Ghost Cult hails Wardruna’s new album “Birna” as the album of the month for January 2025, as voted on by our global staff. Out now from the By Norse label, berna is a beautiful and powerful statement of art. Einar Selvik’s incredible vision is once again fulfilled. In what promises to be a huge year for the band, they have dates all over the world as well as curating and headlining the Fire In The Mountains festival this summer. Check out our review of the album below as well as our interview with, and other recent coverage.
Purchase Birna here:
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Ghost Cult Album of the Month for January top vote getters:
1. Wardruna
2. Stck To Your Guns
3. Godzillionaire
4. Dax Riggs
“The creative process that Einar Selvik underwent manifests in a philosophy that explains how to give place to something new, we must let something else die in the process– which resonates with the concept of the rites of passage. In every rite of passage, we give up a part of ourselves for it to be changed into something new. And that’s kind of an ethereal, introspective principle that matches the distinctive folkish sounds of Birna very well.”
CONCERT REVIEW: Wardruna – Chelsea Wolfe – Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater
Follow these posts all year long, ultimately leading to our Album of the year Coverage next December!
Ghost Cult’s Album of The Year 75-1 https://ghostcultmag.com/ghost-cult-top-75-albums-of-the-year-2024/