Renowned Faroese artist Eivør signed to Nuclear Blast for a thrilling new chapter in her career. And she unveiled a trailer for the upcoming European headline tour with special guest Ásgeir and support from Elinborg that starts in September!
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Sowulo revealed ‘Āsteorfan’, a composition grounded in ancient instrumentation and ritualistic textures and a first single from the upcoming album ‘NIHT’, set for release at the end of August with Season of Mist!
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In only a couple of weeks, Heilung will be taking their ceremonies to the UK, Ireland and Europe on their tour that starts in Helsinki on March 7th! And with the Faroes enchantress Eivør with them to awaken the ancestral spirits at every stop, you don’t want to miss out!
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Wardruna’s new, skaldic composition ‘Hibjørnen’ attunes one’s senses to nature. Another single out now from the upcoming new album ‘Birna’, set for release early 2025 via Sony Music and By Norse Music! The official music video will be premiering tomorrow night at 7 PM CET!
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Eihwar is ready to pillage a good chunk of Europe on their “Viking War Trance 2024 headline tour” starting in September after they’ve released their debut album of the same name via Season of Mist! Don’t miss out!
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Yesterday Tuska announced the exciting French duo Eihwar for their 2025 line-up, and we can’t wait to experience their “Viking War Trance” dance party in real life! In the mean time, they recently released an official live video for their ‘Berserkr’ track so you can go and get a taste!
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Get ready for some dancing! Eihwar unleashed their explosive new single and video ‘Viking War Trance’, both the title track of their upcoming debut set for release in September via Season of Mist and a perfect representation of their “Viking Carpenter Brut” music style!
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Dutch dark folk artist Kati Rán released the new track ‘Kólga | 16’ with a lyric video, another track from her upcoming new album ‘SÁLA’ to be released in May via Svart Records!
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Dark folk/blackgaze outfit Suldusk celebrated the release of their new album ‘Anthesis’ on Napalm Records with the new single and music video ‘Mythical Creatures’!
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Dark folk artist Kati Rán signs with Svart Records to release her new full-length album ‘SÁLA’ in May!
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Interviews
At Tuska this year, we sat down with Jemina and Henri from the Finnish dark folk act Noiduin to talk about how they channel their own country’s folklore, pagan history and ancestors in their music and performances, how tricky it can be to work with traditional, self-build instruments and how they hope people can connect with something deep inside themselves when listening to their music.
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Photo Reports
Heilung is always such an impressive experience, more than just another concert, it’s a ritual every time leaving us energized and exhalted by the flow of energy radiating from this collective. We really didn’t want to miss out on their last tour for awhile and caught them at their very first stop in Helsinki! They brought their good friend Eivør with them to warm up the crowd with her spellbinding voice and music, which is such a darn good match always!
Pictures of the first day of Tuska 2023 with Eluveitie, Northern Kings, Lost Society, Perturbator, Beast In Black, Red Fang, Carcass and Heilung
Lists
The summer festival season is over, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of exciting fests happening over the next couple of months this autumn/winter in Finland, starting with Cult of Darkness today, Helsinki Techfest, and HKI SKEPU FEST VI this month still, Pakanafesterit in October, Hellsinki Industrial Festival and Melancholy Mass Festivals in November, and John Smith Rock Frozen in December! And for the beer and music lovers, several Masis Beer & Metal events spread over the next couple of months all over Finland! Go get your tickets now!
Samoht was clearly somewhat inspired by dark Americana and country inspired music looking at his albums of the year 2023 list featuring artists like Dorthia Cottrell, Osi and the Jupiter, Wayfarer and The Coffinshakers, but also massive albums by bands like Frozen Soul, Serpent’s Oath, SLOW, OAK, Smoulder and Bell Witch!
Xavier apparently spent more time catching up with what he missed in 2022, than discovering new releases in a year that he seemed somewhat disappointed about what was coming out. He still picked out a handful of releases that stuck out for him with Nytt Land, Avatar, Gloryhammer, Kludde and Dymna Lotva!
2023 starts off with quite the bang with new releases from VV, Anti-Flag, Imperium Dekadenz, Turmion Kätilöt, Katatonia, Kiberspassk, …and Oceans, Obituary, Suasion, Dropout Kings and Vėlių Namai!
Week 37 brought us a bunch of wholesome, heavy and unique songs and videos from bands like Dust In Mind, SKYND, Lorna shore, Starbenders, In Flames, Vévaki, King Dude, Sahg and Electric Callboy. Go check them out if you haven’t yet!
In the run towards the end of the year, it seems like everyone is releasing something new in November, so here is our a bit more extensive list of most anticipated albums of this month!
