Eivør announce new studio album ‘Tungl’ and unveil latest single ‘Drekafljóð / Dragon Maiden’

Transcendent Faroese artist Eivør has unveiled the next phase of her remarkable artistic journey. On October 16th this year, Eivør will release her new studio album, Tungl, the Faroese word meaning ‘moon’.

Eivør has offered a deeper glimpse into her newest musical vision with the release of new song Drekafljóð / Dragon Maiden accompanied by a breathtaking video filmed in Svínadalur, Iceland, by director Krassasig (Kristinn Arnar Sigurðsson). Watch here.

Eivør imparts about the song:

“I’m excited to share my new song, Drekafljóð / Dragon Maiden, with you.

The song is a tribute to the fierce, intuitive force that lives within us all. While my previous single, Healer, explored resilience, Dragon Maiden feels more like an awakening, a reminder of the power that has always been within you.

The song began as a poem that had been quietly living in the back of my mind for a long time. I wanted to capture that beautiful, liberating feeling of letting go of the need to control everything and opening yourself to whatever life may bring. I invited one of my favourite poetic minds, Marjun S. Kjelnæs, to finish the poem with me, and I’m so proud of what we created together.

I produced and recorded the song with my partner in crime, Tróndur Bogason, and my band. I wanted it to feel playful and danceable, while still carrying an undercurrent of melancholy. I love the contrast between movement and stillness, light and shadow, and I think this song lives somewhere between those worlds.

Dragon Maiden is about trusting your intuition, embracing uncertainty, and finding the courage to surrender to life’s unfolding. Sometimes the strongest thing we can do is stop trying to control everything and simply allow ourselves to be carried forward. I hope this song encourages people to reconnect with that part of themselves.”

Speaking about the remarkable video shoot for Drekafljóð / Dragon Maiden, Eivør has divulged:

“Filming the video for Drekafljóð / Dragon Maiden was such a special experience. We spent two days in the beautiful landscape of Svínadalur, Iceland, staying with our friends Mattias and Brynhildur, who generously opened both their home and woodland to us.

One of the central ideas for the video was a rotating platform that Kiddi designed and built especially for the shoot. I spent days rehearsing with my Icelandic sister and choreographer, Aðalheiður Halldórsdóttir, who somehow taught me to sing while spinning without falling over.

I loved performing the song on the rotating platform. It almost felt like travelling through time. It was physically demanding, but once I stopped trying to control it and surrendered to the movement, everything fell into place. That felt deeply connected to the meaning of the song itself.

The entire process was driven by creativity, determination and a willingness to try something that felt almost impossible. I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who helped bring this vision to life, and I can’t wait for people to experience the finished film.”

Director Krassasig also expressed:

“I first met Eivør after her concert in Amsterdam last autumn. We spent the evening with her band and crew, had a lot of fun, and quickly realised we shared a similar creative energy. By the end of the night, we both knew we wanted to make something together.

When I first heard Drekafljóð, it immediately pulled me into a dreamlike world. I was fascinated by the contrast between its intimacy and its immense force, and I wanted the visuals to carry that same feeling. The concept came to me almost instantly: a large rotating platform in the middle of a forest, a simple but expressive spatial instrument that could transform movement and create strange, disorienting body dynamics. Rather than relying on visual effects, we wanted to create something tangible that Eivør could physically inhabit.

Bringing that idea to life became an engineering project in itself. The platform was built primarily from standard stage units, but with some important alterations to enable it to rotate. We first constructed it in my studio in Reykjavík, rehearsed there, then transported it into the forest piece by piece and assembled it on location before we could begin filming. Once Eivør stepped onto the platform, her presence and performative energy brought the mechanical structure to life, unleashing the song’s immense energy.”

Tungl will be available in the following formats:

• CD Jewelcase
• Digipack – Artist Exclusive
• 1LP gatefold (crystal clear vinyl)
• 1LP gatefold (white & black marbled vinyl) – Nuclear Blast & Independent Stores
• 1LP gatefold (transparent & black marbled vinyl) + 7″ bonus vinyl – Artist Exclusive

Eivør will spend the summer performing across Europe, appearing at leading festivals including Paléo Festival, Brutal Assault, Summer Breeze and ArcTanGent, while also presenting a select number of headline concerts, including a special open air performance at the iconic Openluchttheater De Goffert amphitheatre in Nijmegen.

To celebrate the release of Tungl, Eivør will present two special album release concerts this October. The first takes place on 17 October at Nordic House in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, before she returns to Harpa’s Eldborg Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 23 October for a unique performance featuring special guest musicians in one of the Nordic region’s most iconic concert halls. These intimate events will offer audiences a rare opportunity to experience Tungl performed in a special setting before Eivør embarks on her extensive international tour.

Eivør will also be undertaking an extensive headline tour across North America later this year, and across Europe and the UK into 2027. For all tickets please head to: Shows — Eivør

EIVØR: 2026 TOUR DATES

22 Jul – CH Nyon @ Paléo Festival
31 Jul – HU Gyöngyös @ Fekete Zaj Fesztivál
02 Aug – PO Poznań @ TAMA
04 Aug – RO Bucharest @ Quantic 
06 Aug – SI Ljubljana @ Klub CVETLIČARNA
07 Aug – CZ Jaroměř @ Brutal Assault
08 Aug – DE Münster @ Skaters Palace
09 Aug – DE Hannover @ Kulturzentrum Faust
11 Aug – NL Nijmegen @ Openluchttheater de Goffer
12 Aug – DE Dinkelsbühl @ Summer Breeze Open Air
22 Aug – UK Compton Martin @ ArcTanGent Festival
28 Aug – ES Fuengirola @ Sun and Thunder Festival

ALBUM RELEASE SHOWS
17 Oct – FO Tórshavn @ Nordic House 
23 Oct – IS Reykjavík @ Eldborg, Harpa 

EIVØR: NORTH AMERICA 2026

EIVØR: EUROPE 2027

For over two decades, Faroese artist Eivør has been regarded as one of the most bewitching and fearless voices to have emerged from the Nordic music scene. Ranging across rock, pop noir, jazz and folk to electronica over the course of 11 solo albums, various collaborations, live albums and soundtrack work including The Last Kingdom, God of War and God of War Ragnarök, her musical path has revealed both a restless, explorative spirit and a singer deeply connected to her Faroese roots, earning her the Nordic Council Music Prize along the way.

It’s testament to the singular yet universal nature of her music that her fanbase has grown to include metalheads and the Norse pagan folk scene – for whom her startling voice, hide drum and throat-chant incantation, Trøllabundin, has become an unofficial anthem – as well as the mainstream, all instinctively understanding that music coming from a place of true authenticity knows no boundaries.

If Eivør’s last album, Enn, marked the beginning of a darker, more atmospheric phase, her forthcoming release, Tungl – the Faroese word for ‘moon’ – and her first for the powerhouse German metal label Nuclear Blast, sees her reach further into elemental realms than ever before. Immersive, unmoored and steeped in a sense of time-stretched drama where familiar marker points give way as an inner compass emerges over its 10 searching tracks, it’s an album also in tune with a very contemporary need for navigation, self-belief and rejuvenation in the most uncertain of times.

As Eivør herself says:

“Tungl explores the ever-changing cycles of life – its songs move between moments of tenderness and heartache, love and loss, and the emotional tides that shape us. Like the moon that inspired its title, Tungl serves as a gentle guide through life’s darker passages, illuminating the beauty, resilience, and transformation found along the way.”