Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Amalie Bruun, the author behind folk/black project Myrkur, just released a single Touch My Love And Die, in order to contest in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, a national competition leading to Eurovision.
With “Touch My Love And Die,” commissioned via Danish broadcaster DR, Myrkur enters Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2026 with a contribution that does not seek to fit in, but to open the space. A song in which darkness is not concealed, but allowed to cast light.“Touch My Love And Die” is a dark, cinematic ballad in which Myrkur’s various musical expressions merge into a new whole. The sound incorporates elements from metal, Nordic folk music, and film scores, recorded in Dolby Atmos with real musicians—from cello, a girls’ choir, and ancient folk instruments to drums captured with more than 40 microphones. A physical, human soundscape in a time marked by speed, artificiality, and distance.”
The recording was made by Christopher Juul of Heilung at his Lava Studio Copenhagen, which was recently upgraded for Dolby Atmos. Christopher comments on Facebook: I am now finally able to share that Amalie and I has been working on bringing her song Touch my love and Die to the Danish Eurovision Song Contest. A contest that many, including myself, has all sorts of opinions about, for better and worse. In the middle of this Amalie stand out as something completely new in this context, like the tree of life surrounded by chaos. The song was recorded at my studio and produced by me in Dolby Atmos on real instruments, with no cheating, and we have said no to any fake tuning of her voice on the recording and of course live. This is real music for real ears. The Atmos version will be released later. For now we are ready to relax a little before the hard work with preparations for the live show will start.
Recently, Norwegian Gåte was competing on Eurovision with their ballad Ulveham. Despite being a full-force folk/rock song, the contest largely leaned toward a more pop genre; Gåte made it to the finals but was placed last. This was really hard to explain, given the musical efforts that vastly exceeded some of the other finalists.
