19th October 2024
Forndom proudly unveils his new album, Moþir, an immersive exploration of divine ambiguity. Through Moþir, Ludvig Swärd’s latest creation embraces both nurturing warmth and the cold inevitability of fate, woven through themes of creation, destruction, and renewal, producing a sound as ancient as the Earth itself.
Swärd intentionally sheds modern elements, opting for an acoustic sound. “Like my previous albums, this one follows the cycle of life, beginning in darkness and chaos and ending in a grand crescendo, followed by silence,” he explains. “I hope that listeners will absorb not only the notes but also the silence before, between, and after them. For it is in that silence, after all, where we find the true mother – the unknown that awaits us all.”
The first single, “Tunridor” is accompanied by a spectacular music video, courtesy of Ludvig Swärd. “Moþir” is as intricate as the deities it portrays, interweaving themes of fertility and loyalty, love and betrayal, light and shadow. “Tunridor,” an old word for witches, symbolises feminine darkness. The song draws inspiration from two stanzas of the Hávamál: Stanza 155: The tenth I know: if I see witches play, high in the air I can cause them to go astray, lose their form, and lose their soul. Stanza 118: A man I saw, sorely wounded by words of an evil woman; a lying tongue took his life, though for no just cause.
Moþir' is set to release on December 6 via Nordvis Produktion. Pre-order here
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