{"id":91616,"date":"2022-02-11T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=91616"},"modified":"2022-02-12T14:51:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T14:51:52","slug":"news-vanir-release-sixth-studio-album-sagas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-vanir-release-sixth-studio-album-sagas\/","title":{"rendered":"VANIR Release Official Lyric Video For New Track \u2018Day Of Reckoning\u2019 (February 11th, 2022) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

VANIR Release Official Lyric Video For New Track \u2018Day Of Reckoning\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nFebruary 11th, 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Danish Viking melodic death metal band Vanir have released an official lyric video for the track \u2018Day Of Reckoning\u2019. Created by YOD Multimedia, the clip can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Vanir issue sixth full-length studio album Sagas<\/em> on March 11th, 2022 through Mighty Music.<\/p>\n

Sagas<\/em> 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 \u2018Black Clad\u2019 is written as a tribute to the Norse god Brage, but also as a tribute to the fans of metal. <\/p>\n

Vocalist Martin Rubini commented: \u201cDuring 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<\/em> we continue the route we laid out with Aldar R\u00f6k<\/em> (2016) and Allfather<\/em> (2019) and the vision we have for Vanir.\u201d<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor this album, I didn\u2019t write any music,\u201d Lars Bundvad explains. \u201cHaving been sidelined due to the pandemic \u2013 my immune system is not terribly robust \u2013 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\u2019m very happy with the result.\u201d<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Day Of Reckoning\u2019
\n02. \u2018Black Clad\u2019
\n03. \u2018See The Dragons Ride\u2019
\n04. \u2018D\u00f8dsf\u00e6rd\u2019
\n05. \u2018Eindri\u00f0i\u2019
\n06. \u2018Sessr\u00famnir\u2019
\n07. \u2018The Bounty Of Flesh And Bone\u2019
\n08. \u2018\u00c6resstrid\u2019
\n09. \u2018Battle Of Middle-Earth\u2019
\n10. \u2018Andvari\u2019s Curse\u2019
\n11. \u2018Gods Of War\u2019
\n12. \u2018Visdomsmj\u00f8den\u2019<\/p>\n

Vanir\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Martin H\u00e5kan (vocals)
\nKirk Backarach (lead guitars)
\nPhillip Kaaber (rhythm guitars)
\nLars Bundvad (bass)
\nDaniel Kronskov (drums)
\nStefan Dujardin (keyboards)<\/p>\n

An official lyric video was created for the song \u2018D\u00f8dsf\u00e6rd\u2019, which can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Fifth studio record Allfather<\/em> was issued in February 2019 via Mighty Music.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Tine Hviid Roger.<\/em><\/p>\n