Style and history
Nytt Land formed in 2013, and released four albums independently [1] before joining UK-based label Cold Spring Records for their 2017 release Fimbulvinter. Their subsequent album, 2018's Oðal, was also released on the label. [4] They have supported Wardruna on their Russian concerts in 2016 and 2017, [5] and have played at Viking, folk and metal festivals across Europe – including their debut UK show at York Barbican, as part of the York Viking Centre's Jorvik Viking Festival 2018. [6] As of February 2019, Nytt Land's YouTube channel had accumulated a total 140,000 video views. [7]
In August 2021, the band released their third album - Ritual - through Napalm Records. Reviewers called the album "striking, elegant and haunting" [8] and a "transportive hallucination, wafting across the tundra". [9] The band debuted the album with a livestreamed performance on the Napalm Records YouTube channel. [10]
The band's style has been compared to that of Wardruna and Danheim [1] with added traditional throat singing [11] and handmade traditional instruments such as the Kantele and the Talharpa. [2] The band have stated they are inspired by the sounds of Siberian nature, [1] and their records have included live recordings of raven calls and other forest sounds. [2] Their music has been variously described by reviewers as 'truly authentic feeling', [12] and 'dark and mystical'. [13] Thematically, their work echoes many stories from Norse mythology and historic texts such as the Poetic Edda. [2] In keeping with this tradition, much of Nytt Land's lyrics are composed and sung in the Old Norse language. [14]
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