Formed: June 1991, Haugesund, Norway. Progressive black metal band formed by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson. Enslaved are typically identified as viking metal. Their current sound (although characteristic of black metal) is very much influenced by the British progressive rock bands of the 1970s.
Enslaved is a Norwegian metal band formed in Haugesund, Norway, in June, 1991. They are currently based out of Bergen, Norway.