Sagas

Description

HEILUNG is known worldwide for bridging the spiritual gap between modern life and our historical roots. Over the past decade, this ritual collective has made history resonate at major festivals, in the charts, and in Hollywood films. Today, with 'Sagas', it fully plunges into the world of video games. 'Sagas' holds a special place in HEILUNG’s discography. It brings together the recordings that founding members Maria Franz, Kai Uwe Faust and Christopher Juul created in collaboration with Ninja Theory for Hellblade II : Senua’s Saga. Taken as a whole, these 11 tracks reveal a more cinematic and immersive side of their unmistakable sound. Performed live at the Game Awards, the haunting track "Seidh " refers to the Norse mythology that guides Senua in her quest across 9th-century Iceland. While capturing the epic journey of Hellblade II, 'Sagas' comes to life. Franz, Faust and Juul returned home after a ten-day journey across Iceland, so inspired by the raw force of nature that they recorded more tracks than those included in the game. Awakened by thundering drums and fiery chants, the unreleased "Slagt" prophesies the coming apocalypse with the unstoppable force of a volcano. And yet, even in the face of the inevitable end of the world as we know it, HEILUNG’s music offers a space for healing. The first single "Laeknisgaldr" soothes suffering through the simple act of repetition, like water trickling over stone. With 'Sagas', HEILUNG returns from the lands of Hellblade with new immersive sounds. For fans of WARDUNA, EIVØR, SOWULO, NYTT LAND.