ENSLAVED - RIITIIR (Repress) - 2LP - Gold Vinyl

2LP - Limited Edition Gold Vinyl.    

RIITIIR is the twelfth studio album from the Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on September 28, 2012 in Europe and on October 9, 2012 in North America. The name RIITIIR is Ivar Bjørnson's Norse-ified take on the words "Rites/Rituals", or "The Rites of Man", and rituals form the central concept of the album. 

For 2012's RIITIIR, (and Nuclear Blast debut) continued their tradition of driving concepts for their albums, increasingly following a progressive path. Bjornson elaborates: "The title is a self-made 'Norse-ified' version of the words 'Rites' / 'Rituals.' RIITIIR = 'The Rites of Man,' to put it in a formulaic and easy way." .Whether you're drawn into the genesis myth of the album's opening track "Thoughts Like Hammers" or experience the stratosphere with "Veilburner," ENSLAVED continued to explore their perception of place in the natural world and challenge the limits of their own self-knowledge, thus ever-expanding the landscape of their musical ecology. Once again, Enslaved saw themselves adorning critic's and reader's year-end polls while a long-overdue touring assault saw them headlining (and selling out) UK clubs and a show-stopping set at Hammerfest 2013.

Tracklist: 

Side A
1. Thoughts Like Hammers (9:30)
2. Death In The Eyes Of Dawn (8:17)

Side B
1. Veilburner (6:45)
2. Roots Of The Mountain (9:16)

Side C
1. RIITIIR (5:26)
2. Materal (7:48)

Side D
1. Storm Of Memories (8:58)
2. Forsaken (11:15)