Wardruna, the globally renowned purveyors of Norwegian-tinged post-rock-meets-folk, return with their sixth album, Birna, on Jan. 24 via Sony Music/By Norse Music. The 10-song collection offers another powerful exploration of, and contemplation on, the natural world, with visionary composer Einar Selvik searching for the voice of the bear. A preview of the 2025 album arrives with today’s release of “Himinndotter” and its accompanying video below. Filmed in Norway’s Rondane National Park, renowned for its rugged landscape and free-roaming reindeer, the dramatic landscape is the perfect backdrop for the Tuukka Koski-directed video. Watch The “Himinndotter” Video BelowContinue reading
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Whispering Void (Gaahls Wyrd, Wardruna, Enslaved) Share a Single and Video for “Vi finnes” – New Album Coming Soon
The veteran West Norwegian collective, Whispering Void, have released their first ever video single, “Vi finnes” (‘We Exist’). It is taken from their forthcoming debut full-length, At the Sound of the Heart, slated for release on October 18, 2024, via the Prophecy Productions record label. Find the new video and more below.
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PREVIEW: Record Store Day 2024 Essential Rock, Metal and Punk Releases
Another Record Store Day is upon us and we are still to bring you our pretty comprehensive list of what releases we think you should be picking up, and labels you ought to support. We get that commercialism and capitalism a kind of destroying the whole world, but at the same time if you love music, and if you especially love underground music, you want to support artists as hardcore as possible. The best way to do that is to put money in their pockets so they can keep doing what you love, and what they love. Continue reading
Wardruna Announces World Tour Dates
Following Wardruna’s release of the single “Hertan,” the band announces the first part of an extensive world tour in 2024 and 2025. This tour sees Wardruna perform in selected venues and theaters across Europe, the UK, Ireland, Norway and more. These include performances at prominent venues such as Royal Albert Hall in London and the Oslo Opera House.Continue reading
CONCERT REVIEW: Heilung – Eivør – Lili Refrain Live at 013
This tour package is one of the many that were postponed from the pandemic, originally expected in early 2020, but now two years later, Heilung finally returns. Sadly, not with the original support of Gaahls Wyrd, but bringing the equally if differently impressive Eivør, and Lili Refrain. Tonight is a night with a theme of mythic vocals and the gods of old.
ALBUM REVIEW: Skáld – Huldufólk
Steeped in Nordic mythology, France’s Skáld draw extensively on traditional folk music and employ the Old Norse language for many of their lyrics. Huldufólk (Decca / Universal Music) is the group’s fourth full-length release and is themed around the subject of its title: huldufólk, or “hidden people” is the name given to the mythical beings — elves, dwarves, trolls — that populate Nordic folklore. Moreover, according to the press release accompanying this record, the work honours “an entire people in whom many Scandinavians still believe”.
ALBUM REVIEW: Heilung – Drif
Experimental folk collective Heilung (which means Healing in German) rather aptly describes their sound as amplified history; they’ve often taken inspiration for their music from ancient texts and documents. Old world instrumentation and techniques, coupled with ancient texts form the basis of their rituals.Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Crippled Black Pheonix – Benefyre
Banefyre (Season of Mist) is the twelfth album from Crippled Black Phoenix, the category-defying collective centred around Justin Greaves, a former doom metal drummer (for bands such as Electric Wizard and Iron Monkey) turned multi-instrumentalist songwriter. The current studio lineup of the band has Greaves joined by longstanding vocalist Belinda Kordic, plus more recent recruits Helen Stanley (keys, synths, trumpet), Andy Taylor (guitars), and new second vocalist and third guitarist Joel Segerstedt.
