DANHEIM Releases Lead Single Heimferd From Forthcoming Album

Posted on September 4, 2025

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Copenhagen-based musician and producer DANHEIM (Reidar Schæfer Olsen) releases “Heimferd”, the lead single from his upcoming album of the same name. Known for blending Nordic folk traditions with atmospheric and Viking-inspired soundscapes, Danheim continues to expand the genre with a sound rooted in heritage and instinct.

“Heimferd” embodies the album’s core essence: a journey not bound by mythological narrative but guided by mood and ancestral memory. The track balances pounding percussive force with restrained, minimalist passages, echoing both primal ritual and quiet introspection. Entirely composed, performed, and produced by Olsen, “Heimferd” resonates with a sense of cultural return: familiar yet distant, grounded yet timeless.

With over one billion streams worldwide and music featured in multiple seasons of Vikings, Danheim has become a defining voice in Nordic folk and Viking-inspired music. The single “Heimferd” offers a glimpse into an album that drifts between storm-driven rhythms and hushed atmospheres, weaving a sonic ritual that honors the past while forging new paths.

Watch the music video by Kaira Films, directed by Vesa Ranta, here:

Heimferd is out October 31st, 2025 via Season of Mist.

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Praise for Danheim:

“The modern production makes the composition even more visceral, cinematic, and hypnotic.” — Folk N Rock

“Danheim created yet another masterpiece, maybe even the best one so far.” — Metal-Exposure (On the 2020 album ‘Skapanir’)

“Danheim has created a versatile and moving album that now firmly elevates the artist into the elite of the genre.” — Kaaoszine (On the 2020 album ‘Skapanir’)

“The sheer prevalence of vocal melodies further serves to demonstrate the difference in approach.” — Kurgan Compass (On the 2021 album ‘Domadagr’)

“Domadagr carries you away to a past of the cold, dark North.” — Brothers in Raw (On the 2021 album ‘Domadagr’)

“Primarily instrumental, the album is permeated by a dark and mysterious atmosphere […]” — Mythologica (On the 2019 album ‘Hringrás’)

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