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A progressive metal band from Haugesund (later Bergen), Norway, formed by Ivar Peersen (aka Ivar Bjørnson) and Kjetil Grutle (aka Grutle Kjellson) in June 1991. 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. Current line-up: Ivar Peersen (Ivar Bjørnson): Guitar (1991 – ) Kjetil Grutle (Grutle Kjelsson): Vocals, bass (1991 – ) Arve Isdal: Guitar (2002 – ) Håkon Vinje: Keyboards, clean vocals (2017 – ) Iver Sandøy: Drums (2018 – )