Metal Anarchy

Enslaved have shared “Gangandi” from the upcoming deluxe edition of “Heimdal.” That expanded version of the effort will be released on March 1.

Vocalist/bassist Grutle Kjellson commented:

“’Gangandi’ was the last song we made before the recording sessions for ‘Heimdal’ took place. I remember Ivar driving down to my place from Bergen on a Friday night to play a demo for a new song for me, and I went like, ‘Daaaaamn, this is something else!’ I absolutely loved it, but at the same time, I sensed that it was a little bit to the left of the rest of the material. When I started to figure out what to sing over it, I ended up writing a poem in cross rhyme in archaic western Norwegian, which even separated the whole effort even further away from the rest of the material.

So, ultimately, we ended up not including it on the album, other than as a bonus track on the most “exclusive” and limited vinyl versions.

That said, that doesn’t mean that we don’t enjoy the song! Quite the contrary! We love this odd little hybrid of folk rock, early Mayhem, and King Crimson! It just ended up being the weird cousin of the rest of the songs. Kind of like Enslaved itself as a matter of fact.”

“Heimdal” Deluxe Edition Track Listing:

01. “Behind The Mirror”
02. “Congelia”
03. “Forest Dweller”
04. “Kingdom”
05. “The Eternal Sea”
06. “Caravans To the Outer Worlds”
07. “Heimdal”
08. “Gangandi”
09. “Congelia” (Alternate Version)
10. “Forest Dweller” (Alternate Version)
11. “Ruun II – The Epitaph” (Live from “The Otherworldly Big Band Experience”)
12. “Bounded By Allegiance” (Live from “The Otherworldly Big Band Experience”)
13. “Sequence” (Live from “The Otherworldly Big Band Experience”)
14. “Caravans To The Outer Worlds” (Live from “The Otherworldly Big Band Experience”)
15. “Havenless” (Live from “The Otherworldly Big Band Experience”)
16. “Slaget I Skogen Bortenfor” (Live from “The Otherworldly Big Band Experience”)
17. “What Else Is There?” (Live from “The Otherworldly Big Band Experience”)
18. “Hiindsiight” (Live from “The Otherworldly Big Band Experience”)