Einherjer unleash first single with music video “Bloodborn”

Norwegian metal pioneers Einherjer unleash their song “Bloodborn” to the world! The single is taken from their newest album ‘Lifeblood’, which will be released worldwide on the 19th of June, via By Norse Music. 

The title of the first single “Bloodborn” refers to something inherited, carried in the blood itself, it is both a warning and a celebration of the untamed side of humanity. Founder and songwriter, Frode Glesnes explains: 

In the lyrics I wanted to explore that hidden fire beneath the skin – the beast that sleeps inside every man, waiting for the moment when storms rise and control slips away. There are strong images from nature in the song – the sea, wolves, the serpent – symbols of forces that cannot truly be tamed. In many ways it echoes the old Norse idea that humans are never completely separate from the wild powers of nature.

 The album “Lifeblood” will be the 10th studio album and it represents a reflection around belonging, heritage and roots – both as individuals and as a band. After over thirty years of making music, the four-piece look back toward what shaped them and the forces that have followed through all these years.

WATCH VIDEO FOR “BLOODBORN” HERE
LISTEN TO THE SINGLE HERE
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE

LIVE DATES

• 19.06.2026 Hellfest, Clisson, FR
• 29.07. – 01.08.2026 Wacken Open Air, Wacken, DE
• 15.08.2026 Midgardsblot, Borre, NO
• 20. – 22.08.2026 Kaltenbach Open Air, AT
• 29.08.2026 Månegarm Open Air, Norrtälje, SE
• 18. – 20.09.2026 Cosmic Void Festival, London, UK

More dates TBA

Einherjer was forged in 1993, on the western shores of Norway – where the North Sea meets the land, and where the Viking kings once ruled the passage that gave Norway its name. From this inheritance, Einherjer rose. Not as followers of a movement, but as part of its own creation. 

In the early years of Norwegian extreme metal in the 90s, Einherjer stood among those who gave voice to a distinctly Norse expression within metal. Their early recordings did not imitate tradition – they helped establish it. What later became known as Viking Metal was not conceived as a genre, but as a natural extension of identity, history, and place and Einherjer became one of its defining forces. 

Through classic albums such as “Dragons of the North”, “Odin Owns Ye All and Blot”, and later works including “Av Oss, For Oss” and “North Star”, both nominated for a Norwegian Grammy, the band has continually evolved without losing its core. Their sound remains unmistakable – resolute, atmospheric, and grounded in the weight of heritage, yet never bound by the past. Their music does not seek to recreate a lost age. It stands as proof that its spirit endures. The same horizon that called the seafarers westward still lies open. The same impulse to create, to endure, and to leave a mark remains unchanged. 

For more than three decades, Einherjer has stood as one of the defining voices of Norse heavy metal, and with their 10th album Lifeblood the band prooves why they still are distinct and defining in the genre – not as an echo, but as a presence. 

Time has not diminished Einherjer. It has refined them. Hammers raised. Fire alive. Lifeblood unbroken.