Hrabnar - Ad Vesa - CD

Helheim, one of the pioneers of the Norwegian Viking Metal genre, are ready to release their 12th studio album "HrabnaR / Ad vesa". On this record, Helheim have made a split album with themselves. For the first time, the main songwriters, V'gandr and H'grimnir, have split the album into two parts, where they only take care of the vocals of the part they represent musically. This has resulted in two very different expressions - not uncommon for this band, but never as clear as here. The first half, "Hrabnar", contains four independent songs written by H'grimnir. The second part, "Ad vesa", is about the four components in Norse mythology that we know collectively as the human soul. In pre-Christian Norway, the concept of the soul was not a singular, unified entity, but a composite of many elements, of which the four key components were Fylgja, Hamr, Hugr and Hamingja. Founded in 1992, Helheim are known and respected throughout the world for their authenticity and integrity in presenting their Norse heritage. Constantly growing and evolving, and staying away from musical trends and fads, they've been forging their own path for more than 30 years. This split album is no exception. Recorded at Duper and Solslottet Studio in 2024/2025, the album was engineered, produced, mixed and mastered by Iver Sandøy.