Ivar Bjørnson
In Norse mythology, when the great and terrible Ragnarök arrives to lay waste to the Nine Realms, the gods will know the hour has come when Heimdall blows the Gjallarhorn to rally the warriors to the final battle. Heimdal, the 16th album from Enslaved, opens with the sound of Heimdall’s fabled horn – and the god who guards the Bifröst bridge casts a long shadow over Enslaved’s career. The track Heimdallr appeared on their 1994 debut album, Vikingligr Veldi.
“That was one of the first songs we wrote, and it was even included on a demo tape we recorded in 1992,” says vocalist and bassist Grutle Kjellson. “Heimdall is one of the most important figures in Norse mythology and yet he is surrounded by mysticism because all the other gods and deities in Norse mythology have clear origins. Heimdall hasn’t. The concept of Heimdall has always
