Arve Isdal (born 28 August 1977,

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), also known as Ice Dale, is a Norwegian musician and producer, best known as lead guitarist for the extreme metal band Enslaved and the hard rock band

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. He owns and runs Conclave & Earshot Studio in Bergen together with former-Enslaved band member

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. In addition to working as a musician and producer, Isdal also teaches music production at

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. Isdal has released ten studio albums with Enslaved and seven albums with Audrey Horne. He has won six Norwegian Spellemann Awards: five with Enslaved and one with Audrey Horne.

Career

Isdal was initially influenced by hard rock bands like

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, and

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; and progressive rock bands like

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and

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; before discovering heavy metal. He joined his first band, the extreme metal act Malignant Eternal, in the mid 1990s and appeared on their album ''Alarm'' in 1999. Isdal joined Enslaved in 2002, and has since appeared on ten studio albums with the band, starting with ''

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'' in 2003. Isdal also became a member of hard rock band

in 2002 and has released seven albums with the band. He toured with former

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singer

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from 2002 to 2003. In 2006, Isdal participated in the black metal supergroup I along with

Abbath Olve Eikemo (born 27 June 1973), better known by his stage name Abbath Doom Occulta or simply Abbath, is a Norwegian musician best known as a founding member of the black metal band Immortal. Before founding Immortal, Abbath performed with Old ...

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from

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, and former-Immortal drummer Armagedda. The band released the studio album '' Between Two Worlds'' and played their only show at the Hole in the Sky Festival during that year. In 2007, he released a self-titled album with glam metal band Bourbon Flame. With members of Enslaved and the noise rock group Fe-Mail, Isdal formed the side project Trinacria and released the album ''Travel Now Journey Infinitely'' in 2008. That same year, he was part of

's live lineup for their summer tour. Along with Enslaved's members, Isdal provided his voice for a 2009 episode of the animated series ''

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.'' Isdal was a session member for the

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album ''

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'' in 2010, and the following year he played guitar and bass on the Demonaz solo album '' March of the Norse''. In the early 2010s, Isdal recorded an unreleased album with the supergroup Temple Of The Black Moon featuring

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vocalist

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, guitarist

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and

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, bassist King ov Hell, keyboardist Gerlioz from

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and drummer

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and White Zombie.M. Drew
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In 2012, Gorgoroth's performance at

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in 2008 was released as a live album under the

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name. In 2021, Isdal played acoustic guitar on

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and

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's single "Hardanger". Isdal toured with Abbath and his eponymous band as a bassist in late 2022. He produced and performed bass on Immortal's 2023 studio album '' War Against All''.

Discography

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Enslaved

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2003) * '' Isa'' (2004) * ''

Ruun ''Ruun'' is the ninth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on 2 May 2006 in the US, 8 May 2006 in Norway and 22 May 2006 in Europe. It was given Norway's 2006 Spellemann award for best achievement in the "metal ...

'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

Axioma Ethica Odini ''Axioma Ethica Odini'' is the eleventh studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on September 27, 2010, via Indie Recordings in Europe and on September 28, 2010, via Nuclear Blast in North America. The cover artwork ...

'' (2010) * ''

RIITIIR ''RIITIIR'', occasionally typeset as "RIITIIЯ," is the twelfth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on September 28, 2012 in Europe and on October 9, 2012 in North America. The name RIITIIR is Ivar Bjørnson's " ...

'' (2012) * ''

In Times ''In Times'' is the thirteenth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. It was released on 6 March 2015 in Europe, 9 March 2015 in the UK and 10 March 2015 in the US by Nuclear Blast. As the title suggests, the album's central theme ...

'' (2015) * '' E'' (2017) * '' Utgard'' (2020) * ''

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'' (2023)

Live albums

* ''Roadburn Live'' (2017)

Compilation albums

* ''The Sleeping Gods – Thorn'' (2016)

Studio EPs

* ''The Sleeping Gods'' (2011) * ''Thorn'' (2011)

Audrey Horne

Studio albums

* '' No Hay Banda'' (2005) * ''

Le Fol ''Le Fol'' is the second album by Norway, Norwegian Rock music, rock band Audrey Horne (band), Audrey Horne. Produced by the band's guitarist Arve Isdal, Ice Dale and former keyboardist Herbrand Larsen, it was released in 2007. The album received ...

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Youngblood'' (2013) * '' Pure Heavy'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2018) * ''Devil's Bell'' (2022)

Live albums

* ''Waiting for the Night'' (2020)

Studio EPs

* ''Confessions & Alcohol'' (2005)

I

* '' Between Two Worlds'' (2006)

Malignant Eternal

* ''Alarm (''1999)

Bourbon Flame

* ''Bourbon Flame'' (2007)

Trinacria

*''Travel Now Journey Infinitely'' (2008)

Drott

Studio albums

* ''Orcus'' (2021) * ''Troll'' (2023)

Studio EPs

* ''Drott'' (2021)

Hjerteslag

* ''Tyvens Dagbok'' (2022)

Production and writing credits

Instrumental and vocal contributions

References

External links

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Career

Discography

Enslaved

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Studio EPs

Audrey Horne

Studio albums

Live albums

Studio EPs

I

Malignant Eternal

Bourbon Flame

Trinacria

Drott

Studio albums

Studio EPs

Hjerteslag

Production and writing credits

Instrumental and vocal contributions

See also

References

External links