Scandinavian Viking/folk metal with real, acoustic instrumentation and a growl male / clean female vocals duel. What’s not to like in Vansind’s debut single from their upcoming album?
“Grib Til Våben” (A Call To Arms) is the first single from VANSIND‘s upcoming debut album “Mørket”, to be released this year on Mighty Music. A song about the Scandinavian people’s journeys towards the highlands in the north, “Grib Til Våben” tells a tale of a cunning attack under the cover of darkness, which the attacking Vikings had expected would go as easily as when they took England in the south. But it is also the story of a brave people with a strong leader who grows into the role of her people’s true hero and ruler. On the coast, one will discover the beauty of the elusive thistle, which at first glance seems harmless, but which will always defend itself and draw blood from those too proud to respect it. Similarly, the Scottish clansmen will defend themselves to the death and will certainly not surrender until the final battle is decided.
With the defining sound of the bagpipes, which brings to mind the wild heather of the highlands and the rugged Scottish coastal landscapes, combined with the hard-hitting rhythmic folk-metal sound, Vansind once again shows themselves from the melodic and at the same time dark and heavy side.
