Last month, Nordic dark folk duo NYTT LAND released their new album Ritual, delivering a thrilling piece of Scandinavian and Siberian folklore and culture. Today, the Russian duo comes through with an astonishing official music video for “Blood of the North” that brings the spiritual journey of Ritual full circle.
The core element of “Blood of the North” is the talharpa, continiously humming a mystic melody, accompanied by bells, accentuating the footsteps of an arcane shaman. Followed by tension-rising drums, the journey reaches its final destination. The ambient soundscape of “Blood of the North” builds on trance-like visuals and a dark sound that truly feels like a ritual – a silent spell, spoken without words, shallowly cast upon you.
NYTT LAND on their new video: “This instrumental track is a culmination of the album Ritual. A very deep, epic composition plunging into a trance with the beats of drums and the hoarse voice of talharpa.
The visualization of this composition was conceived even before the release of the album. Exactly like that. With mystic, faceless imagery and nature as the most important part of NYTT LAND’s creativity.”
Watch the official music video for “Blood of the North” HERE!
Russian Nordic folk and ambient project NYTT LAND offer a dark, otherworldly experience with their new seventh studio album, Ritual, out now via Napalm Records.
This eight-song rarity tell tales of gods and heroes, born centuries ago and preserved in traditions, expressed in a unique sonic experience that can best be described by the duo itself as shamanic dark folk. On Ritual, NYTT LAND effortlessly pulls listeners into a world of ancient percussive instrumentation and vocal tradition. Thematically, their work echoes many stories from Norse mythology and historic texts such as the Poetic Edda.
NYTT LAND state: “All our songs are, first of all, our personal experience, how we perceive reality around us. Ritual is the release of inner, primal energy through music, words, dances and images. This is what the world and the universe was born into. And we want to share our part of this energy with you.”
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.
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.”
Watch the intricately animated music video for “Svartravn” HERE:
NYTT LAND adds about the animation in the “Svartravn” music video: “The work on the video for the song opened up the opportunity for us to work with the talents of the Siberian artist Ksenia Shcherbinina (Instagram: @kseniash_art) and the animation designer Alexander Golovko. A truly colossal work has been done, each frame of the clip is drawn by hand to bring to life the epic northern legend of betrayal and revenge, valor and fearlessness in the face of death. And of course, we all look forward to continuing our cooperation. And maybe soon we will meet again with the heroes created by Ksenia and Alexander to find out the continuation of this story, which was born in the work on the song ‘Svartravn’.”
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!
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”.
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 Track listing:
Ritual
The Fires of Ragnarok
The Birth of a Shaman
Dead Man’s Dance
U-Gra
Gróttasöngr
Svartravn
Blood of the North
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
Just recently signed with Napalm Records, Russian Nordic folk/ambient project NYTT LAND offer a dark, otherworldly experience with their new seventh studio album, Ritual, out August 6. Today, the shamanic dark folk outfit reveals their second single and video for “U-Gra”!
Based on the tale of the ancient Siberian tribe known as Khanty, NYTT LAND transform their culture into a musical journey through their spiritual traditions. Their deep, ambient atmosphere makes NYTT LAND a truly unique duo in folk, and has earned them many millions of streams across all platforms to date!
NYTT LAND about the video: “’U-Gra’ has become a special song for us, as this is our dedication to ancient Siberia. Since it was in antiquity that the lands of the Western and central part of Siberia were called “Ugra”. Ugorian land. The ancestral home of several European peoples – Finns, Hungarians and Sami. Song ‘U-Gra’ is based on the ancient legend of the Siberian native tribe Khanty. It tells the story of the guardian spirits of the land where the tribe lives. At the beginning and the end of the song, a real ritual conspiracy of spirits sounds, in which the shaman asks them to be kind to their people, help people and keep the land on which the tribe lives. And our seven-year-old son Yuri played one of the main roles in the video ‘U-Gra’.”
