Wardruna released a new recorded version of their iconic song ‘Helvegen’ coming with a new music video and released via By Norse Music!
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Heilung unveiled the single and video ‘Læknisgaldr’ from upcoming release ‘Sagas’, which is set to arrive on Season of Mist in December!
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Nordic folk project Danheim releases new single ‘Urblod’ via Season of Mist, a ritualistic chant dedicated to the Jötnar and the primordial beings of Norse mythology!
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Eihwar announce their “Witches & Vikings” European tour for 2027, joined by Swedish band Hindarfjäll! Don’t miss out!
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Dark folk duo Nytt Land shared a full live video for ‘Ritual Of Stone Sun’ that goes along with the live album they released last Friday with Season of Mist!
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Heilung is about to enter the studio for their next album and announced the release of ‘Sagas’, a special collection of recordings they made for ‘Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga’!
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Recently the French pagan folk collective Skáld shared ‘Himinbjǫrg’, the second single from their upcoming album ‘Ørlǫg’, out next month via Napalm Records!
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Eihwar release a live video of their full performance at Echos & Merveilles 2026 earlier this year, so if you had to miss out earlier or want to get hyped up for their upcoming US tour, go check it out!
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Folk outfit Skáld signs with Napalm Records for the release of their upcoming album ‘Ørlǫg’ in September and unleashed ‘Draumakona’ to celebrate!
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Nytt Land signed with Season of Mist for the next step in their career, joining an already solid roster of pagan inspired folk projects that the label has! Catch them on tour still right now in Europe!
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Interviews
Finnish forests, darker folklore and music that refuses to stay in one genre. We talked with Kallomäki at Tuska this past summer about their sound, their live rituals and the road ahead. Catch them live tonight at the first night of “Pagan Weekend” at On The Rocks if you’re in Helsinki!
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Eihwar aren’t just making music. They’re building a world. We spoke with the band about ‘Hugrheim’ (out with Season of Mist), memory, trance, and turning live shows into ritual experiences. Make sure you go to their upcoming rituals in Europe and North America, because you really don’t want to miss this!
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We spoke with Stephan and Adaya of Faun about their new album ‘Hex’, a journey through witchcraft, empowerment, and world fusion sounds, out tomorrow September 5th!
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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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We got to talk with the 3 people behind the amplified history outfit Heilung about their inspirations and mission to heal the world…
We got to talk with the 3 people behind the amplified history outfit Heilung about their inspirations and mission to heal the world…
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One more day. One more chance to discover your next favourite band.
We’ve selected five artists we’d strongly recommend catching on Sunday at Tuska: Neckbreakker, Return to Dust, Kajos, Atlas and The Browning.
Who are you adding to your schedule?
Saturday at Tuska is packed from start to finish, but these are the six bands we’d make time for beyond the obvious names. 🎸
Balance Breach, Majestica, The Funeral Portrait, Kallomäki, Paleface Swiss and Omnivortex all earned a spot on our must-see list. Find out why in our latest Editorial Picks!
It’s been 10 years since our very first Tuska visit, and it has become a yearly event in our planning. With Tuska 2026 on the horizon, we took a look at the things that have us counting down the days until we’re back at Suvilahti. If you somehow still haven’t decided to get your tickets and join us there, hopefully we can convince you to go for it 🤘
Pakanafestarit returns to Espoo in just two weeks: a celebration of Nordic folklore, rituals, community, and one of the strongest line-ups yet, from folk icons Värttinä to pagan metal force Havukruunu and so much more from The Gallows Dance to Kallomäki, Ilkka Heinonen, Rauni, Iterum Nata and Ínkar and of course plenty of vendors yet again! Here are the top reasons why we think you should join us there…
Last day of Tuska 2025 already starting in a couple of hours! We’re really excited to see the epic headliner show of Lorna Shore, but besides them, here are 7 acts that are taking over a stage today you shouldn’t miss out on in our opinion, with Havukruunu, Kim Dracula, Nothing More, Octoploid, Polaris, The Vantages and Noiduin! Who are you looking forward to seeing today if you’re joining us at Tuska?
After a great first day at Tuska 2025, these are the 8 bands you should see today on day two with Wind Rose, Charlotte Wessels, JILUKA, Eihwar, Royal Sorrow, Orbit Culture, Slaughter To Prevail and thrown!
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!
2022 was yet again an exceptional year for music. After putting together the favorite releases of most of our members, we came to our editorial top featuring the latest releases from bands like Wolfheart, Muse, Ghost, Electric Callboy, Kreator, Malevolence, Heilung, Machine Head, Wiegedood, Psychonaut, Lorna Shore, Bad Omens, Sylvaine, Parkway Drive, Lamb Of God, Rammstein and Zeal & Ardor!
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!
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