Heilung release new song ‘Norupo’
HEILUNG have released a brand new song!
The new song, titled Norupo, is taken from the band’s upcoming new album Futha which is scheduled to be released in June this year.
Speaking about the track, the band says, “Norupo is based on the poem known as ‘the Norwegian rune poem’. The poem was preserved in a 17th-century copy of a now lost 13th-century manuscript. The Norwegian rune poem gives a complete description of all sixteen runes of the younger Futhark, also commonly known as the ‘Viking runes’. These runes are also the foundation for the artwork of Futha.”
Listen to Norupo here:
On the meaning of the album title, HEILUNG says, “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.”
Alongside the release of the new song, you can view the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below:
Track List:
- Galgaldr
- Norupo
- Othan
- Traust
- Vapnatak
- Svanrand
- Elivagar
- Elddansurin
- Hamrer Hippyer
Futha is set for release on June 28th via Season of Mist.
For more information on HEILUNG like their official page on Facebook.
