Country of origin: Norway Location: Haugesund, Rogaland (early); Bergen, Vestland (later) Status: Active Formed in: 1991 Genre: Progressive Black/Viking Metal Themes: Norse mythology, Vikings, Nature, Spirituality, Mysticism Current label: Nuclear Blast Years active: 1991-present Formed out of the ashes of Phobia. At the time, Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson were respectively 13 and 17 years old. Their first concert was in Haugesund on November 30th, 1991. The name of the band was inspired by Demonaz of Immortal after the Immortal demo track "Enslaved in Rot". The name of the band was inspired by Demonaz of Immortal after the Immortal demo track "Enslaved in Rot". After three consecutive albums with a stable line-up, Enslaved found themselves back to the founding duo of Bjørnson and Kjellson, in 2003. First, guitarist and co-composer Roy Kronheim left, following a short UK tour in March 2003. Then, drummer Dirge Rep completed his parts on the follow-up album, "Below the Lights", and left, reportedly as he was unhappy with all non-musical aspects of being in a band. enslaved乐队的历史大概应该从bjornson和torson认识的时候说起。当时两人都是同一所大学的学生，他们都是从很早开始就在舞台上进行摇滚乐的演出了，又各自在不同的乐队中呆过，但没有一支成功的乐队。经过4-5年这样的经历，他们都成为了很出色的乐手。但由于所在环境的不同，他们彼此很长一段时间都没有见过对方了。当bjornson正在寻找其他合适的乐手与他一同合作时，torson还在继续努力的练习打鼓。1990年末，bjornson遇到了kjellson，于是两个人打算成立一支乐队，因为二人都喜爱残酷而且快节奏的音乐，所以他们为乐队起名为phobia。