Arve Isdal

Arve Isdal (born 28 August 1977, Bergen, Norway), also known as Ice Dale, is a Norwegian musician and producer, best known as lead guitarist for the extreme metal band Enslaved.

Arve Isdal
Arve Isdal on stage with Enslaved, 2012
Arve Isdal on stage with Enslaved, 2012
Background information
Birth nameArve Isdal
Also known asIce Dale
Born (1977-08-28) 28 August 1977
Bergen, Norway
OriginNorway
GenresBlack metal, Viking metal, hard rock, death metal, progressive metal, industrial metal, post-grunge, heavy metal, thrash metal
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass

Career

Isdal was initially influenced by hard rock bands like Kiss, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple; and progressive rock bands like Pink Floyd and King Crimson; before discovering heavy metal.[1] He joined his first band, the extreme metal act Malignant Eternal, in the mid 1990s and appeared on their album Alarm in 1999.[1] He joined Enslaved in 2002,[2] and has since appeared on nine studio albums with the band, starting with Below the Lights in 2003.[3] He is also a member of the hard rock band Audrey Horne, for whom he plays guitar and bass.[4]

In 2006, Isdal participated in the black metal supergroup I and played on their album Between Two Worlds.[5] With some other members of Enslaved plus the noise-rock group Fe-Mail, Isdal formed the side project Trinacria in 2008, which in turn released the album Travel Now Journey Infinitely.[6] That same year, he made a guest appearance on the self-titled debut album by the glam metal band Bourbon Flame and was part of Gorgoroth's live lineup for their summer tour.[7][8]

With some of his Enslaved bandmates, Isdal provided his voice for a 2009 episode of the animated series Metalocalypse. Isdal made a guest appearance on the Ov Hell album The Underworld Regime in 2010,[9] and the following year he played on the Demonaz album March of the Norse.[10] He continues to perform full-time with Enslaved in the 2020s.

Discography

Audrey Horne
Isdal (left) with Thomas Tofthagen of Audrey Horne in 2013.

Enslaved

I

Immortal

Demonaz

Malignant Eternal
  • Alarm (1999)

Ov Hell

Trinacria
  • Travel Now Journey Infinitely (2008)

See also

References
  1. Guido (3 September 2016). "Ice Dale speaks: interview with Arve from Enslaved & Audrey Horne". Stranger Aeons. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. "Enslaved | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. Below the Lights - Enslaved | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 4 June 2021
  4. Chachkes, Keith (18 May 2013). "Young At Heart – An Interview With Audrey Horne". Ghost Cult Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. Between Two Worlds - I | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 4 June 2021
  6. Travel Now Journey Infinitely - Trinacria | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 4 June 2021
  7. BraveWords. "BOURBON FLAME - Bourbon Flame". bravewords.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. Blabbermouth (2 June 2008). "GAAHL-Fronted GORGOROTH Announces Touring Lineup". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  9. Blabbermouth (20 June 2010). "The Underworld Regime - OV HELL". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  10. Blabbermouth (20 June 2011). "March of the Norse - DEMONAZ". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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