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Vanir EP in April

Posted on 19th February 2020 by Michel19th February 2020

On April 17th Danish viking metallers Vanir release “10 Years Of Mead And Metal”, celebrating a decade of raw Danish vikingpower! Ten years ago in Roskilde Denmark a group of metalheads came together to play some Viking folk metal. It later evolved into Vanir. A lot has happened since then. Both … Continue reading →

Pagan Nordmanni Fest

Posted on 15th January 2020 by Michel15th January 2020

4th April Pagan Nordmanni Fest II will take place in Centre Jean Hannier, Canteleu, France.The festival has a great Pagan and Folk-metal line-up. Bands like Baldrs Draumar, Furor Gallico, Vanir and many more will conquer the stage this day.

Udgårdsfest 2019

Posted on 16th July 2019 by Michel16th July 2019

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 19th December 2018 by Michel21st May 2019

By: JanoRating: 8.9/10Release: 15 Februay 2019Label: 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 places. … Continue reading →

Vanir – ‘Aldar Rök’ (2016)

Posted on 8th January 2016 by Michel20th April 2019

By: Vinicius Rating: 8.7/10 Release: 26-2-2016 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 less viking … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 10th February 2015 by Michel9th January 2019

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 29th August 2014 by Michel20th April 2019

By: Matt Score: 7/10 Release: 20-10-2014 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, and is … Continue reading →

Hörnerfest 2014

Posted on 8th July 2014 by Michel8th May 2019

By: Colin and Nick 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 … Continue reading →

Vanir – ‘Onwards into Battle’ (2012)

Posted on 15th August 2012 by Michel20th April 2019

By: Colin Score: 8/10 Release: 10-9-2012 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 vocals, definitely something … Continue reading →

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