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

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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

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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)

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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 unites melodic folk-metalaspects and death metal brutality”

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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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Hörnerfest 2014

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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)

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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 →