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Heilung reveals details for upcoming album “Drif”

Author Arto Mäenpää - 2.6.2022

Enigmatic world music collective Heilung are proud to announce the details of their upcoming new full length ‘Drif’. The album is set for worldwide release on August 19, 2022 via Season of Mist. The cover artwork and track titles of ‘Drif’ can now be viewed below. The brand new single “Anoana“, which is accompanied by a magical new music video, will be released soon. For a glimpse of things to come, check out the “Anoana” teaser below:

Heilung comment in their own words:

“Drif means “gathering”. A throng of people, a horde, a crowd, a pack. In symbiosis with the album title, Drif consists of a flock, a collection, a gathering, a collage of songs, that much like little flames were seeking towards each other, to join, to bond, to create, and be greater together. This album has very clearly dictated its own path. Our attempts to tame it was repeatedly fruitless and once we came to this realization, the creative flow surged forward with immense force. So much so that sometimes it felt like the songs wrote themselves. All the songs on Drif have their own stories. They have each their place and sense of belonging, with inspiration not only from Northern Europe, but from the ancient great civilisations.”

Tracklisting:

  1. Asja (5:17)
  2. Anoana (4:57)
  3. Tenet (13:05)
  4. Urbani (2:55)
  5. Keltentrauer (8:26)
  6. Nesso (7:54)
  7. Buslas Bann (5:03)
  8. Nikkal (3:04)
  9. Marduk (8:34)
    Total: 59:15

Heilung Summer Festivals 2022:
02 Jun 22 Gdansk (PL) Mystic Festival
10 Jun 22 Nickelsdorf (AT) Novarock
17 Jun 22 Dessel (BE) Graspop Festival
23 Jun 22 Clisson (FR) Hellfest
26 Jun 22 Spálené Porici (CZ) Basinfirefest
02 Jul 22 Helsinki (FI) Tuska Festival 2022 (Exact date TBA)
19 Aug 22 Borre (NO) Midgardsblot 2022 (Exact date TBA)

Heilung European Tour 2022:
26 Oct 22 Copenhagen (DK) Forum Black Box
28 Oct 22 Stockholm (SE) Annexet
30 Oct 22 Helsinki (FI) Black Box
04 Nov 22 Prague (CZ) Forum Karlin
06 Nov 22 Leipzig (DE) Haus Auensee
08 Nov 22 Zurich (CH) Halle 662
11 Nov 22 Brussels (BE) Cirque Royal
13 Nov 22 Berlin (DE) Tempodrom
16 Nov 22 Bochum (DE) Ruhrcongress
18 Nov 22 Paris (FR) L’Olympia
02 Dec 22 Budapest (HU) Barba Negra
05 Dec 22 Ljubljana (SI) Hala Tivoli
07 Dec 22 Frankfurt (DE) Jahrhundert Halle
14 Dec 22 Stuttgart (DE) Liederhalle Hegelsaal
18 Dec 22 Munchen (DE) Zenith

Heilung Tour 2023:
08 Jan 23 Rouen (FR) Le 106
10 Jan 23 Metz (FR) La Bam
12 Jan 23 Tilburg (NL) 013
14 Jan 23 London (UK) O2 Academy Brixton
17 Jan 23 Manchester (UK) Bridgewater Hall
19 Jan 23 Dublin (IE) National Stadium
22 Jan 23 Glasgow (UK) Barrowland

Line-up:
Kai Uwe Faust
Christopher Juul
Maria Franz