Band: Enslaved
Song: “Spirit Helper” feat. Kevin Kicking Woman
Video by: Kolibri Media
Album: Spiri Helper – single
Release Date: July 2nd, 2026
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
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Enslaved guitarist Ivar Bjørnson comments:
“Kevin shared a traditional morning prayer song with us – a deeply personal and spiritual piece that he generously entrusted to me and Enslaved as the foundation for a new composition. I immediately recognised the responsibility carried within that gesture. Rather than simply building around Kevin’s contribution, it became important for me to allow the music itself to adapt to the pulse, rhythm, and spirit already present within his song.
Over the following months, we worked to find a musical language where these worlds could coexist naturally – allowing Enslaved to remain fully itself while honoring the cadence, emotional core, and spiritual energy of Kevin’s prayer. The process was guided not only by the collaboration itself, but also by the encouragement, dialogue, and openness shown by the wider community surrounding the project. Gradually, the song revealed its own identity.
That process ultimately became ‘Spirit Helper’.
For us, the song represents far more than a collaboration between artists from different backgrounds. It reflects what can happen when people meet openly, listen carefully, and allow themselves to be changed by the encounter.
Ultimately, ‘Spirit Helper’ is a song about connection – between past and present, traditions and people, and the spiritual and human worlds. For Enslaved, it stands as one of the most meaningful musical journeys we have undertaken.”
