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GRAND MAGUS Release Eighth Studio Album ‘Sword Songs’
May 13th, 2016

Stockholm, Sweden-based heavy metal group Grand Magus issued eighth full-length studio album Sword Songs on May 13th, 2016 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Sword Songs was produced by Nico Elgstrand at Studio Supa in Stockholm, Sweden. Guitars, vocals and bass were recorded at Studio Supa while the drums were laid down with Roberto Laghi at Top Floor Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. Laghi additionally handled mixing, while mastering was overseen by Svante Forsbäck.

Cover artwork duties fell to Anthony Roberts.

The track listing is as follows;

01. ‘Freja’s Choice’
02. ‘Varangian’
03. ‘Forged In Iron – Crowned In Steel’
04. ‘Born For Battle (Black Dog Of Brocéliande)’
05. ‘Master Of The Land’
06. ‘Last One To Fall’
07. ‘Frost And Fire’
08. ‘Hugr’
09. ‘Everyday There’s A Battle To Fight’

Bonus tracks (digipak only)

10. ‘In For The Kill’
11. ‘Stormbringer’ (Deep Purple cover)

Grand Magus’ line-up is as follows;

JB Christoffersson (vocals and guitar)
Fox Skinner (bass)
Ludwig Witt (drums)

A music video was filmed for the track ‘Freja’s Choice’. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song ‘Varangian’. Both clips can be viewed below.

Seventh studio record Triumph And Power was released in January 2014.

Promotional photograph by Severin Schweiger.