ENSLAVED Offers "Vertebrae" for Streaming on Myspace Page

Vertebrae, the new album from the Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED, are currently the Featured Artist over at MySpace Metal!

The new album is also available for streaming in its entirety (for a limited time!) at the groups MySpace Page.: www.myspace.com/enslaved. The CD will be released in Europe on September 29 via Indie Recordings and in North America on October 28 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Vertebrae was recorded during the first months of 2008 then mixed by Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) and mastered by the legendary George Marino in Sterling Sound. Produced by Ivar Bjřrnson, Herbrand Larsen and Grutle Kjellson, Vertebrae is “one of the strongest albums to emerge from the extreme metal scene,” according to a press release. “The sound, songs and atmosphere mark a great leap for the band and genre as a whole.”

The album will be supported by extensive touring starting with the the “Vertebrae European Tour” in November/December 2008 also featuring STONEGARD and KRAKOW.

Darren Cowan

Darren Michael Cowan is a veteran Heavy Metal journalist for over twenty years. He has written for over a dozen publications including print and the Web. Cowan has interviewed hundreds of bands including King Diamond on Metal Centre. Cowan runs his own publicity company; Shapeshifter PR. Cowan is a bass player and song writer.