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’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”.
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 Track listing: 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
Just recently signed with Napalm Records, Russian Nordic folk and ambient project NYTT LAND offer a dark, otherworldly experience with their new seventh studio album, Ritual, out August 6 via Napalm Records.
This eight-song rarity tell tales of gods and heroes, born centuries ago and preserved in traditions, expressed in a unique sonic experience that can best be described by the duo itself as shamanic dark folk. On Ritual, NYTT LAND effortlessly pulls listeners into a world of ancient percussive instrumentation and vocal tradition. Thematically, their work echoes many stories from Norse mythology and historic texts such as the Poetic Edda.
To enter the Ritual, NYTT LAND has unveiled their captivating musical forces through the record’s title track today. Haunting percussive instrumentation and unique, meditative vocal chants display their shamanic dark folk in its full splendor. The song comes along with a hypnotizing music video that emphasizes the unique atmosphere of this sonic adventure with a mesmerizing journey through the dark and brooding woods of Siberia.
NYTT LAND state: “All our songs are, first of all, our personal experience, how we perceive reality around us. Ritual is the release of inner, primal energy through music, words, dances and images. This is what the world and the universe was born into. And we want to share our part of this energy with you.”
Watch the entrancing music video for “Ritual“HERE:
NYTT LAND about the video: “The destinies of people and gods spin like threads. They are intertwining with each other in patterns and each of them is unique. The women who spin them are silent and in the hands of each of them is the thread of someone’s life. To some they give good luck in battle and victory in war, and to others death. And only they decide which thread to twist further, creating the main drawing of the great canvas of life, and which one will break off with a thin nap.”
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
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
Nordic folk and Ambient project NYTT LAND from Russia has signed an official worldwide contract with Austrian rock and metal label Napalm Records!
The band’s style has been compared to Wardruna with added traditional throat singing and handmade traditional instruments such as the kravik-lyra and the tagelharpa. The band is inspired by the sounds of Siberian nature, and records have included live field-recordings of raven calls and forest sounds. Thematically, their work echoes many stories from Norse mythology and historic texts such as the Poetic Edda. In keeping with this tradition, much of NYTT LAND‘s lyrics are written in and sung in the Old Norse language.
Watch the official music video for “Pusel ov Aki’s song“ HERE:
NYTT LANDabout the signing: „Today we are proud to announce that NYTT LAND has signed to Napalm Records. This is a very important happening in our life. We look forward to a long relationship where we can bring our voice to the wider world.“
After seven years of band history, four mind-bending and unique sounding albums, shows all over Europe and hundreds of thousands of plays on YouTube and Spotify under their belt, NYTT LAND are ready to take their career to the next level with Napalm Records in 2021!
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Today, KORPIKLAANI are pleased to release another version of ‘Beer Beer’. This time it is ‘Shai Shai’ featuring NYTT LAND’s Natalya Pahlenko singing in Siberian!
Continuing KORPIKLAANI’s concept of singing in different languages and cultural influences for ‘Beer Beer’.
Check out the new lyric video for ‘Shai Shai’ here:
NYTT LAND’s Natalya states: “Harsh Siberian beer named Shai Shai with the taste of Taiga and salty steppes. It’s time to awaken your inner Shaman!”
KORPIKLAANI adds: “Nytt Land are a Shamanic Folk Duo that we meet when they supported us the first time we played in Omsk.
It was on those rare performances when all of us came out to watch them, it was that powerful. We soon became friends, with both Jonne and Tuomas having contributed on different tracks on their new album. Their version, “Shai Shai” is one of our favorites as it is pure shamanic folk from Siberia. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.”
For this song, NYTT LAND used several instruments like Jouhikko, flute, big frame drum and percussion instruments – as well as traditional Siberian throat singing.
In the meantime, KORPIKLAANI finished the album recordings for the new masterpiece of the folk metal superstars and just started the mixing process. Stay tuned for news!
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