Iotunn, a Danish/Faroese progressive metal outfit reveals “Iridescent Way” video and single

Danish/Faroese progressive metallers Iotunn today unveil “Iridescent Way” and its accompanying video. The moving acoustic track appears on the band’s second full-length album, “Kinship”, set for release on October 25th through Metal Blade Records.

Iotunn’s “Kinship” is a massive album arising from the primeval sea. It’s a mythological journey through eight tracks that span immense spheres both musically and lyrically, exploring the deep roots of human nature, its connection and disconnection with everything and everyone, and how our choices have always defined ourselves and the lives lived.

It has been our wish for years to make an acoustic song. [Guitarist] Jens Nicolai [Gräs] and I have origins in playing classical guitar and this, combined with the folk tradition in the North as well as in the West as such, has been a huge gift and inspiration throughout the years. The intro and outro part came to me in a dream, and I woke up and played it. It laid a foundation for this song which is very special to the whole band, and we hold it very dearly.

Jesper Gräs

It’s clearly a stand-out song on the album. Finally, we pulled ourselves together to do something like this. There’s no brave or out-of-box decisions here. Just us doing something that also feels natural to us. Jens Nicolai

Watch Iotunn’s “Iridescent Way” video at THIS LOCATION.

Watch Iotunn’s previously released videos for “Twilight” HERE and “I Feel The Night” HERE.

“Kinship” unfolds the story of a tribesman who is part of a prehistoric tribe. It tells the story of life’s manyfold conditions as themes of unity/disunity, light/dark, body/mind, nature/culture, good/evil, creation/destruction, and human/inhuman are unfolded throughout the album. The album shows Iotunn unfold their musical worlds to their fullest scales to date which has been the dream achievement throughout the years creating the album.

In my mind, Kinship is a grand work of heavy metal art, one that I am very proud to have taken part in creating. Musically, it encompasses so many different colors and emotions. It is, in many ways, the music to which I’ve always dreamt of contributing drums. It is the finest accomplishment this far, for me personally and for the band. Bjørn Wind Andersen

The artwork and art pieces of “Kinship” were created by the ink and graphite illustrator and artist, Saprophial (Hammers Of Misfortune), with the design and layout created by art director Brian Ames at Metal Blade Records. “Kinship” was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios Denmark (Arch Enemy, Katatonia, The Black Dahlia Murder, Volbeat, Týr).

Iotunn’s “Kinship” will be available on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:

Dark Jade Marbled (US)
180g Black (EU)
Olive Beige Marbled (EU)
Teal w/ Red, Orange + Yellow Splatter (EU – Ltd. 300)
Bright Orange (EU – Special Edition feat. expanded 20-page booklet + patch – Ltd. 1,000)

Find pre-orders at: metalblade.com/iotunn

Iotunn Live:
1/09/2025 Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DK
1/10/25 Voxhall, Aarhus, Denmark
1/11/2025 Godset – Kolding, DK
4/05/2025 Epic Fest – Roskilde, DK

Iotunn:
Jón Aldará – vocals
Jens Nicolai Gräs – guitar
Jesper Gräs – guitar
Eskil Rask – bass
Bjørn Wind Andersen – drums