Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Einar Selvik founded Wardruna in 2003, they effectively existed in a scene of one. While by no means the first band to ...

When not leading Norwegian dark folk group Wardruna, Einar Selvik does music for film, TV and video games. Einar was among those who composed music for game Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and he’s ...

With the recent announcement that a new installment in the "Assassin's Creed" video game franchise was coming this fall also comes news of a pretty impressive soundtrack. The Assassin's Creed Valhalla ...

Before Heilung, God Of War, and the endless onslaught of Viking TV shows, Wardruna were the force reviving Nordic traditions for the modern age. Headed by Einar Selvik, the band adapt ancient themes ...

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Wardruna are a Norwegian music group founded in 2002 by ex-Gorgoroth members drummer Einar Selvik (Kvitrafn) and vocalist Kristian Espedal (Gaahl), as well as Lindy Fay Hella. Dedicated to creating ...

Einar Selvik stands on a jetty in the Norwegian village of Kattegat and begins to sing in his native tongue, slowly beating a deerskin drum. On the cliffs, women and children gather solemnly as ...

For Norwegian songwriter and performer, Einar Selvik, making music is as much about excavation, construction and refinement as it as about melody and rhythm. A composer of epic, culturally rooted ...

Following the lofty flights of 2021 album Kvitravn (White Raven), Wardruna are returning to the heart of winter with new album, Birna (She-Bear). Central to Wardruna’s sound is Einar Selvik’s ...

News that Assassin's Creed Valhalla's soundtrack will feature a song from Einar Selvik is another indicator of how Norse mythology can influence pop culture. Selvik used to be the drummer for ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. For most music fans, the distance between heavy metal and folk is so vast you’d get a laugh – or ...