EIHWAR Return With Ritual Lead Single “Nauðiz”
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EIHWAR reveal a new chapter from their upcoming album Hugrheim with the release of “Nauðiz.” Both a ritual incantation and a narrative trial, the track stands as a central pillar of the album’s mythological arc.
Rooted in the ancient rune meaning “need” and “distress,” “Nauðiz” embodies constraint, inner pressure, and the inevitability of confrontation. In the fictional cosmology of Hugrheim, the rune takes form as Veiðhimadhr, the Hunter: an adversary not born of the outside world, but of the self. Fear becomes the opponent, and survival demands total surrender to transformation.
“Nauðiz” channels Eihwar’s explosive blend of Nordic folk, ritual percussion, and raw vocal invocation. War drums and horns surge beneath trance-like chants, blurring the line between ceremony and combat. The track’s intensity mirrors its narrative core: collapse as a necessary passage toward renewal.
The accompanying official music video expands this vision through a cinematic, live-action aesthetic inspired by bold, graphic storytelling. Struck down by her most intimate fear, Asrunn confronts annihilation before rising again through the protective magic of Mark. Fire becomes both destroyer and catalyst, sealing “Nauðiz” as a story of sacred trial and rebirth.
Watch the official music video for Nauðiz here.
As the opening gate to Hugrheim, “Nauðiz” sets the tone for an album that explores memory, spirit, and the invisible forces shaping consciousness. It is a declaration of intent from Eihwar: transformation is not chosen, it is endured.
Tracklist:
1. Nauðiz (04:28)
2. Freyja's Calling (03:41)
3. Ein (03:42)
4. Skuggaríki (04:01)
5. Hugrheim (03:19)
6. Ljósgarðr (03:27)
7. Heill Óðinn (03:36)
8. The Lake of the Dead (03:39)
9. Omenotharena (Warrior's Training) (05:41)
10. Berserkr (Tim's Memorial Version) (04:26)
Get ready for the wild electro Nordic folk of EIHWAR! These "Enfants Terribles" aren’t here for solemn atmospheres—their fierce and festive fantasy is made for raging Viking dancefloors. Backed by Season of Mist (home to Heilung and Danheim), Eihwar burst onto YouTube in 2023 and hasn’t slowed down since. With millions of views and festival appearances at Hellfest, Wacken Open Air, and Midgardsblot at the Midgard Viking Center in Norway, they bring a new wave of pagan power shaking across Europe.
This second album from Eihwar describes the world from which these two pagan superheroes originate. It is "Hugrheim," the 10th hidden world of Yggdrasil in Eihwar's fantasy mythology. The two musicians explain:
“Over the past few years, our souls have gradually taken over the bodies of two human musicians. Through incarnation, we lost much of our memories. All that remains are images, emotions, and fragments from our previous existence, mixed in with the thoughts and memories of our human hosts. In this new song, we evoke the memories that gradually come back to us: memories of Hugrheim, the tenth world of Yggdrasil, hidden and unknown to men. This world is shaped by the Hugr, the spirit. In this realm dwell the invisible forces of the soul and consciousness. When our vessels perish here and our incarnation ends, we will return to Hugrheim. Still, we hope to remain here as long as possible this time, because nowadays the beer is fucking good, the rockstar life is pretty damn cool, and dental anesthesia actually exists.”
— Mark & Asrunn
Line-up:
Asrunn — Vocals, Shamanic Drums
Mark — Vocals, War Drums, Lute, Folk Guitar, Tagelharpa, Percussion & Programming
