It's no wonder heavy metal music and themes of Norse mythology and the Vikings go hand in hand for many bands. Obviously, region and cultural heritage is a huge factor, among European and Scandinavian ...

Myrkur is back after three years with a brand new album and a new take on her sound. Myrkur will release Folkesange on March 20, where project mastermind Amalie Bruun eschews her usual black metal ...

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Amalie Bruun, the sole artist behind Myrkur, has returned with her third album, Folkesange, debuting a music video for "Ella," the first single and the album's opening track. In the mid-2000s, there ...

When Einar Selvik founded Wardruna in 2003, they effectively existed in a scene of one. While by no means the first band to explore Scandinavian tradition, they helped popularise it to such an extent ...

Tickets for the all-ages Colorado tour date go on sale Friday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. at AXS.com. Comprised of members from Denmark, Norway and Germany, Heilung are known for their music based on texts ...

The title of Finnish band Korpiklaani’s eleventh album has no direct English translation. Jylhä describes a scene of natural majesty, but alludes also to the emotions evoked. While every word of this ...

Hard rock and heavy metal have long had a love affair with the Vikings. Led Zeppelin arguably kicked the whole thing off with ...

A distinct subgenre of heavy metal called “folk metal” has developed over the past few decades. Spawning from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in the mid '80s in Europe, the harmonies and melodies ...