Grimner - Musik Video 'Ur Vågorna' am Freitag den 13.
Swedish viking band Grimner give a unique mixture of folk and metal, incorporating catchy melodies, folk instruments and heavy riffs into their own, yet aggressive metal and their dynamic and captivating music.
Grimner's fourth full-length album is out now! They will release new music video for 'Ur Vågorna' on Friday 13th.
Music video here: https://youtu.be/nLY9xqMGxJY
"The video recording was as dramatic as the video captures it. We brought ourselves and the instruments in the middle of nowhere and played some metal music. Good times!" // Grimner
Grimner has returned with fire and power. This time, they have added the metal to folk metal. Their roots and influences of Swedish death metal and their love of heavy and power metal is weaved together with enchanting folk melodies and pagan choirs to create their own unique sound once again - all sung in their native Swedish, as always.
"Urfader" (translated to "the ancient father") is Grimner's fourth full-length album.
With "Urfader", Grimner returns with fire and power. This time, they have added the metal to folk metal. Their roots and influences of Swedish death metal and their love of heavy and power metal is weaved together with enchanting folk melodies and pagan choirs to create their own unique sound once again- all sung in their native Swedish, as always.
The crisp and fresh new sound of this album really makes you hear what Grimner is all about. Thrashing guitar riffs, the mix of powerful clean and harsh vocals, pounding drums, all mixed with beautiful and distinct flutes and other folk instruments make for an atmosphere that fits the tales of the old Norse gods and folklore alike.
The bands own words:
"We have never put this much effort into the production of an album previously. Truly, blood sweat and tears have been added to make this release what it has become. Finally, we are happy to share it with the world"
"In the midst of a worldwide plague, we have worked harder than ever before to bring the world something that we are extremely proud of. 'Urfader' has demanded a lot from us, and all the energy and passion we have put into this album can certainly be heard in each song."
"It's been almost five years since our previous release. The time spent on this album hasn't been for nothing. These last few years, we have worked meticulously with every detail to create what we consider our greatest collection of songs to date."
More about Grimner:
Grimner, founded in 2008, shows that the past with few years of silence and pandemics hasn't been for nothing - silence means working. In the wake of a plague, Grimner emerge battle-scarred to release new tunes and tales to the world, inspired as always by ancient nordic myths and history. At the same time, this album certainly brings something special to the genre.
It all started in the Swedish town Motala by lead guitarist and vocalist Ted together with the drummer Henry. The first demo "A Call For Battle" (2010) was sung explicitly in English but was soon to be replaced by their native tongue Swedish. As time progressed and new records being released (EP "Färd" (2012), acoustic EP "De Kom Från Norr" (2015), full-length album "Blodshymner" (2014), Grimner has steadily made a name for themselves. One example is being tour support for the legendary Korpiklaani during their shows in Sweden in 2015.
In 2016 Grimner released their praised album “Frost Mot Eld” (Despotz Records), an album that brought a totally new sound to the music community. The album received outstanding reviews world-wide, with songs that to this date have reached millions of streams. With the album and their fantastic overall concept, Grimner has been invited to perform at festival stages around Europe. In 2018 the band celebrated their 10th anniversary and releases a new full-length album ”Vanadrottning” (Despotz Records) on February 9th.
Video Credits:
Produced, recorded and edited by: Magnus Ewald with Mattias Björkbacka
Tor actor: Kalle Lane
Album Credits:
Album artworks by Henrik Rosenborg
Band photos by Jens Rydén
The album was recorded and mixed by Jakob Hermann at Top Floor Studios.
Mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios.
Grimner is:
Ted Sjulmark - Vocals, guitars
Martin Boe - Vocals, guitars
David Fransson - Bass, backing vocals
Johan Rydberg - Flutes, mandola
Kristoffer Kullberg - Keyboards
Henry Persson - Drums
Tracklist of 'Urfader'
1. Hämtad Av Valkyrior
2. Där Fröet Skall Spira
3. Västerled
4. Ulvhednars Natt
5. Ur Vågorna
6. Helvandrarna
7. Elftevisan
8. Glöd
9. Ivaldes Söner
10. En Sista Sköldborg
11. Tiundaland
English translations of the song titles:
1. Retrieved By Valkyries
2. Where The Seed Shall Sprout
3. Westbound
4. Night Of The Ulfheðinn
5. Out Of The Waves
6. The Hel-Walkers
7. Eleventh Tune
8. Embers
9. Sons Of Ivalde
10. One Last Shield Fort
11. Tiundaland
Quelle: Despotz Records