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HrabnaR / Ad vesa

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H.L. HELHEIM are veterans of Norwegian Viking metal, and like Enslaved, they play this style with complexity and depth. No mead-fueled roars or barbaric battle chants can be heard here. As usual, it takes some time to get into the well-thought-out songs. At times, it becomes almost hypnotic, as the drums trot along casually at mid-tempo; other passages, however, are more majestic, faster, or even dreamy. Variety is key, and the vocals are also variable, ranging from clear to aggressive. Recommended! Favorite track: Fylgja.
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tobias asplund another brilliant fucking album from these west coast masters. I can't believe how they can still be this good after all these years, when so many others fail. one of the best bands ever, for sure.
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1.
Geist 04:18
GEIST Gasten kommer langveisfra Åndra drar i fotefar Daudingen dingler i tre Skyggen siver i daler ned Uvetten viser ei til von Ufysa ligger i det mørke rom Bedraget hvisker om træl Løgnen krever ditt sæl Ånden sitter på skuldre to Kusa forstyrrer den indre ro Utburden skaper kimæret Skremslet sluker begjæret SPIRIT (Geist) The spirit comes from afar It walks in footsteps The dead one dangles from a tree The shadow seeps down into the valleys The evil spirit doesn’t show any hope The horrible one dwells in the dark room The deceit whispers of hard times The lie demands your hapiness The spirit sits on both shoulders It disturbs the inner peace The ghost creates the chimera The scare devours the desire
2.
SORG ER DØDENS SPADE Jeg sier det som det er Det er intet mer for deg her Dengang da det dulgte datt Og øyne kun så dag bli natt Haulden tok grepet så vred Arden pløyde marken så ned Grøden druknet i et sinne Alt som levde skulle forsvinne Sorg er dødens spade Det er bare å begynne å grave Mold er dødens hage Til ens du er tatt av dage Onnet av det onde derinne Haust og hast skal så rinne Det er ikke gavn at du er Det er ikke et savn til besvær GRIEF IS THE SHOVEL OF DEATH (Sorg er dødens spade) I say it as it is There isn’t anything for you here When the hidden fell And the eyes only saw day become night The farmer took an angry grip And the scythe plowed the field The crops drowned in wrath Everything living should disappear Grief is the shovel of death Just start digging Soil is the garden of death Until you are dead The harvest of the evil therein Autumn and haste will then run There’s of no benefit that you exist It’s not a lack of trouble
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Livsblot 04:25
LIVSBLOT Kom sol, kom måne Kom vinter og vår Kom dag, kom natt Kom sommer og høst Det finnes ingen trøst i hverken ord eller form Det finnes ingen uskyld i en kosmologisk norm I pakt med den evige viten fra hedning I livet som i døden er vi ingenting Lojal mot flammen Sinnet brenner Besatt av isen Mørket blender Nasjonaldrakten pryder det beteende Ingen seier uten viten og mot La natten svøpe sinnet Og dagen vekke minnet LIFE OFFERING (Livsblot) Come sun, come moon Come winter and spring Come day, come night Come summer and fall There is no comfort in words or form There is no innocence in a cosmological norm In pact with the eternal knowledge of the pagan In life as in death we are nothing Loyal to the flame The wrath is burning Possessed by the ice The darkness blinds The national costume adorns the behavior No victory without knowledge and courage Let the night sweep the mind And the day awake the memory
4.
MENNESKET ER DYRET I TALE Vi lever forlengs, men tenker baklengs Døden er livet på sin bestemte vei Vi går i utakt, men taktfast mot stupet Livet er den tid det tar å dø Der det er hjerterom er det også et hulrom Livet kan gi og ta fra samme hånd Stemmer taler om dødsforakt Døden krever nok et navn Mennesket er dyret i tale Kan du se ham med lang hale? Han hvisker lønndomsord Forbannet være denne jord Mennesket er dyret i tale Stundom går det i dvale Han peker borti der Kan du se den pinsels hær? MAN IS THE BEAST OF SPEECH (Mennesket er dyret i tale) We’re living forwards, but are thinking bacwards Death is life on its certain path We’re walking unsteady, but steadily towards the cliff Life is the time it takes to die Where there’s room to show heart there’s also an indifference Life may give and take from the same hand Voices are talking about contempt for death Death demands another name Man is the beast of speech Can you see him with a long tale? He’s whispering secret words Cursed be this earth Man is the beast of speech Sometimes it goes to sleep He’s pointing over there Can you see the army of suffering?
5.
Fylgja 07:56
