Wardruna’s fifth full-length was due last June, but due to the pandemic, the Norwegian neo-prog-folk band bumped the release date of Kvitravn to this January. Though Wardruna were born out of Norway’s ...

Norse gods of music Wardruna are plotting a course for Australia. Renowned for their innovative compositions steeped in Nordic history, which have soundtracked the major TV show Vikings and video game ...

When Einar Selvik founded Wardruna in 2003, they effectively existed in a scene of one. While by no means the first band to explore Scandinavian tradition, they helped popularise it to such an extent ...

Nordic folk music with roots in black metal might sound ridiculously niche, but Wardruna are more than the sum of their parts—and to prove it, here they are at the Auditorium Theatre. Einar Selvik ...

With no way of knowing what music those ancients actually created, Wardruna’s contemporary vision marries subtlety and complexity to an elemental power. Moments on sixth album Birna (named for a ...

For Norwegian songwriter and performer, Einar Selvik, making music is as much about excavation, construction and refinement as it as about melody and rhythm. A composer of epic, culturally rooted ...

Nordic folk act Wardruna have delivered the title track for their forthcoming album Birna today. The visual for the song, which can be seen here, was directed by longtime collaborator Tuukka Koski and ...

WARDRUNA have announced plans for a solo North American tour with a stop at DPAC on October 12, 2022. Wardruna is a Norwegian music constellation dedicated to creating musical renditions of ancient ...

When not leading Norwegian dark folk group Wardruna, Einar Selvik does music for film, TV and video games. Einar was among those who composed music for game Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and he’s ...

Wardruna are a Norwegian music group founded in 2002 by ex-Gorgoroth members drummer Einar Selvik (Kvitrafn) and vocalist Kristian Espedal (Gaahl), as well as Lindy Fay Hella. Dedicated to creating ...

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