Below the Lights is the seventh full-length album by Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 metal 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...

. Beyond it being their last full-length for Osmose (they would move to Candlelight

Candlelight Records

Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...

 for the their next one, "Isa"), a few lineup changes would take place. This would be the album disc 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

Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

 in Herbrand Larsen (who helped engineer

Audio engineering

An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...

 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)

Enslaved

• 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 guitar, vocals
• 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...
  
   – guitar
• Ivar Bjørnson
  Ivar Bjørnson
  Ivar Bjørnson is a Norwegian composer/guitarist for the progressive black/viking metal band Enslaved. He is, along with Grutle Kjellson, one of only two founding members left in the current line-up, being only 13 years old at the time of the band's formation...
  
   – guitars, keyboards, effectors
• Per Husebø (a.k.a. Dirge Rep) – drums

Additional Musicians

• Gina Torgnes: Flute
  Flute
  The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
  
   on "Queen of Night"
• Bjørgvin Tungrock Kor: Choir & Chants on "Havenless"
• Inge Rypdal: Lead Guitar
  Lead guitar
  Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
  
  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.