Below the Lights

Below the Lights
Studio album by Enslaved
Released	14 April 2003
Recorded	September-October 2002, Greighallen Studios in Bergen
Genre	Black metal,[1] Viking metal, progressive metal
Length	46:17
Label	Osmose
Producer	Pytten, Jørgen Træen, Ivar Peersen, Grutle Kjellson
Enslaved chronology
Monumension (2001) Below the Lights (2003) Isa (2004)

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Below the Lights is the seventh full-length album by Norwegian metal band Enslaved. Beyond it being their last full-length for Osmose (they would move to Candlelight for their next one, "Isa"), a few lineup changes would take place. This would be the last album Enslaved recorded with Dirge Rep on drums (he also co-wrote two songs); Cato Bekkevold would join in time for the recording of "Isa". They would also enlist a full-time keyboardist in Herbrand Larsen (who helped engineer the record), bringing the band personnel from four to five.

Track listing

• All Music By I. Peersen (aka Ivar Bjornson). All Lyrics As Noted.

1. "As Fire Swept Clean the Earth" – 6:35 (Kjellson, Peersen)
2. "The Dead Stare" – 5:37 (Peersen, Per Husebø)
3. "The Crossing" – 9:12 (Kjellson)
4. "Queen of Night" – 5:59 (Peersen)
5. "Havenless" – 5:35 (Peersen)
6. "Ridicule Swarm" – 6:18 (Husebø)
7. "A Darker Place" – 7:01 (Peersen)

Personnel

Enslaved

• Grutle Kjellson – bass guitar, vocals
• Arve Isdal – guitar
• Ivar Bjørnson – guitars, keyboards, effectors
• Per Husebø (a.k.a. Dirge Rep) – drums

Additional Musicians

• Gina Torgnes: Flute on "Queen of Night"
• Bjørgvin Tungrock Kor: Choir & Chants on "Havenless"
• Inge Rypdal: Lead Guitar on "A Darker Place"
• Dennis Reksten: Additional Synthesizers & Effects

Production

• Arranged By Enslaved
• Produced By Pytten, Jørgen Træen, Ivar Peersen & Grutle Kjellson
• Engineered By Pytten, Herbrand Larsen & Davide Bertolini
• Mixed By Ivar Bjornson, Grutle Kjellson & Jørgen Træen at Duper Studios in Bergen
• Mastered By Nicholas Ramaget, Pierre Dechamps (both at Digipro Studios) & Jørgen Træen (at Duper Studios)
• All Songs Published By Les Editions Hurlantes.

References

1. Below the Lights at AllMusic