04/10/2026 18:46

Einherjer

Einherjer announce 'Lifeblood' album for June release

Legendary viking metal pioneers Einherjer will release their long-awaited 10th studio album 'Lifeblood' on June 19th, 2026, via By Norse Music (digipak CD, black 12" vinyl, transparent w/ marbled orange and black 12" vinyl).

Track listing:
1. Bloodborn (05:37)
2. At the Threshold's End (05:35)
3. Gone (05:51)
4. Malstrøm (08:32)
5. Dei sår ser (04:52)
6. Arr for arr (05:12)
7. Saltworn Runes (05:18)
8. The Eternal North (09:01)

'Lifeblood' is a reflection around belonging, heritage and roots - both as individuals and as a band. After over thirty years of making music, they look back toward what shaped them and the forces that have followed through all these years.

The songs revolve around the idea that beneath modern life, there are deeper currents still moving through us - instinct, memory and the echoes of those who came before us. The sea, the tides and the narrow straits that run through the landscape of the western shores, became natural symbols for these forces.

In the early years of Norwegian extreme metal in the 90s, Einherjer stood among those who gave voice to a distinctly Norse expression within metal. Their early recordings did not imitate tradition - they helped establish it. What later became known as viking metal was not conceived as a genre, but as a natural extension of identity, history, and place and Einherjer became one of its defining forces.

Through classic albums such as 'Dragons of the North', 'Odin Owns Ye All' and 'Blot', and later works including 'Av oss, for oss' and 'North Star', both nominated for a Norwegian Grammy, the band has continually evolved without losing its core. Their sound remains unmistakable - resolute, atmospheric, and grounded in the weight of heritage, yet never bound by the past. Their music does not seek to recreate a lost age. It stands as proof that its spirit endures. The same horizon that called the seafarers westward still lies open. The same impulse to create, to endure, and to leave a mark remains unchanged.

From their home in Haugesund, along the ancient sea road of Karmsundet, Einherjer continues to draw from the same source that shaped their beginnings: The land, the sea, and the cultural memory carried forward through generations. Einherjer stands firmly against the misuse and distortion of Norse heritage. Their banner carries no political allegiance, no extremist ideology. Their mission is cultural and artistic: to explore, interpret, and share the depth, complexity, and power of their heritage as part of the greater human story.

For more than three decades, Einherjer has stood as one of the defining voices of Norse heavy metal, and with their 10th album 'Lifeblood' the band proves why they still are distinct and defining in the genre - not as an echo, but as a presence.

Time has not diminished Einherjer. It has refined them. Hammers raised. Fire alive. Lifeblood unbroken.

(source: By Norse Music)