Vanaheim share a video for the album title track 'Roede Voor De Borst' • GRIMM Gent

Vanaheim, an international storytelling caravan, has its roots in the land of the far sight, namely the Netherlands, in the city of Tilburg. Since their founding in 2015, the quintet has been on an everlasting journey through foreign lands, to spread folktales of their own.

Vanaheim release their third single, along with a music video clip, for the album title track “Roede voor de Borst”.

Stream the track: https://save-it.cc/fireflash/roede

The band comments about “Roede voor de Borst” (English: Rod to the Breast):

“After an exhausting search through the mist, the miller wakes up in a muddy field from a terrifying dream. Driven by a bad feeling, he rushes back to the mill, where a shocking reality awaits: he sees his own lifeless body lying in bed, while villagers gently prepare him for burial. In this space between life and death, he realizes his dreams have faded and his time has run out. There is a cruel irony to his fate. Just now, as he has finally uncovered the truth and his hunger for life has returned, he is forced to accept the silence. The clarity he searched for only arrives at the moment he must let go. He finally gives in to the call of his ancestors, who had been claiming his soul for a long time. As the community pays its last respects, he finds peace in the knowledge that they never abandoned him, no matter how far he had strayed.

What makes this song so special to us is the depth of emotion it carries. The lyrics touch on a deep emotional crisis and an unsettling realization. Beneath that weight lies a gentle message: life is finite. We hope our listeners recognize the beauty of being alive here and now, rather than only realizing it on their deathbed, hoping for a heaven after life, while the heaven was always here on Earth, quietly present, simply unnoticed.”

The new album “Roede voor de Borst”, is set to be released on September 4th. It will be released on a Digipak CD as well as a colored Vinyl. You can also find a black vinyl version exclusivly in the Bandshop, as well as the Labelshop on Bandcamp, which also offers an exclusive shirt as a bundle.

Pre-Order “Roede voor de Borst” here:
https://save-it.cc/fireflash/roede-voor-de-borst

Get the album incl. Merch Bundles on Bandcamp: https://ff-vanaheim.bandcamp.com/album/roede-voor-de-borst

Tracklist:

Geestenmist
Kroos en Slijk
Het Laatste Licht
Eendracht Maakt Macht
De Overtocht
Roede voor de Borst

The album features top musicians like Coen Janssen of Epica and Nils Fische, live flutist of Eluveitie, who enhanced the band’s sound with their performances on all new tracks. The Dutch luminary of all things symphonic and melodic metal, aka Joost van den Broek produced, recorded and mixed the album before it was mastered by Finnish mastering legend Mika Jussila in Helsinki.

“Roede voor de Borst” involves the listener in an immersive storyline about regrets, despair, hope and salvation. A musical journey full of surprises coated by a Dutch 19th century setting that pulls you deep into a book of untold legends. The Dutch vocals award these songs with an emotional honesty which leads every sung word directly under your skin. With a rousing mix of symphonic heaviness, elegant folk-inspired melodies and grounding death metal riffs, “Roede voor de Borst” represents the next level of Vanaheim and a new level of epic folk metal.

In November, VANAHEIM will be going on a European tour supporting TYR, TWILIGHT FORCE and DRAGONLAND.

“We are absolutely stoked to be part of the Valhalla Calling European tour. In fact, our first European tour ever, with 25 shows in 15 countries! At the same time, we are proud to call Rock The Nation our new official partner in all manners booking. The Valhalla Calling European tour will take us and our upcoming concept album “Roede voor de Borst”, which will be released on the 4th September 2026 through Fireflash Records, to many countries we have never played in before, like Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Hungary, Croatia and Italy. Visitors of the tour can expect absolute folk metal madness from our side, with a brand new live show, new songs, new concept fitting merchandise and an energetic performance that raises the excitement with every song. Don’t miss your chance to witness how we engulf Europe with epicness”, comments the band

Order your tickets for the European tour here: https://linktr.ee/roede_voor_de_borst