The old school black metal band Ene hails from a small village deep in the forests of Norway, where it came to life slowly in the mind of its creator Erik E. as the void after Weh, his previous dark acoustic neofolk band, grew bigger and needed to be filled. The prelude of Ene is the history of Erik E., who is the only one, as the band name suggests. In addition to the four releases he had with Weh for Soulseller Records, Erik E. was the original author of Norwegian black metal magazine Warthog in the 1990s. Living in the same village as the infamous band Windir, he became close with bandleader Valfar (RIP) and later had a guest vocalist appearance with the remaining Windir members under the band name Vreid. By Summer 2020, Erik began composing songs for Ene’s debut album, ‘Lang Kald Natt’ – both harsh and melodic, mirroring the brutality and beauty in nature itself. Lyrically, the album dealt with dark forests, old folklore, destruction, spirituality… and The One. Dan Swano mastered the debut album, which was, in his words: “The sound on Bathory’s first two albums sounds smooth like Avicii compared to this,” and after his mastering it was: “still necro as fuck, but at least possible to listen to without permanent ear damage!” Now it’s time for Ene’s second album, ‘Et Alter Av Forakt’. It is a natural next step musically, while still focusing on primitive and atmospheric black metal. The album describes the souls of a lost world, where our purpose and existence is fragile and perhaps equally lost. Behold the musical abyss of Ene. The recording shines with a far more refined production but holds the same cold and desperate feelings – primal and instinctive, though sophisticated, with some dark neo-folk elements. The mixing was done by Morten N this time, and Dan Swano did his magic on the mastering again.

For fans of Burzum, Satyricon, Einherjer, Enslaved, Emperor, Summoning, Bathory, Ulver.

LP pressed on black and blue marbled coloured vinyl.