

Written by Paul Wicking

Tuesday, 11 July 2006

Enslaved, Quart Festival July 8th, 2006

As Enslaved earlier that day challenged Iron Maiden to a soccer match when the giants visit Bergen, Norway, in November, we saw it fit to review their gig that night. And what a gig!

No big music festival with any respect for itself can ignore the Extreme Metal scene – and when you’re having an Extreme Metal band for your festival, why should you settle for anything less than the best?

The Quart Festival in Kristiansand, Norway, sure didn’t. Co-headlining the final evening of the Festival alongside names like Clutch and Muse, 15-year old Enslaved showed the masses what Extreme Metal is all about. The special thing about these gigs, is the great mix of people that attend the shows – everything from hip-hoppers to hardcore Metal heads.

Kicking off the show with “Entroper,” Enslaved totally blew everyone away with an awesome sound and an “in-your-face” stage presence. The band continued with enormous energy, clearly enjoying the show them selves. Power stands, head banging, amazing guitar solos and thunderous drums are all part of the show.

The crowd even got the announcement of the title-track from the new album, critically acclaimed “Ruun” twice, as Grutle Kjellson (bass/vocals) announced “Fusion Of Sense And Earth” as “Ruun” by mistake. When they got around to it though, the concert was lifted to the next level.

After “Ruun”, Grutle extended the bands’ thanks to the record company and management, their current and part crews, and of course the fans. At the end of his rant, Grutle also managed to remember it was former Enslaved guitarist Roy Kronheims birthday, and congratulated him on behalf of the band. The crowd then literally exploded when they went on to play “Isa”, a true masterpiece within Extreme Metal.

For the encore, Enslaved pulled one of the truly old classics out from their impressive backlog. After inviting everybody to join the band in getting drunk after the show, Grutle astounded even Tonje Elisabeth Hansen, the bands manager, by encouraging everybody to leave the Norwegian church and join reality!

Set list for the show;