Band: Enslaved
Song: “Tales of Trees”
Director: Marius Marthinussen Søreide
Album: Mið
Release Date: October 30th, 2026
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
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Vocalist/bassist Grutle Kjellson comments:
“‘Tales of Trees’ is indeed tales about trees, but perhaps not first and foremost in a botanical sense. Trees can grow, shine, and flourish, but they can also wither and burn. They need to be tended to and looked after in one way or another, and thus serve as a fitting parallel to the human mind, let alone humanity as a whole.
Trees as symbols of something more than mere botanical creatures have appeared throughout history, both in mythological tales and in folklore. So, I think this tale is a fitting accompaniment the the heavy and yet dynamic tunes of this composition.”
Guitarist Ivar Bjørnson offered:
“‘Tales of Trees’ can be both a tribute to our wooden relatives on this planet – who have had rather a lot of patience with us; and a metaphor for so much more. The winding time signatures of folk music and the adventurous spirit of classic prog are natural ingredients in my songwriting, and they feel particularly at home here.
There is something about our kinship with trees that is both deeply familiar and wonderfully strange: everyday encounters with something we barely understand. That sense of recognition and mystery is at the heart of this song, opening another path into the world of Mið.”
In addition to the new song, the groups have also shared dates for a co-headlining tour of Europe and the UK with Sólstafir. Opening the 2027 run will be Gaahls Wyrd. Of the tour, Enslaved and Sólstafir issued the following joint statement:
There is a kinship here that goes beyond a shared enthusiasm for questionable weather: the belief that music should be allowed to find its own path, even when it refuses to explain where it is going.
See you in the flesh!
Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 25th at 9:00AM BST/10:00AM CEST.
2/04 Berlin, DE – Festsaal
2/05 Leipzig, DE – Felsenkeller
2/06 Hamburg, DE – Fabrik
2/07 Copenhagen, DK – Amager Bio
2/08 Frankfurt, DE – Batschkapp
2/09 Strasbourg, FR – La Laiterie
2/11 Rennes, FR – Antipode
2/12 Clermont-Ferrand, FR – La Cooperative de Mai
2/13 Toulouse, FR – Le Metronum
2/14 Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz 2
2/16 Paris, FR – Elysee Montmartre
2/17 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
2/18 Liege, BE – OM
2/19 Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
2/20 Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Pandora
2/21 Cologne, DE – Live Music Hall
2/23 Solothurn, CH – Kofmehl
2/24 Milan, IT – Magnolia
2/25 Vienna, AT – SIMM City
2/26 Warsaw, PL – Progresja
2/27 Brno, CZ – Fleda