FYLGJA Du vil følge meg i tykt og tynt Framme fra reisen før min er begynt Fra tinden som i den nestes drøm To verdner møtes i en likestrøm Du vil følge meg i tykt og tynt Viser veien og tanken blir vidsynt Du som følger hvert mitt steg Vær så lyset som setter sitt preg Bjørnen til den nobleste av oss Ulven til den som velger å slåss Grisen til den som sitter i ro Fråtser i livets evindelige vantro Således ser ei den enborne Treenighet av ensidighet Jeg hører stemmen til en norne Treenighet av gjensidighet FYLGJA You will follow me in thick and thin Back from the journey before mine has begun From the peak as in the next ones dream Two worlds meet in a direct current You will follow me in thick and thin Leading the way and the thought becomes broad-minded You that follows my every step Be the light that makes its mark The bear to the most noble among us The wolf of the one who chooses to fight The pig for the one who sits still Feasting in lifes eternal disbelief Thus sees not the only son Trinity of one-sidedness I hear the voice of a norn Trinity of reciprocity
6.
Hamingja 05:18
HAMINGJA Et dvergmål av min ane jeg fikk Mangfoldig og varig i sitt Som Hugin og Munin var for ham Sågar den djerve bjørneham Jeg vil så gjerne skjenke deg litt Jeg voner deg alt som er mitt Det er således en rei av brokker Ta dem imot hvor enn du tråkker Den kloke går sakte frem Og er derfor ett steg foran Kan du vite hvem? Som er det hele av en mann? Som min ane før meg Således blir jeg for deg Altet i jeget og jeget i alt I navnet det vil være talt HAMINGJA An echo of my fathers I got Diverse and lasting in its essence As Hugin and Munin were for him Even the bold bearskin I would like to pour you some I wish you everything that is mine Thus it is a thousand pieces Welcome them wherever you may tread The wise one is treading lightly And therefore is one step ahead Do you know who? Which is the whole of a man? As my fathers before me Thus I will be for you The everything in the self and the self in everything In the name it will be spoken
7.
Hugr 04:32
HUGR Tanken er i stadig progress Vokser som grøde fra gress Fra jorden som fra dyret Ja, fra menneskelig aksess Sinnet er i et foranderlig fremme Ekspanderer for å aldri temme(s) Fra jorden og til Utgards-Loke Ja, for ei mot trolldom skal jeg glemme Ilden skal ei sluke meg Tanken skal ei løpe fra meg Alderdommen vil nok ta meg Men havet skal ei lure meg Jeg vil dog aldri tenke deg til meg Jeg er meg og du er deg Trolldom skal ei binde oss Dette er mitt indre jeg HUGR The mind is in ever progress Growing as crops from grass From the soil as from the beast Yes, from human access The mind is in a changeable proposal It expands - never to be tamed From the earth to Utgards-Loki Yes, even against magic I will forget The fire will not devour me The thought will not run away from me Old age will though take me But the sea will not deceive me I will however never think of you as me I am me and you are you Magic will never bind us This is my inner self
8.
Hamr 04:46
HAMR I lyset er jeg en varsom venn I mørket raser jeg blant likemenn La tanken være ufordelt Og minnet være like helt Skipta hömum Blikket kan tukte den mest uskyldige av menn Men blikket kan lede til ikke å forsake igjen Hva er så drakten som pryder en Urokkelig, sågar med irrgangens len Jeg skifter ei en modig tanke Med uvitenhet og tåkebanke Som havet i sin voldsomme prakt Finnes jeg i all ære og all makt HAMR In the light I’m a careful friend In the dark I rage among peers Let the thought be undivided And the memory be whole Shedding skin The glance may chastise the most innocent of men But the glance may also lead to never forsake again What is the suit that adorns you Unwavering even with the maze of the county I do not change a brave thought With oblivious ignorance As the ocean in its violent splendor I exist in all glory and might

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Helheim, one of the founding pioners of the Norwegian viking metal genre, are ready to release their 12th studio album “HrabnaR / Ad vesa”.

On this record, Helheim has made a split album with themselves. For the first time, the main songwriters V'gandr and H'grimnir have divided the album in two where they solely take care of the vocals on the part they represent musically. This has resulted in two very different expressions - not uncommon for this band, but never as clearly as here.

The first half “Hrabnar” contains four stand-alone 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 was Fylgja, Hamr, Hugr, and Hamingja.

Founded in 1992, Helheim are known and renowned all over the world for their authenticity and integrity when it comes to portraying their Norse heritage. Constantly growing and evolving, and staying clear from musical trends and fads, they’ve carved their own way for more than 30 years.
This split album is no exception. Recorded in Duper and Solslottet Studio in 2024/2025, the album was engineered, produced, mixed and mastered by Iver Sandøy.

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released June 20, 2025

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