Danheim releases new single ‘Stormdans’ from upcoming album

Copenhagen-based musician and producer DANHEIM presents “Stormdans,” the second single from his forthcoming album Heimferd. Known for his evocative blend of Nordic folk and Viking-inspired soundscapes, Danheim (Reidar Schæfer Olsen) has become one of the genre’s defining voices, amassing over 1 billion streams worldwide and gaining recognition with music featured in multiple seasons of Vikings.

“Stormdans” is a forceful and elemental composition, embodying the tension between chaos and ritual. Built on driving percussion and shifting rhythmic layers, it translates the raw power of a storm into sound: turbulent, primal, and alive. The piece forgoes melodic storytelling in favor of rhythm as its central narrative, where each thunderous strike evokes both urgency and ancestral resonance.

Within the broader context of Heimferd, “Stormdans” represents one of the album’s moments of heightened intensity. While other tracks lean into minimalism and quiet reflection, this song embraces density and force, channeling the storm as both destructive and renewing. Its ritualistic pulse captures the balance at the heart of the album: a journey between restraint and release, silence and thunder.

Watch the music video by Kaira Films, directed by Vesa Ranta, on the Danheim YouTube channel:

DANHEIM is a Nordic folk/Viking inspired project from the Copenhagen-based Danish producer Reidar Schæfer Olsen, a man with 10 years of experience in electronic and ambient music – focusing on Nordic Folk and Viking age inspired music with a certain Nordic authenticity or mood. Danheim’s music is often composed of ideas and stories based on the darker side of the Viking period, inspired or consisting of Nordic Mythology, old Danish folklore, and a vivid imagination.

Danheim hit 1 billion streams across streaming platforms in 2022, has 585.000 subscribers on YouTube, with music featured in multiple seasons of the popular TV show Vikings.

Singer-songwriter Reidar Schæfer Olsen, (born in 1985, Brøndby, Denmark), transitioned to focus on music in the early 2000s and has been composing music almost continuously ever since, alongside doing radio shows and starting the indie label Fimbul Records.

With a passion for songwriting running through his veins from an early age, Reidar Olsen’s Viking-inspired music and dark melodies have broadened the Nordic folk genre and inspired millions of listeners around the world, bringing them back in time with a blend of his imagination and creativity.

“A deep connection to his Danish roots and heritage fueled his interest in the Nordic Folk/Viking genre, prompting the creation of Danheim and his indie label Fimbul Records.”

Ǽttartrú, a self-made Scandinavian belief system that reconnects oneself with their ancestors.

Line-up:
Reidar Schæfer Olsen – All Instruments & Production

Production Credits:
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Reidar Schæfer Olsen in his home studio.

Cover Art:
Reidar Schæfer Olsen

Photography:
Reidar Schæfer Olsen