Start your weekend off in the right frame of mind with some catchy folk metal from Sweden’s Grimner. We at DR are happy to bring you a video premiere for the song “En Fallen Jätte,” which comes from the band’s upcoming release Vanadrottning, which releases on February 9, 2018 through Despotz Records. 2018 marks the band’s 10th Anniversary and the band have 20 dates lined up thus far for the year. Check out the song, as well as some of these tour dates down below. And if you like what you hear, you can pre-order the album (in a wide variety of packages) HERE.
Of the song itself, “En Fallen Jätte” is a lively yet still heavy track. Some solid grooves and riffs accompany some bouncier folk elements that are sure to get your toes tapping and heads banging. There’s the question of whether it’s better to dance about or start up the moshpit (the answer is obviously both), which is the best combination that you can hope for in a song like this. Of course, the video features the band playing in the middle of the woods – because, frankly, where else would a band like this be playing (outside of a pub of course)? But don’t take our word for it, check it out for yourself.
Says the band:
“En Fallen Jätte” is a hard-hitting track with some new elements to it, though certainly a full-fledged Grimner song. It tells of the battle between Thor and the stone-hearted giant Hrungner, who in the end was crushed by the power of the thunder god’s hammer Mjölner, and reduced to a pile of rubble. Enjoy, friends, and may the might of Thor be on your side!”
Catch Grimner live in 2018:
Feb 09 Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg (SE)
Feb 10 Palatset, Linköping (SE)
Mar 15 Hammerfest (GB)
Mar 16 Fulford Arms, York (GB)
Mar 17 The Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham (GB)
Mar 18 Nambucca, London (GB)
Apr 05 Blackland, Berlin (DE)
Apr 06 Ragnarök Festival (DE)
Apr 07 Durbuy Rock Festival (BE)
Apr 08 Little Devil, Tilburg (NL)
May 21 Wave Gotik Treffen (DE)
Aug 18 Barther Metal Open Air (DE)
Sep 07 Club From Hell, Erfurt (DE)
Sep 08 MAZE, Berlin (DE)
Sep 11 Vagon Klub, Prague (CZ)
Sep 12 Klub u Bazyla, Poznan (PL)
Sep 13 Magnetofon, Lodz (PL)
Sep 14 VooDoo Club, Warsaw (PL)
Sep 15 Rudeboy Club, Bielsko-Biała (PL)
Sep 16 Rock Klub Tartaros, Banská Bystrica (SL)
Sep 16 Barrák Music Club, Ostrava (CZ)
Sep 19 M13 Klub, Brno (CZ)
Sep 20 Dürer Kert, Budapest (HU)
Sep 21 Escape, Vienna (AT)
Sep 22 Manoir Pub, Saint-Maurice (CH)
Sep 23 Le Klub, Paris (FR)
Pre-order Vanadrottning
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