Born from ritual, trance, and joyful defiance, EIHWAR stand apart in the modern pagan scene. The duo fuse Nordic folk, electro-industrial pulse, and raw percussive power into something fiercely alive.
With ‘Hugrheim’, EIHWAR take listeners deep into the tenth, hidden world of Yggdrasil. This second album expands their mythic universe with thunderous war drums, chanting in trance languages, and an irreverent energy that rejects solemn reenactment in favor of visceral experience. Each track functions as a gateway, moving between battle rites, ancestral memory, and altered states of consciousness. The record balances ritual intensity with sharp rhythmic drive, shaped for both solitary immersion and explosive live settings.
Anchored in Norse inspiration yet free from dogma, ‘Hugrheim’ feels both ancient and strikingly present. It is a concept album, a soundtrack for transformation, and a celebration of spirit made sound.
For fans of HEILUNG, DANHEIM, CARPENTER BRUT, LAIBACH.
Artwork by Asrunn.
Hear ye, hear ye! From the mystical lands of neo-Norse lore, EIHWAR crashes onto the scene like a berserker raid on a quiet fjord village. Mark and Asrunn didn't choose the warrior's path; it chose them, burgeoning from the primal yet uncharted terrain of their souls, birthing a sonic juggernaut that marries ancient gods with the unabashed chaos of the modern age.
Imagine, if you will, a parallel universe where Vikings discovered synthesizers and started headbanging to techno. This is EIHWAR's debut album, Viking War Trance. A wild rumpus of a record that doesn't just break the mold—it smashes it with the ferocity of Thor's hammer. Unrestrained and unrepentant, this album is an electric mead-hall feast set to the soundtrack of the apocalypse. It's got everything: technoid beats forged in the heart of a dying star, trance emboldened voices that could raise Odin from the dead, and shamanic drums that could start a storm in Valhalla. Imagine being in a mosh pit with Viking warriors, high on the magic of the Northern lights, channeling the rage of Fenrir and the sorrow of Baldr, all swagger and sweat. With tracks like "Völva's Chant," "Viking War Trance," and " Mjölnir," it's a saga sung in the key of chaos, destined to provoke the fiercest trance on any dancefloor or battlefield.