nordic folk

Urferd to release debut album “Resan” on April 15th 2022

Black Lodge Records present their new signing Urferd. The ambient nordic folk music project from Daniel Beckman, the man behind Twilight Force and Ages. The debut album goes under the name “Resan” and will see the light of day on April 15th, 2022.

Watch the album trailer below.

A concept waiting years to emerge, Urferd officially saw the light of day in late 2020.

Nytt Land signs worldwide deal with Napalm Records

Nordic folk and Ambient project Nytt Land from Russia has signed an official worldwide contract with Austrian rock and metal label Napalm Records!

The band’s style has been compared to Wardruna with added traditional throat singing and handmade traditional instruments such as the kravik-lyra and the tagelharpa. The band is inspired by the sounds of Siberian nature, and records have included live field-recordings of raven calls and forest sounds.

Dun Ringill to release new studio album “Library of Death” on July 31st 2020

Following their highly acclaimed debut album “Welcome”, Swedish heavy doom rock collective Dun Ringill (feat.members of The Order Of Israfel, Doomdogs & many more) have just announced the release of their sophomore album titled “Library of Death” on July 31st, 2020, via Argonauta Records!

Dun Ringill release new music video for “The Door”

Of what started as a dark and doomy side-project with Nordic folk influences, should become something bigger: When The Order of Israfel took a one year break from September 2017, the rhythm section Patrik Andersson Winberg (bass) and drummer Hans Lilja (also in Lotus) grabbed the chance to create new music again together with Patrik’s old band mate from the Doomdogs era, Tomas Eriksson (Intoxicate and ex Grotesque).

Månegarm to release new studio album “Fornaldarsagor” on April 26th 2019

Månegarm’s new album “Fornaldarsagor” will be released on April 26th, 2019, via Napalm Records

The album will contain eight furious tracks, that breathe new life into sagas and tales from a pre-christianized, pagan era that made Scandinavia into what it is today – and those sagas have now been wrapped in exciting viking metal.

Norvhar release new single “Fest in Midgard”

About a month before the official release of their debut effort and after already sharing the single “Of Stone, Gold & Blood” on the digital platforms, Swiss Pagan/Folk-metal band Norvhar just unveiled another track from this upcoming effort with “Fest in Midgard” available right now below.

The song will feature on “Kauna”, the band’s first album coming out on February 16th, 2019, for physical and digital formats.

Wardruna present video for Old Norse poem “Voluspá”

Leading up to the release of Wardruna’s acoustic album “Skald”, Einar Selvik has teamed up with Finnish company Koski Syvari led by Tuukka Koski, plus a pack of wolves, creating a beautiful film to his skaldic rendition of the Old Norse poem “Voluspá” (Prophecy of the Seeress).

Filming took place in Finland where Einar spent intense days of training with the wolves and their caretakers, preparing for the shoot.

Watch the incredible video for “Voluspá” below.

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Dun Ringill launch first video for “Welcome to the Fun Fair Horror Time Machine”

When The Order Of Israfel took a one year break from September 2017, the rhythm section Patrik Andersson Winberg (bass) and Hans Lilja (drums, (also in Lotus) grabbed the chance to create new music again together with Patrik’s old band mate from the Doomdogs era, Tomas Eriksson (Intoxicate and ex-Grotesque).