ENSLAVED – In Times Worldwide Chart Positions Revealed

In Times, the thirteenth studio album by Norwegian progressive extreme metallers Enslaved, has entered the charts at the following positions around the globe:

Europe:
Norway #28
Finland: #39
Germany: #66
Netherlands: #97
UK: #133 (UK Rock: #9, UK Indie #25)

US:
#4 American Billboard Heatseekers
#15 Billboard Hard Music
#105 Top Current Albums

Canada:
#20 Hard Music
#198 Top Current Albums

These are the best chart results ever for Enslaved in these countries.

The band states: “This is such an adventure, seeing how the album is getting such an amazing reception around the world! The chart positions are making us very proud but also humble, knowing how much the teams around us at the management, label, booking agents and dedicated fan-core have worked to get this album and the word about it out there. The world might be going down the drain, but the Enslaved extended family is just doing just fine. Thank you each and every one of you! See you at a venue very soon!“

Enslaved’s last four studio albums released via Nuclear Blast have all debuted on the American Billboard Heatseekers chart at the following positions:

-2015: #4 – In Times
-2012: #8 – RIITIIR
-2010: #16 – Axioma Ethica Odini
-2008: #49 – Vertebrae

In Times was released March 6th via Nuclear Blast. The famous BW&BK Crossfire has returned and Enslaved’s In Times is the first to be reviewed! Check out the commentary at this location.

Enslaved share the following about their new album: “As always, it is hard to formulate an exact direction Enslaved is or is not heading in with the new album. This duality is part of the essence of the band: The ability to maintain consistency and a strong identity and, at the same time, surprise both the oldest fans and even ourselves with new musical directions. The new material is darker and rawer, more aggressive and direct, yet continues the exploration deeper into progressive, softer, and more melodic territories with at times complex song structures, combined with unusually immediate (for Enslaved, at least) elements. The high level of energy in the songs reflects both an inspired and an ever-harder working band that keeps pushing their own and their associated genres’ limits.”

The main recording session for the album took place at Duper Studios and Solslottet Studio in Bergen, Norway with additional recording sessions taking place at Conclave & Earshot Studios (run by band members Larsen and Ice Dale), as well as Ivar Bjørnson’s Peersonal Sound Studios. Additional experimentation and sonic exploration was conducted deep in the woods of Valevåg (south of Bergen), where a mobile studio recorded additional sounds.

In Times was produced by band members Ivar Bjørnson, Grutle Kjellson and Herbrand Larsen together with Iver Sandøy. Mixing was completed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.