German Pagan Metal Force VARG Premieres Title Track “Ewige Wacht” + Official Video
12th October 2023Just in time for the release of their new album, Ewige Wacht (Engl. Eternal Vigil), top-notch German pagan metal force VARG unleash their infectious title track, “Ewige Wacht”, together with an official music video. On their upcoming brainchild, Ewige Wacht, out this Friday, October 13, 2023, via Napalm Records, the wolves follow their pagan roots unwaveringly, authentically, and raw, and impressively manifesting their reincarnation.
The title track “Ewige Wacht”, underlined by an intense and very special official music video, forms the final climax and combines pagan themes, haunting melodies, and the engaging power of the wolves to end this outstanding sonic adventure, leading into promising times for the German horde.
Watch the video below, and make sure to catch VARG on their European tour with NACHTBLUT and folk metal band Sagenbringer.
Fylgja on the new single and music video:
“‘Ewige Wacht’ is the title track of our new album, which thematically represents the concept. It’s about family and all those we call family. It’s about the cycle of life, about living through our ancestors, living on in our children and always watching over each other, even beyond death. The flame of the soul is constantly passed on and never goes out.
For me personally, this is a particularly emotional track as four generations of my family are involved in the video: my grandma, my mother, my daughter and me.
Have fun with Ewige Wacht!!!”
With their last and most successful record to date, Zeichen (Engl. Signs, 2020, #16 in the German album charts), VARG put the thematic and musical focus completely on their pagan roots. On their brand-new brainchild, the wolves follow this path unwaveringly, honestly, authentically and raw, and impressively manifest their reincarnation and matchless standing on top of the scene!
Songs such as “Schildmaid” (shieldmaiden), “Immer Treu” and “Fylgja” are emblematic of the striking interplay between both vocalists and the path VARG have been treading since Zeichen. “Weltenfeind” (enemy of the world), “Tyr” and “Hammer” resound as powerful hymns, uncompromising with mercilessly brute nagging and cutting riffs. The folky melodies in “Morgenrot” (dawn) lead to the epic “Siegreiches Heer” (victorious army), which once again sharpens the idea of unity that runs like a red thread through Ewige Wacht.
VARG on the album release:
“Ewige Wacht is both our most emotional and strongest album. It is a journey through Nordic mythology that tells of old stories and the protection and preservation of the flame of our ancestors. Traditions and values like family, fortitude, and desire are like a common thread running through the entire record. Uncompromising harshness meets epic and sustained melodies. Authentically raw production and yet more powerful and mighty than ever. This album will pierce the hearts of our fans because it comes deeply from ours.”
VARG live 2023:
Don’t miss VARG live on stage in 2023 on their headline tour with labelmates NACHTBLUT and folk metal band Sagenbringer.
Wolfsfest Tour
w/ Nachtblut & Sagenbringer
14.10.23 DE – Hamburg / Logo
20.10.23 DE – Frankfurt / Batschkapp
21.10.23 DE – Bochum / Matrix
27.10.23 DE – Nuremberg / Hirsch
28.10.23 DE – Munich / Backstage Werk
10.11.23 DE – Stuttgart / LKA Longhorn
17.11.23 DE – Berlin / ORWOhaus
18.11.23 DE – Leipzig / Hellraiser
24.11.23 CH – Pratteln / Z7
25.11.23 AT – Vienna / SimmCity
Ewige Wacht tracklisting:
1. Immer Treu
2. Schildmaid
3. Weltenfeind
4. Fylgja
5. Tyr
6. Járnsíðasleið
7. Eisenseite
8. Hammer
9. Morgenrot
10. Siegreiches Heer
11. Ewige Wacht
Ewige Wacht Bonus-CD tracklisting (2-CD Digipac)
1. Immer Treu (feat. Rotting Christ)
2. Schildmaid (feat. Christopher Bowes)
3. Weltenfeind (feat. Nachtblut)
4. Fylgja (feat. Eïs, Minas Morgul, Plutonyan)
5. Tyr (feat. Obscurity)
6. Járnsíðasleið
7. Eisenseite (feat. Heri Joensen)
8. Hammer (feat. Ektomorf)
9. Morgenrot (feat. Kanonenfieber & Harpyie)
10. Siegreiches Heer (feat. Korpiklaani)
11. Ewige Wacht (feat. Forndom)
Ewige Wacht will be available in the following formats:
Deluxe Box (incl. Digipac, drinking horn, bottle of mead, pendant) – limited to 500 copies
2-CD Digipac in Slipcase (28 pages, bonus: guest vocal album)
1- LP Gatefold (Marbled) – limited to 100 copies
1- LP Gatefold
1- CD Jewel Case
Digital Album
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