Faun release mesmerising new album ‘Hex’

Pagan folk band Faun have released their brand new album “Hex”, out now via Pagan Folk Records. The new album sees Faun return to their musical roots with mystical, archaic folk and enchanted ballads, taking the listener on an entertaining musical journey into the female magic and pagan myths of our history with the help of carefully researched lyrics. Stream/purchase the album here.

The name is derived from the German word for witch, “hexe”, and thematically explores the stories of witches, female healers and wise women. Far away from the cliché of the evil fairytale witch, the German ensemble wants to highlight the various aspects of female magic in different cultures and the legitimate question why we still fear the evil witches instead of the people who burned them.

Speaking on the release of the album, the band shares:

The day has come. Our new album HEX is finally out! Step with us into a world of spells, myths and magic. 

To celebrate the release, the band have shared a new music video for the stunning ‘Belladonna‘, their final single from the new album. Belladonna is a poisonous nightshade and witch’s plant, its name derived from the Italian translation for “beautiful woman.” Its Latin name “Atropa Belladonna” also refers to one of the three Greek goddesses of fate, “Atropos”, who is able to cut the thread of life. That connection between beauty and danger is ultimately what inspired the song’s creation. Watch the music video here.

Speaking about the single, the band explains:

Hecate is the Queen of all witches. Her realm is known as the ‘Garden of Hecate’. Since she was closely associated with plant lore, the term ‘Garden of Hecate’ was also used for the plants of the nightshade family. Here in our song, a wanderer is lured by three witches into this garden, following the lure of the ‘beautiful lady’ in the darkest night.

Faun know how to create catchy virtuoso songs while displaying virtuoso musicianship and do not shy away from any challenge. In this sense, Faun collaborates with the dark sound cascades of Chelsea Wolfe on ‘Nimue‘. On ‘Vals‘, on the other hand, the tonality and quarter tones of old Swedish folklore are brought back to life with the help of the two Swedish guest musicians Daniel Pettersson and Daniel Fredriksson, while on ‘Umay‘, Faun focus on an old Turkish folk song and masterfully set it to music with the Turkish singer Fatma Turgut.

The album is available on a number of formats, all of which can be found here.

TRACKLISTING
1. Belladonna
2. Lament
3. Nimue (feat. Chelsea Wolfe)
4. Blot
5. Zauberin
6. Lady Isobel
7. Black Eyed Dog
8. Vals
9. Ylfa Spere
10. Hare Spell
11. Umay (feat. Fatma Turgut)
12. Alfar

In the next few weeks, Faun will embark on their World HEX Tour 2025. Following appearances at some of the most prestigious festivals of 2025, this journey will take the band all over the world: the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Europe and the UK. Tickets for all upcoming shows are available here. 

Faun EU/UK DATES 2025
19/09 – Hannover (DE) – Theater Am Aegi
20/09 – Utrecht (NL) – Tivoli Vredenburg
21/09 – Paris (FR) – Trianon
23/09 – London (UK) – Islington Assembly Hall
24/09 – Manchester (UK) – Band On The Wall
26/09 – Ludwigsburg (DE) – Forum am Schlosspark
27/09 – Prague (CZ) – Meet Factory
28/09 – Krakow (PL) – Klub Studio
29/09 – Warsaw (PL)  – Proxima
01/09 – Sint-Niklaas (BE) – The Casino
03/09 – Lyon (FR) – Rayonne
04/09 – Neunkirchen (DE) – Gebläsehalle
05/09 – Weimar (DE) – Weimarhalle
07/09 – Leipzig (DE) – Gewandhaus
08/09 – Vienna (AT) – Arena Wien
10/09 – Milan (IT) – Live Club
11/09 – Zurich (CH) – X-Tra
12/09 – Nuremberg (DE) – Meistersinghalle
23/09 – Dusseldorf (DE) – Tonhalle
24/09 – Berlin (DE) – Admiralpalast
25/09 – Munich (DE) – Circus Krone Bau
26/09 – Offenbach Am Main (DE) – Capitol
28/09 – Hamburg (DE) – Laeiszahalle