Ladies, gents, and rampant rebels, strap in and slap on your war paint, ’cause Eihwar arrives with their debut single, “Völva’s Chant”, these neo-pagan warriors are building a bridge between nordic folk and electro music.
Emerging straight from the mystic fogs of yore, “Völva’s Chant” is their first war cry from the upcoming mayhem-soaked album, Viking War Trance. Inspired by ancient Nordic witchy-women and the potent magic of seiðr, this track bludgeons you lovingly with otherworldly trance vibes and pounding technoid beats.
Crank the chaos to eleven and slam-dance into the epic visual storm that is “Völva’s Chant,” a cinematic headbanger courtesy of the mastermind Samuel Maurin. The epic video for Eihwar‘s debut single is out now on their YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/ntzpXrr27Ww
Viking War Trance is out September 20 on Season of Mist. Pre-order & Pre-save: https://orcd.co/eihwarvikingwartrance
Tracklist: 1. Viking War Trance (4:30) 2. Ragnarök (Viking War Trance Reforged) (7:10) 3. Völva’s Chant (4:05) 4. Geri And Freki (4:21) 5. Baldr (4:08) 6. Fenrir (Viking War Trance Reforged) (5:13) 7. Berserkr (Viking War Trance Reforged) (4:04) 8. Mjölnir (5:25) 9. Sir Mannelig (1:54) // Total runtime: 40:54
Many bands have explored the Pagan & Norse worlds over the last 15 years seeking atmospheric, acoustic and ritual sounds with great seriousness. This is not the path Eihwar chose.
Although the musicians of Eihwar are virtuosos in their acoustic traditional instruments, their goal is to bring some fun… and as much chaos as possible during their concerts, provoking the craziest trance on dancefloors. They bring a festive and furious neo-viking music whose primal force is based on technoid machines, mixed with trance vocals, shamanic drums and traditional Nordic sounds. Electronics are a ‘new steel’ for those modern warriors, cold and powerful. As the web already says, the duo is a kind of new ‘Viking Carpenter Brut’.
Thus, Eihwar named the single, the album but also their style of music ‘Viking War Trance’. “We are heavy drops of rain announcing lightning. We call for war: A war waged against our judgments, Our inner demons, our limits, Our stiffness of body and mind. We don’t want our best enemies to spare us Nor to be spared by those we love. We invoke a war for our thoughts, A flamboyant chaos of fire & ice, Cradle of creation.”
Since its appearance on YouTube in February 2023, Eihwar has shook the Internet and concert venues. The band experienced rapid expansion on YouTube and was quickly booked by major European festivals such as Hellfest, Leyendas del Rock, Wave Gotik Treffen & more to be announced!
Line-up: Asrunn: Vocals, Traditional Percussions / Mark – Vocals, Machines
Cover Art: Asrunn
Available Formats: -Digital Download / -CD Digipak / -12″ Vinyl Gatefold – Black / -12″ Coloured Vinyl Gatefold – Red & Black Marbled