Enslaved Share New Single ‘Tales of Trees’ and Announce 2027 Tour With Sólstafir

Enslaved have released a new single, ‘Tales of Trees’, ahead of their forthcoming studio album Mið, which is due out on October 30 through Nuclear Blast Records.

The track follows previously released songs ‘Solar Will’ and ‘Spirit Helper’, the latter featuring Kevin Kicking Woman. According to the band, ‘Tales of Trees’ uses trees and the natural world as a way of exploring human nature, while musically drawing on progressive structures, folk influences and black metal.

Vocalist and bassist Grutle Kjellson said:

“Tales of Trees is indeed tales about trees, but perhaps not first and foremost in a botanical sense. Trees can grow, shine, and flourish, but they can also wither and burn. They need to be tended to and looked after in one way or another, and thus serve as a fitting parallel to the human mind, let alone humanity as a whole. Trees as symbols of something more than mere botanical creatures have appeared throughout history, both in mythological tales and in folklore. So, I think this tale is a fitting accompaniment the the heavy and yet dynamic tunes of this composition”

Guitarist Ivar Bjørnson added:

“‘Tales of Trees’ can be both a tribute to our wooden relatives on this planet – who have had rather a lot of patience with us; and a metaphor for so much more. The winding time signatures of folk music and the adventurous spirit of classic prog are natural ingredients in my songwriting, and they feel particularly at home here.There is something about our kinship with trees that is both deeply familiar and wonderfully strange: everyday encounters with something we barely understand. That sense of recognition and mystery is at the heart of this song, opening another path into the world of ‘Mið’.”

Mið will be Enslaved’s 17th studio album and is available in jewel-case CD, digipack CD and several gatefold vinyl editions. Its eight-song tracklist includes ‘Non-Being’, ‘I Am Ice’, ‘Solar Will’, ‘Mountain’, ‘Spirit Helper’, ‘Parting’, ‘Tales of Trees’ and ‘I Miðju’.

Alongside the new single, Enslaved have announced a co-headline UK and European tour with Icelandic band Sólstafir for February 2027. Gaahls Wyrd will provide support.

Enslaved said of the run:

“Europe! In February we are heading out on a co-headlining tour with our good friends in Sólstafir. There is a kinship here that goes beyond a shared enthusiasm for questionable weather: the belief that music should be allowed to find its own path, even when it refuses to explain where it is going. Bringing ‘Mið’ into that company, and into a room with all of you, feels very right. Making a record is one part of the adventure; discovering what happens to it when we meet you out there is another. That exchange still means everything to us. See you in the flesh!”

The tour dates are:

February 4 – Berlin, Germany – Festsaal
February 5 – Leipzig, Germany – Felsenkeller
February 6 – Hamburg, Germany – Fabrik
February 7 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio
February 8 – Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp
February 9 – Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie
February 11 – Rennes, France – Antipode
February 12 – Clermont-Ferrand, France – La Cooperative de Mai
February 13 – Toulouse, France – Le Metronum
February 14 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz 2
February 16 – Paris, France – Elysee Montmartre
February 17 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
February 18 – Liege, Belgium – OM
February 19 – Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doornroosje
February 20 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli Pandora
February 21 – Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall
February 23 – Solothurn, Switzerland – Kofmehl
February 24 – Milan, Italy – Magnolia
February 25 – Vienna, Austria – SIMM City
February 26 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
February 27 – Brno, Czech Republic – Fleda

Tickets are due to go on sale on September 25 at 9am BST / 10am CEST through Enslaved’s official website.

Mið can be pre-ordered now, while ‘Tales of Trees’ is available to stream and its official video can be watched on YouTube.