Renowned Danish composer and classically trained multi-instrumentalist, MYRKUR, has unveiled her interpretation of traditional Nordic Folk song, “De Tre Piker” today. Her third single from upcoming album ‘Mareridt‘ includes a stunning, lulling vocal performance alongside nyckelharpa (an ancient Swedish key harp), Shaman drums and guitar. Listen to the song now below.
On ‘Mareridt‘ (translation: Nightmare), MYRKUR explores deeper into the mysterious and the feminine with 11 songs that further progress her visionary blend of metal with gorgeous, stirring melodies, dark folk passages, choral arrangements and superb, horrific beauty. The conceptual masterpiece includes lyrics in multiple languages, an unforgettable collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe and an array of special instrumentation including violin, mandola, folk drums, nyckelharpa (an ancient Swedish key harp), and Kulning (an ancient Scandinavian herding call).
Like a marriage of King Diamond’s ‘Them’ with Tchaikovsky’s ‘Swan Lake’, ‘Mareridt’ is a carefully composed concept freed from genre – a profound manifestation of nightmares that demonstrates MYRKUR as one of the truly exceptional artists of our time. The compositions sweep into one another like a soundtrack designed to guide the listener through emotional turmoil. Timeless, triumphant, powerful and hypnotic, ‘Mareridt’ is a sonic nightmare that you never want to escape.
MYRKUR LIVE DATES:
NORTH AMERICA
August 23: Los Angeles, CA – Amoeba In-store (Free, 6PM)
EUROPE
July 21: Katowice (PL) – Metal Hammer Festival
July 22: Sheffield (UK) – Tramlines Festival
October 26: Stockholm (SE) – Close-Up Baten Cruise
November 4: Leeds (UK) – Damnation Festival
November 17 – London (UK) – Heaven #
November 18 – Leeuwarden (NL) – Neushoorn #
November 19 – Lille (FR) – Maison Folie Beaulieu #
November 20 – Paris (FR) – Alhambra #
November 21 – Rennes (FR) – Antipode MJC #
November 23 – Bilbao (ES) – Santana27 #
November 24 – Madrid (ES) – Caracol #
November 25 – Barcelona (ES) – Razzmatazz2 #
November 27 – Milan (IT) – Circolo Magnolia #
November 29 – Munich (DE) – Theaterfabrik #
November 30 – Salzburg (AT) – Rockhouse #
December 1 – Bologna (IT) – Locomotiv #
December 7 – Budapest (HU) – A38 #
December 8 – Vienna (AT) – Arena #
December 11 – Prague (CZ) – Roxy #
December 12 – Berlin (DE) – Heimathafen #
December 13 – Cologne (DE) – Kantine #
December 15 – Rotterdam (NL) – maasSilo #
December 16 – Brussels (BE) – VK #
December 18 – Copenhagen (DK) – Pumpehuset #
December 20 – Stockholm (SE) – Debaser Strand #
# – w/ Solstafir