Ivar Bjørnson stated: “‘Kingdom’ — a tribute to the endurance of ideas and the people that carry them forward through hardship and fatigue, for the benefit of us all. Musically, it is a tribute to the riff and the rite: to the Teutonic thrash kings, to space rock, to the ambient pioneers of the ’70s.

“With this we ask you to join us on this coming trek. Thanks for listening!”

ENSLAVED was formed in 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson, releasing their first demo, “Yggdrasill”, in the summer of 1992, their legendary mini-album “Hordanes Land” coming out in 1993, and with their debut full-length, “Vikingligr Veldi”, arriving in the spring of 1994.