VANIR Release Official Lyric Video For New Track ‘Day Of Reckoning’
February 11th, 2022
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Danish Viking melodic death metal band Vanir have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Day Of Reckoning’. Created by YOD Multimedia, the clip can be viewed below.
Vanir issue sixth full-length studio album Sagas on March 11th, 2022 through Mighty Music.
Sagas was mixed and mastered by Rune Stiassny. Lyrically speaking, the album is mostly themed around Nordic mythology, but also includes a song dedicated to fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien. On the other hand, the track ‘Black Clad’ is written as a tribute to the Norse god Brage, but also as a tribute to the fans of metal.
Vocalist Martin Rubini commented: “During the pandemic the world of music was turned upside down, this album has been our anchor in the creative part of our lives in a period where all our shows was cancelled and we still needed to be creative and do what we enjoy, playing metal. With Sagas we continue the route we laid out with Aldar Rök (2016) and Allfather (2019) and the vision we have for Vanir.”
Cover artwork was designed by bassist Lars Bundvad, the artwork featuring a mixture of various Norse mythical imageries. It is inspired by the idea of fate and the Norns, which are interpreted as a singular being, displaying various aspects of fate, while intertwined in its threads.
“For this album, I didn’t write any music,” Lars Bundvad explains. “Having been sidelined due to the pandemic – my immune system is not terribly robust – I wanted to go the extra mile and push myself for the artwork. The Norn portraits a strong feminine character and a sage who holds both wisdom and power. And I’m very happy with the result.”
The track listing is as follows;
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01. ‘Day Of Reckoning’
02. ‘Black Clad’
03. ‘See The Dragons Ride’
04. ‘Dødsfærd’
05. ‘Eindriði’
06. ‘Sessrúmnir’
07. ‘The Bounty Of Flesh And Bone’
08. ‘Æresstrid’
09. ‘Battle Of Middle-Earth’
10. ‘Andvari’s Curse’
11. ‘Gods Of War’
12. ‘Visdomsmjøden’
Vanir’s line-up is as follows:
Martin Håkan (vocals)
Kirk Backarach (lead guitars)
Phillip Kaaber (rhythm guitars)
Lars Bundvad (bass)
Daniel Kronskov (drums)
Stefan Dujardin (keyboards)
An official lyric video was created for the song ‘Dødsfærd’, which can also be viewed below.
Fifth studio record Allfather was issued in February 2019 via Mighty Music.
Promotional photograph by Tine Hviid Roger.
