HEILUNG are now premiering their upcoming album in full! The album sees the light on June 28th, 2019 but is already streaming below. HEILUNG comment:
““Ofnir” was a masculine album about combat, anger and rage, “Futha” is the counterpart, the balance point, the feminine side. The great healing power of sexual magic and female wild strength is evoked in “Futha”. Those who have been present at a birth or have seen lionesses hunting, know the spirit. “Futha” endeavors to connect to a time before the female was degraded to a birth-machine and carrier of eternal inherited guilt. HEILUNG has no political agenda whatsoever. HEILUNG also has no desire to contribute to gender mainstreaming or gender discussion with “Futha”. People are not equal, but of equal value, no matter where, as what, or as who they are born”.
On the meaning of the album title, HEILUNG comment:
“The majority of full rune set inscriptions start with “Futha”, and is known to us as the first four letters in all runic alphabets. It is considered that our forefathers saw magic potential in engraving the full rune line, but there is also great significance in the beginnings. Science has no key for the meaning of only engraving the first couple of letters yet, but there is, of course, a surplus of theories. One of the theories we found inspiration in, is that “Futha” holds the meaning of fertility and female gender. As “Ofnir” focused on war and masculine notions, the great healing power of female wild strength is evoked in “Futha”. Those who have been present at a birth or have seen lionesses hunting know the spirit, and we welcome and embrace it in the sounds that were born during the creation of “Futha””.
HEILUNG have previously announced a European tour in October and November this year. The tour will kick off on October 22nd in Warsaw (PL) and will end about a month later in Paris (FR). Find the full list of tour dates below.
“Futha” tracklist:
01. “Galgaldr”
02. “Norupo”
03. “Othan”
04. “Traust”
05. “Vapnatak”
06. “Svanrand”
07. “Elivagar”
08. “Elddansurin”
09. “Hamrer Hippyer”
HEILUNG festivals:
June
29 - Helsinki (FI) Tuska 2019
August
09 - Jaromer (CZ) Brutal Assault
17 - Borre (NO) Midgardsblot 2019
September
07 - Selb (DE) Mediaval Festival 2019
October
19 - Hameln (DE) Autumn Moon Festival 2019 (exact date TBA)
February, 2020
18 - York (UK) Descended from Odin Festival (exact date TBA)
HEILUNG European tour:
October
22 - Palladium (PL) Warschau
24 - Berlin (DE) Admiralspalast
26 - Essen (DE) Colosseum Theater
28 - Munich (DE) Circus Krone
30 - Prague (CZ) Hybernia
November
01 - Halle (DE) Händelhalle
03 - Vienna (AT) Der Globe
05 - Zurich (CH) Volkshaus
07 - Kiel (DE) Kieler Schloss
10 - London (UK) Roundhouse
14 - Utrecht (NL) Tivoli Vredenburg
17 - Brussels (BE) AB
20 - Paris (FR) Elysée Montmartre
December
06 - Lviv (UA) Lviv State Circus
08 - Kyiv (UA) Center of Culture and Arts NAU
Source: www.season-of-mist.com