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Vanir – ‘Epitome’ (2024)

Posted on 5 January 2024 by Michel5 January 2024

Rating: 7/10 Release: 16 February 2024 Label: Mighty Music Vanir is a six-member melodic death metal band out of Denmark and “Epitome” is their seventh album. They’ve got the standard folk metal lineup with vocals, bass, guitars, drums, and a keyboard. I was only familiar with their older work, and … Continue reading →

Vanir – ‘Sagas’ (2022)

Posted on 27 January 2022 by Michel27 January 2022

Rating: 8/10 Release: 11 March 2022 Label: Mighty Music Danish Viking melodic death metal warriors Vanir are back in 2022 with Sagas. These warriors have released five well received albums to date and Sagas doesn’t disappoint. Like previous albums, Sagas, their sixth release, spans various Viking and Nordic related themes, however … Continue reading →

Vanir – ’10 Years Of Mead And Metal’ (EP 2020)

Posted on 6 April 2020 by Michel11 April 2021

Rating: 8/10 Release: 17 April 2020 Label: Mighty Music The planned intent for reviewing Vanir was loads of extensive research as well as a long backstory deeply involved in reminiscing last year’s holiday in Denmark for Udgardsfest. The end result, as with all expectations, leaves less to be desired with … Continue reading →

Udgårdsfest 2019

Posted on 16 July 2019 by Michel23 April 2021

Pumpehauset, Copenhagen, Denmark31 May – 1 June 2019By: Assia What is a semi American metalhead to do for their first Scandinavian holiday but to attend a festival in one of the most eclectic cities in the world? Udgårdsfest 2019 seeks to prolong itself as a two-day festival celebrating Viking-pagan-folk-metal music … Continue reading →

Vanir – ‘Allfather’ (2019)

Posted on 19 December 2018 by Michel29 April 2021

Rating: 8.9/10 Release: 15 February 2019 Label: Mighty Music Without looking beyond their promotional material, one would never suspect Vanir of having melodic death metal tendencies. One might instead expect more conventional Viking Metal. But nonetheless I discovered their music is fairly reminiscent of Amon Amarth or even Wulfgar in … Continue reading →

Vanir – ‘Aldar Rök’ (2016)

Posted on 8 January 2016 by Michel22 May 2021

By: Vinicius Rating: 8.7/10 Release: 26 February 2016 Label: Mighty Music Personally, I always liked Vanir’s albuns, but Aldar Rök surprised me. The Danish band changed some members and you can feel differences in the style in this new album when compared with The Glorious Dead (2014). Nowadays, Vanir is … Continue reading →

“Vanir unites melodic folk-metalaspects and death metal brutality”

Posted on 10 February 2015 by Michel31 August 2021

Can you tell me something about the history of Vanir? How did the band get together?
“The origin story is quite random actually. It all started with Phillip, Lars and Martin, the founding members of the band. They started jamming some tunes about 6 or 7 years ago.
A violinist was added to the band, which gave a really cool sound. Then we got the idea to mix the whole sound with metal. The rest of the guys and girls came along. After some line-up changes, we’re stronger than ever now!
We like to write lyrics about history and consider our music melodic death/black metal with folk instruments. Some might call it ‘Viking metal’

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Vanir – ‘The Glorious Dead’ (2014)

Posted on 29 August 2014 by Michel8 May 2021

By: Matt Score: 7/10 Release: 20 October 2014 Label: Mighty Music With the upcoming release of their third album, it seems Vanir are continuing on their path to severe brutality. The album titled ‘The Glorious Dead’ entails 9 tracks with enough power to blow your speakers before they reach eleven, … Continue reading →

Hörnerfest 2014

Posted on 8 July 2014 by Michel24 May 2021

Photography by: Toni B. Gunner – www.mondkringel-photography.de It has become some sort of tradition, the last weekend of June is, as every year, reserved for the best festival of the summer. Somewhere in a small town just passed Hamburg. As every year this small festival forms the missing link between … Continue reading →

Vanir – ‘Onwards into Battle’ (2012)

Posted on 15 August 2012 by Michel26 May 2021

Rating: 8/10 Release: 10 September 2012 Label: Mighty Music The Danish band Vanir, definitely not to be mistaken for the former Dutch band Vanir. This Danish vikings are obviously strongly inspired by their nationals, Svartsot. Heavy brute music with cheerful folktones and a low growling sound that should be the … Continue reading →

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