From the feral fjords of neo-Norse mythology, EIHWAR barrels onto the scene like a berserker storming a tranquil village. They didn’t choose the warrior’s path; it tore through their souls and left behind a sonic battleground that marries ancient gods with unapologetic modern chaos. This is Viking War Trance—a titanic clash of techno fury and primal beats, designed to send your senses careening into the stratosphere.
Picture this: Vikings discovering synthesizers and headbanging to a techno beat, where trance-emboldened voices resurrect Odin, and shamanic drums roll like a tempest in Asgard. With tracks like Völva’s Chant, Viking War Trance, and Mjölnir, this album doesn’t just break the mold—it obliterates it with the ferocity of Thor’s hammer. Imagine a mosh pit filled with Viking warriors high on the Northern Lights’ magic, channeling Fenrir’s rage and Baldr’s sorrow in an electrifying, sweat-drenched, neo-pagan dance!
Recorded and produced entirely by Eihwar, with mastering conjured at Tower Studio, Montpellier, every beat and grunt encapsulates the raw animal spirit and modern madness of this genre-redefining spectacle.
Tracklist
1. Viking War Trance (4:30) [WATCH]
2. Ragnarök (Viking War Trance Reforged) (7:10)
3. Völva’s Chant (4:05) [WATCH]
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) [WATCH]
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
Recording credits are being kept anonymous intentionally
Biography
Eihwar
Cover Art
Asrunn
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Links:
Website: http://www.eihwar.com
Bandcamp: https://eihwar.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eihwar.music
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/eihwar.music
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@eihwar
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eihwar
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VFxoCJQPfQauZujESPjQK
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/artist/224131655
TIDAL: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/41105436
Available Formats:
Digital Download
CD Digipak
12″ Vinyl Gatefold – Black
12″ Coloured Vinyl Gatefold – Red & Black Marbled