Nytt Land release full live video for ‘Ritual Of Stone Sun’

NYTT LAND, the Siberian ritual / dark folk family duo of Natalia and Anatoly Pakhalenko, have released the full live video for Ritual of Stone Sun, their upcoming live album. Filmed during a career-spanning performance in Moscow on March 22nd, the concert marked the duo’s celebration of the spring equinox and the awakening of nature. Ritual of Stone Sun (Live 2026) followed on all digital platforms, September 18th, through Season of Mist.

Much like the symbol of the sun itself, Ritual of Stone Sun traces back through Nytt Land’s history. The album spans from the throat singing and shamanic drums of the duo’s early Nordic cycle to their most recent explorations of the ancient percussion and vocal traditions performed by Siberian shamans to this day. Lead single “Ragnarök,” first released on 2018’s Oðal, remains a core pillar of the band’s live ritual, Anatoly’s throat singing and mystical talharpa recalling scenes from a Nordic epic, while “U-Gra,” a fan favorite from 2021’s Ritual, calls out in dedication to ancient Siberia with pounding drums and Natalia’s hypnotic chanting.

The concert lineup included session drummer Aleksandr Rosliakov alongside the duo.

Nytt Land was founded in August 2013 by Natalia and Anatoly Pakhalenko in Kalachinsk, Western Siberia. The duo’s early releases, including Hávamál and Sköpun: Songs from the Elder Edda, drew on Norse mythology and archaic folk aesthetics before the project’s center of gravity shifted toward Siberia itself, through Ritual (2021), Torem (2023), and Songs of the Shaman (2025). That arc reached its fullest expression on Aba Khan, the band’s tenth album, released this past February through Prophecy Productions. Nytt Land signed to Season of Mist in May 2026.

Ritual of Stone Sun was produced by Sergei “Lazar” and Anatoly Pakhalenko, and mixed at Nytt Land Studio by Anatoly and Natalia Pakhalenko. The video was filmed by Sergei Kaputanuk, edited by Natalia Pakhalenko, with color grading and post-production by Anatoly Pakhalenko. Cover artwork is by Dmitrii Kulikov and Anatoly Pakhalenko, with photography by Dmitrii Kulikov.

The video’s release precedes Nytt Land’s first Australian tour this November, when the duo co-headline four dates with Mortiis, joined by special guest TiR.

Nytt Land states:

”Ritual of Stone Sun is dedicated to the spring transition and the awakening of nature. Many of the songs from the album are performed today by the nomadic people of Siberia during ceremonies, shamanic rituals and folk festivals.”

NYTT LAND is a Siberian ritual / dark folk family duo founded in August 2013 by Natalia and Anatoly Pakhlaenko in the town of Kalachinsk, Western Siberia, on the banks of the Om River. Natalia and Anatoly author its music, visual language, philosophy and spiritual direction. Their art was born from life in Siberia and speaks in the voice of this ancient land: harsh, mystical, living and infinitely deep.

From the very beginning, Nytt Land developed as a family creative union in which music was perceived not simply as concert or studio art, but as a ritual path expressed through voice, breath, rhythm, silence, and a living connection with the ancient traditions and beliefs of Siberia. The official description of the project defines Nytt Land as a “ritual path expressed through sound,” inspired by the traditional spiritual practices of the indigenous peoples of Siberia.

The early period of Nytt Land was closely connected with northern mythology, ancient texts, archaic folk and world music aesthetics. During its first years, the band independently released the albums Nytt Land (2013), Hávamál (2015), and Sköpun: Songs from the Elder Edda (2016), followed by Fimbulvinter (2017) and Oðal (2018). These releases established the duo’s recognizable sound: deep vocal techniques, throat singing, shamanic drums, tagelharpa, jaw harp, flutes, natural field recordings and hypnotic rhythms.

Over time, Nytt Land gradually shifted the center of its creativity away from purely Northern European sources toward the band’s own Siberian homeland, languages and indigenous spiritual traditions. An important milestone became the album Ritual (2021) through Napalm Records. The album was presented as a deep immersion into ancient percussion and vocal traditions, while the band itself described its music as Shamanic Dark Folk.

In 2023, Nytt Land released Torem, continuing their exploration of archaic texts, ritual atmosphere and organic soundscapes. In 2025, the band released Songs of the Shaman through Prophecy Productions — a work dedicated to traditional shamanic songs and incantations of the Manchu-Tungusic peoples of Siberia. This album became one of the band’s most significant steps toward the direct exploration and musical reinterpretation of Siberian shamanic heritage.

The culmination of this creative direction is Nytt Land’s new tenth full-length album Aba Khan, released on February 20, 2026 through Prophecy Productions. The material for the album was inspired by a year of traveling across Siberia, where they encountered new landscapes, people and the real spiritual traditions of indigenous culture of their homeland. While echoes of ancient mythological sources remain present in the music, the focus increasingly shifts toward the languages, imagery and ritual worldview of Siberia itself. The band dedicated Aba Khan to the ancient, beautiful and immense land of Siberia.

After signing with Season of Mist in May of 2026, Nytt Land announced Ritual of Stone Sun (Live 2026). Recorded and filmed in Moscow on March 22, 2026, the live album is dedicated to the beginning of spring and the awakening of nature. The tracklist spans from their 2026 single “Equinox” to “Ragnarök” and other songs from their early Nordic cycle.

Recording Lineup:
Natalia “Baba Yaga” Pakhalenko — Vocals, Throat Singing, Drums, Flutes
Anatoly “Shaman” Pakhalenko — Throat Singing, Talharpa, Flutes, Percussion
Aleksandr Rosliakov — Session Drummer