Vertebrae is the tenth studio album

Studio album

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 release by Norwegian

Norway

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 progressive

Progressive metal

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 black metal

Black metal

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 band Enslaved

Enslaved (band)

Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo...

. It was released on 29 September 2008 via Indie Recordings

Indie Recordings

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 in Europe and on 28 October 2008 via Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast

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 in the US. It was received as Album of the Year (2008) in Terrorizer Magazine, and later their Critic's Choice Album of the Year for 2008. The album sold approximately 1100 copies in its first week, reaching number 49 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers

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 chart.

Track listing

1. "Clouds" – 6:09 (Grutle, Peersen)
2. "To the Coast" – 6:27 (Peersen)
3. "Ground" – 6:38 (Peersen)
4. "Vertebrae" – 5:01 (Grutle, Peersen)
5. "New Dawn" – 5:23 (Peersen)
6. "Reflection" – 7:45 (Grutle, Peersen)
7. "Center" – 7:33 (Peersen)
8. "The Watcher" – 4:11 (Grutle, Peersen)

Personnel

• Grutle Kjellson
  Grutle Kjellson
  Grutle Kjellson is a Norwegian vocalist and bass player for the progressive viking metal band Enslaved. He is one of only two founding members left in the current line-up with Ivar Bjørnson being the other one. He is the man who appears on the cover of Enslaved's album Eld...
  
   - Bass, Vocals
• Ivar Bjornson - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
• Arve Isdal
  Arve Isdal
  Arve Isdal , also known as "Ice Dale", is a Norwegian musician and producer. He is best known for being the guitarist of progressive black metal band Enslaved. He is very active in the Norwegian metal scene, being both a full-time member and doing session-work for several bands...
  
   - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
• Herbrand Larsen - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Vocals
• Cato Bekkevold - Drums, Percussion

Production

• Produced By Enslaved
• Engineered By Ivar Bjornson & Herbrand Larsen
• Mastered By George Marino
• Mixed by Joe Barresi
  Joe Barresi
  Joe Barresi is an American record engineer and producer who has worked with bands such as Kyuss, The Melvins, Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Coheed and Cambria, Tomahawk, L7, The Jesus Lizard, Parkway Drive and Bad Religion.-Biography:...