
Mardraum - Beyond the Within
Encyclopedia
Mardraum - Beyond the Within is the fifth full-length album by Norwegian
progressive metal
band Enslaved
. It is often considered a turning point in the band's discography, as it marks the adoption of various elements of progressive metal
, which would continue over the next several releases.
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...
progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
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 is often considered a turning point in the band's discography, as it marks the adoption of various elements of progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
, which would continue over the next several releases.
Track listing
- All Songs CopyrightCopyrightCopyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
Les Editions Hurlantes.
- "Større enn Tid - Tyngre enn Natt" (Larger than Time - Heavier than Night) – 10:06 (Richard Kronheim, Ivar Peersen)
- "Daudningekvida" (Deadhymn) – 3:30 (Per Husebo, Kronheim, Peersen)
- "Entrance-Escape" (Inngang-Flukt) – 7:42 (Kronheim, Peersen)
- "Ormgard" (The Hive) – 5:28 (Peersen)
- "Æges Draum" (Aege’s Dream) – 4:42 (Peersen, Kronheim)
- "Mardraum" (Nightmare) – 3:39 (Enslaved, Peersen)
- "Det Endelege Riket" (The Ending Empire) – 5:19 (Peersen)
- "Ormgard II: Kvalt i Kysk Høgsong" (The Hive II: Strangled by Purity) – 3:44 (Kjellson, Peersen)
- "Krigaren eg Ikkje Kjende" (Warrior Unknown) – 6:31 (Kjellson)
- "Stjerneheimen" (Starhome) – 5:46 (Peersen, Kronheim)
- "Frøyas Smykke" (Freya’s Necklace) – 1:54 (Peersen)
Personnel
- Grutle KjellsonGrutle KjellsonGrutle 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, electronics, vocals - Ivar BjørnsonIvar BjørnsonIvar 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...
– guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Richard Kronheim – guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Per Husebø (a.k.a. Dirge Rep) – drums, percussion
Production
- Arranged & Produced By Enslaved
- Recorded & Engineered By Lars Szoke & Peter TagtgrenPeter TägtgrenAlf Peter Tägtgren is a Swedish musician and producer. He is the founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band PAIN in which he is the only member....
- Mixed By Enslaved & Peter Tagtgren