After the healing, the vision with the release of new Heilung single and video ‘Seidh’

HEILUNG, the world-famous ritual collective from Denmark, Norway and Germany, releases “Seidh” today, with an official music video directed by Gornoss. The track is the second single from “Sagas”, the collective’s release of songs from the time collaborating with Ninja Theory for the video game Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga, which arrives on Season of Mist on December 11th, 2026.

“Seidh” draws its breath from the oldest layers of the North, where ritual, poetry, and prophecy were not yet separated. At the centre of the song stands the völva. Through chant, rhythm, and altered states of consciousness, she opens a space where the unseen begins to speak.

The video for “Seidh” is part three of a music video trilogy that deals with the trauma induced by warfare, from the upcoming album “Sagas”. Each video brings an element to the greater story.

One became two, and two became three.

When you walk an unknown path, it will reveal itself while you explore it. This is what happened when Heilung and Gornoss began their adventure in May this year, creating the video for the upcoming “Sagas” release.

Maria Franz explains:

“We knew we wanted to tell a story about healing from trauma, and the choice of song landed on ‘Læknisgaldr’. A tiny team with a great mission travelled first to a Viking market in Borre, Norway, and then to rainy mountains in Iceland. But during the filming, it became clear that the story was too big for one video only. We instinctively knew that the next chapter needed to be to our song ‘Seidh’.

“To then fulfil the vision for ‘Seidh’, there was no doubt that we had to bring the dancing of our Haarii warriors, that many might recognise from our live shows. The journey therefore brought us to a forest in the Netherlands. And as we followed the path, the story unfolded and revealed itself further… We now had too much to tell for two videos only.”

This saga will now be told in three parts about trauma, healing and vision.

In part two “Læknisgaldr” you participated in the healing.
In part three “Seidh”, Heilung give you the vision.
And finally in part one, you will witness the trauma in the still to be released “Slagt”.

“Seidh” was first performed live at The Game Awards in Los Angeles in 2023, and invokes the Norse mythology that guides Senua through 9th century Iceland in Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga. “Sagas” collects the recordings that Kai Uwe Faust, Maria Franz and Christopher Juul created with Ninja Theory for the game. After a 10-day journey across Iceland they wrote far more than the game could use, and Heilung regard “Sagas” as their own branch of their musical universe, a cinematic, immersive and environmental side of the project. Since 2015, the collective have connected modern listeners with the beginnings of humanity through what they call amplified history.

“Seidh” is available on digital platforms from midnight local time today, and “Sagas” can be pre-ordered in the formats listed below. The 2CD mediabook and the 3×12” vinyl editions also include “Sagas Ambient”, a bonus disc of eight distinct tracks: ambient soundscapes built for the video game.

Stream “Seidh”: https://orcd.co/heilungseidh

Pre-order & pre-save: https://orcd.co/heilungsagas

Heilung return to Australia and New Zealand from March 1 to 16, 2027, opening with two nights at the Sydney Opera House. Singer-songwriter Lilith Max joins as special guest on every date outside Sydney.

Since they began in 2015, Heilung have paved melodic paths to the past with their unique and mystifying sound. Evading all conventional genre tags and the confines of any specific labels, the ritual collective connect modern society with the rudiments of humanity’s beginnings through amplified history.

“Our ancestral Nordic civilisations did not just pop up, exist and disappear in isolation”, Heilung core member and throat singer Kai Uwe Faust says. “With singing these primordial songs we want to give tribute to these cultures, reconnect to the beginnings and remember that we all, from East to West, from past to present, are connected through the exchange of ideas and inspiring each other”.

While Heilung feature authentic and archaic instrumentation that ranges from rattles and ritual bells to human bones and throat singing, their captivating brand of music is far from primitive. Producer and core member Christopher Juul implements subtle electronic elements that elevate the musical atmosphere and provide a more in-depth and layered soundscape.

Indeed, Heilung’s success has been unprecedented. The collective had already been rapidly growing a buzz upon the self-release of their first full-length Ofnir in 2015, but their dizzying upward trajectory really took off from the moment they set foot on the stage at Castlefest in 2017 for the now-legendary debut of their live ritual.

Every Heilung performance begins with Faust leading Juul, core member and vocalist Maria Franz and the rest of the tribe in an ancient prayer. Soon after, the audience is swept into rapture, swayed by incense and throat singing, primordial rhythms, subtle electronic textures, a mesmerising light show, an army of warriors and bursts of fire.

As Heilung trekked across Europe and brought their mystifying experience to new audiences, talk of this new band and their stunning ceremony made its way to Season of Mist label owner Michael Berberian, who quickly offered the band a record contract after seeing their undeniable musical impact for himself.

By 2019, Heilung launched their second full-length record, Futha, which contrasted the masculine and battle-heavy themes of their debut with a feminine counterpart that celebrated fertility and female energy. It debuted at #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Charts and #4 on the Billboard World Music Chart and would place on a total of seven Billboard charts while receiving critical acclaim from press around the globe.

Heilung have crossed over into places outside the music industry. From hit television series like Game of Thrones and Vikings to the blockbuster Robert Eggers film The Northman, their songs have transcended into the larger world. Even a global pandemic couldn’t slow down Heilung’s success; it only strengthened them and gave them the gift of time to complete work on their third album, Drif. In English, the title means “Gathering”. The music embodies this philosophy by tying together the beginning of civilisation with today’s modern society.

Heilung have performed their ritual all over the world. They sold out their first North American tour in 72 hours. Upon returning to the United States in 2021, they were greeted by another sold-out crowd, this time at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. This performance was released on vinyl and CD in 2024 as the live album Lifa Iotungard. In 2025, Heilung embarked on headlining tours of Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Along the way, they cast their spell over more of the world’s biggest stages, including Roskilde Festival, Download Festival and Glastonbury Festival.

After completing their 2025 Amplified History tour, Heilung went on hiatus. Following a restful period, in September 2026, the collective announced that they would return to the recording studio in October to record their fourth studio album.

More news about Heilung’s fourth studio album is coming soon.

Line-up:
Kai Uwe Faust
Christopher Juul
Maria Franz