Shamanic Dark Folk Duo NYTT LAND Releases New Haunting Single and Video “Svartravn” 

With their new album Ritual being unveiled to the world this Friday, August 6 via Napalm Records, NYTT LAND offer another glimpse into their haunting and unique world of Shamanic Dark Folk!

 

Just as NYTT LAND begins “Svartravn” with mysterious whispers, the listener is pulled into the melancholic atmosphere of the song – a true display of NYTT LAND’s Shamanic Dark Folk. Experimental vocal technique meets deep, stomping percussive instrumentation inspired by ancient Siberian and Northern European culture. NYTT LAND are a truly unique duo and have rightfully earned millions of cross-platform streams with their authentic, traditional take on folk music.

 

Watch the intricately animated music video for “Svartravn” HERE:

NYTT LAND about the video for “Svartravn”:

“’Svartravn’ for us is one of the most melodic and most dramatic songs in the new album. A lot of emotions are associated with it in the process of composing and recording.  And undoubtedly, this energy is very accurately visualized in the video created for this song.  In Russia there is a very famous 19th century kozak’s ballad, called ‘Black Raven’. And when we found the text that formed the basis of the song ‘Svartravn’, we were simply amazed that it says the same thing as in this Russian ballad. Therefore, this song got its name exactly ‘Svartravn’ – from the Icelandic language it is precisely ‘Black Raven’ that is translated.”

 

Ritual is a previously uncharted display of intense, dark folk music inspired by NYTT LAND’s unique, authentic and ancient Siberian culture. If bands like Wardruna, Heilung or Runahild ensnare your senses, then you must prepare for this Ritual!

 

In celebration of the release of Ritual, NYTT LAND will perform their new album live on August 13 at 8:00PM CET/2:00PM EDT via the Napalm Records YouTube channel – make sure to join the Ritual and experience this one of a kind musical performance!

 

Join the live stream of NYTT LAND’s haunting Live Ritual HERE

NYTT LAND about the Live Ritual:

“Following the release of our new album we are proud to welcome you to our Live Ritual! An exclusive event, where you will see live performances of songs from the new album for the first time, but also some old famous songs that have reborn on a new sound today. A lot of work has been done to convey the sound of the Living Ritual as high as possible, so that together with us you can feel this primal, wild energy of a real shamanic rite and its indescribable atmosphere. Prepare for the Ritual!”

 

Pre-Order Ritual NOW

Prepare for the Ritual and be entranced by NYTT LAND’s Shamanic dark folk!

 

NYTT LAND’s ancient shamanic culture is palpable on songs like “U-Gra” – based on the legend of the Siberian native tribe known as Khanty. It tells the story of the guardian spirits of the tribe’s homeland as somber ritual chants at the start of the song ask the spirits to be kind to their people and help them retain their lands. An atmospheric, meditative journey accompanied by an enthralling percussive section accents the unmatched, unique throat singing layers of NYTT LAND vocalists Natasha “Baba Yaga” Pakhalenko and Anatoly “Shaman” Pakhalenko. “Svartravn” seamlessly continues this vibe while introducing melancholic string sections, telling the story of a warrior dying on the battlefield with a crow circling him, awaiting his coup de grace. The dying warrior tells the crow about his worthy life and the deeds that he performed, and that he is not afraid of death, asking the raven to take the news of his death to his family. Underlying themes on Ritual become apparent in NYTT LAND’s artistic entity, pulled together by mysterious, haunting visuals while still welcoming the listener into their spiritual world. Songs like “Dead Man’s Dance” and “Blood Of The North” showcase the Nordic folk-driven roots of NYTT LAND, while the duo takes the genre to new levels on “The Fires of Ragnarok”.

 

Ritual is a previously uncharted display of intense, dark folk music inspired by NYTT LAND’s unique, authentic and ancient Siberian culture. If bands like Wardruna, Heilung or Runahild ensnare your senses, then you must prepare for this Ritual!

 

NYTT LAND on the record:

“Our new album is a big story, a long way – from the harsh, snowy fjords of ancient Scandinavia – to the endless expanses of the great Siberian taiga. Having chosen life in a small Siberian village, we are inspired by nature, its eternal, primordial life force. And this inspiration finds expression in our music.”

 

Ritual Tracklisting:

1. Ritual

2. The Fires of Ragnarok

3. The Birth of a Shaman

4. Dead Man’s Dance

5. U-Gra

6. Gróttasöngr

7. Svartravn

8. Blood of the North

 

Ritual will be available in the following formats:

– Die Hard Edition (incl. 1-LP Gatefold Marbled Orange Transparent Black + Poster) – exclusively via Napalm Records, ltd. to 300 copies worldwide 

– 1- LP Gatefold BLACK

– Digipak

– Digital Album

[Die Hard Edition (incl. 1-LP Gatefold Marbled Orange Transparent Black + Poster)

– exclusively via Napalm Records, ltd. to 300 copies worldwide]

 

NYTT LAND live 2021

 

Prepare for an extraordinary experience when NYTT LAND performs the Ritual on their Majestic European Tour 2021, together with Korpiklaani, Equilibrium and Jonne, starting this fall.

 

Majestic European Tour 2021:

30.09.21   DE – Hamburg / Fabrik * No Jonne

01.10.21   NL – Dracthen / Iduna

03.10.21   BE – Antwerpen / Kavka Zappa

04.10.21   FR – Lille / Splendid

05.10.21   FR – Strasbourg / La Laiterie

06.10.21   FR – Paris / Élysée

07.10.21   FR – Rennes / L’Etage

08.10.21   FR – Bordeaux (Mérignac) / Krakatoa

09.10.21   FR – Lyon / Transbordeur

10.10.21   FR – Toulouse / Le Bikini

11.10.21   CH – Lausanne / Les Docks

12.10.21   IT – Trezzo sull’Adda / Live Club

13.10.21   SI – Ljubljana / Kino Siska

14.10.21   DE – Munich / Backstage

15.10.21   DE – Stuttgart / LKA

16.10.21   CH – Pratteln / Z7

17.10.21   DE – Geiselwind / Music Hall

18.10.21   CZ – Prague / Roxy

19.10.21   PL – Krakow / Hyde Park

20.10.21   PL – Warsaw / Progresja

21.10.21   DE – Berlin / Huxleys

22.10.21   CZ – Zlin / Masters of Rock Cafe

23.10.21   DE – Leipzig / Hellraiser

24.10.21   HU – Budapest / Barba Negra

25.10.21   AT – Vienna / Simm City                       

27.10.21   PL – Gdansk / B90                     

29.10.21   DE – Cologne / Essigfabrik

30.10.21   NL – Hengelo / Metropool

 

NYTT LAND is:

Natasha “Baba Yaga” Pakhalenko – vocal, throat singing, drums, percussion, flutes, programming

Anatoly “Shaman” Pakhalenko – vocal, throat singing, tagelharpa, mouth-harp, percussion, horn, programming

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