Enslaved have signed on to headline the 2020 edition of the ‘Fire In The Mountains‘ festival, which will be held at the Heart Six Ranch in Moran, WY on July 11th and 12th. Additionally, Enslaved guitarist Ivar Bjornson will serve as the first-ever curator for the festival during next year’s edition.
As part of that role he will be handpicking several music artists as part of a showcase dubbed ‘On Wings Over Utgard‘, while also being involved with other aspects of the festival yet to be revealed. He commented:
“It is a massive honor to be asked to be the first guest curator for the Fire in the Mountains festival. I have decided to name my curator showcase “On Wings Over Utgard“; inspired by the thematic from the coming Enslaved album.
Modern man is a being that has forgotten how chaos, darkness and decay are as important and beautiful parts of existence as all the bliss, youth and light we over-feed ourselves in the (dis-)Information Age. What better scenic metaphor to realize this part of the overall vision than at Fire in the Mountains; surrounded by wild, chaotic nature. Where life is how it was meant to be; uncontrolled, balanced and unified.
I cannot wait to start showing you all the artists I am inviting to sonically and lyrically illustrate all this! Thank you Shane and festival team for giving me this opportunity.”
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