Renowned Danish composer and classically trained multi-instrumentalist, MYRKUR, finally releases her stunning and highly awaited sophomore album, Mareridt, today via Relapse Records.

On ‘Mareridt’ (translation: Nightmare), MYRKUR explores deeper into the mysterious and the feminine with 11 songs that further progress her visionary blend of metal with gorgeous, stirring melodies, dark folk passages, choral arrangements and superb, horrific beauty. The conceptual masterpiece includes lyrics in multiple languages, an unforgettable collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe and an array of special instrumentation including violin, mandola, folk drums, nyckelharpa (an ancient Swedish key harp), and Kulning (an ancient Scandinavian herding call).

Like a marriage of King Diamond’s ‘Them’ with Tchaikovsky’s ‘Swan Lake’, ‘Mareridt’ is a carefully composed concept freed from genre – a profound manifestation of nightmares that demonstrates MYRKUR as one of the truly exceptional artists of our time. The compositions sweep into one another like a soundtrack designed to guide the listener through emotional turmoil.  Timeless, triumphant, powerful and hypnotic, ‘Mareridt’ is a sonic nightmare that you never want to escape.

Order on Bandcamp: http://myrkur.bandcamp.com
Order on iTunes: http://geni.us/MareridtiT
Order on Amazon: http://geni.us/MareridtAMZ
Order on Google Play: http://geni.us/MareridtGP

Official Links:

Myrkur Official Website
Myrkur on Facebook
Myrkur on Bandcamp

MYRKUR Tour Dates:

Sep 15 Brick Lane, UK Rough Trade East
Sep 16 Nottingham, UK Rough Trade Nottingham

Oct 26 Stockholm, SE Close-Up Baten Cruise

Nov 4 Leeds, UK Damnation Festival

— All Dates Nov 17 to Dec 20 with Solstafir —

Nov 17 London, UK Heaven
Nov 18 Leeuwarden, NL Neushoorn
Nov 19 Lille, FR Beaulieu
Nov 20 Paris, FR Alhambra
Nov 21 Rennes, FR Antipode MJC
Nov 23 Bilbao, ES Santana27
Nov 24 Madrid, ES Caracol
Nov 25 Barcelona, ES Razzmatazz2
Nov 27 Milan, IT Circolo Magnolia
Nov 28 Aarau, CH KiFF
Nov 29 Munich, DE Theaterfabrik
Nov 30 Salzburg, AT Rockhouse
Dec 01 Bologna, IT Locomotiv
Dec 02 Zagreb, HR Culture Factory
Dec 04 Belgrade, RS Dom Omladine
Dec 05 Bucharest, RO Quantic Club
Dec 06 Cluj-Napoca, RO Form Space
Dec 07 Budapest, HU A38
Dec 08 Vienna, AT Arena
Dec 11 Prague, CZ Roxy
Dec 12 Berlin, DE Heimathafen
Dec 13 Koln, DE Kantine
Dec 15 Rotterdam, NL maasSilo
Dec 16 Brussels, BE VK
Dec 17 Hamburg, DE Gruenspan
Dec 18 Copenhagen, DK Pumpehuset
Dec 19 Oslo, NO Parkeateret
Dec 20 Stockholm, SE Debaser Strand

North American Dates To Be Announced Soon…