SKÁLMÖLD - Ýdalir (Official Video) | Napalm Records

New Studio Album, Ýdalir, out August 18, 2023

Björgvin Sigurðsson on “Ýdalir”:
"The third single we present to you from our upcoming album is the title track, ‘ÝDALIR'. Here we get to know a little about ULLUR and his home in ÝDALIR, and are introduced to the horrors he and his folk must face.
Two things I would like to mention regarding this song are, first, the majority of the song was written by our drummer, Jón Geir. He has written riffs and melodies before, but this is the first time he presents to us what became the backbone of a song. The opening riff and verse are very straight forward and menacing and you can sense the danger ULLUR and his folk are facing. And then comes the melody in the chorus. Such a strong melody which could have easily been written in 1988 and recorded for Seventh Son, if you ask me.
Second, we have to talk about the guitar solo. Þráinn is such a monster when it comes to guitar solos and has done some fantastic solos for us in the past. But here he gives us what might be his best guitar solo to date. Good stuff.
So, ÝDALIR is a song that we are very proud to present to you and I can see this song becoming a constant in our live set for years to come. And now we just have to wait a few more days until you can enjoy the album as a whole. It´s gonna be a blast.
Cheers!”

Experience SKÁLMÖLD live 2023:

Festival Shows:
17.08.23 CZ – Moravsky Krumlov / Rock Castle
18.08.23 DE – Dinkelsbühl / Summer Breeze
22.-24.09.23 NO – Oslo / DE – Hamburg / Full Metal Cruise

Iceland Shows:
15.09.23 IS – Reykjavík, Háskólabíó
16.09.23 IS – Akureyri, Hof

Ýdalir European Tour 2023:
w/ Metsatöll & Atavistia

13.10.23 DK – Copenhagen / Lille Vega
14.10.23 DE – Hamburg / Headcrash
15.10.23 DE – Trier / Mergener Hof
16.10.23 DE – Cologne / Gebäude 9
17.10.23 FR – Paris / Backstage O'Sullivan
18.10.23 CH – Monthey / Pont Rouge
19.10.23 CH – Solothurn / Kofmehl Raumbar
20.10.23 FR – Sélestat / Rock Your Brain Festival
21.10.23 DE – Mannheim / MS Connexion
22.10.23 DE – Munich / Backstage
23.10.23 AT – Vienna / Szene
24.10.23 AT – Graz / Explosiv
25.10.23 HU – Budapest / Analog Music Hall
26.10.23 SK – Kosice / Collosseum
27.10.23 PL – Bielsko-Biala / Rude Boy
28.10.23 PL – Lublin / Studio

[mmwjiln]

Funny, the entire band looks like your parents who got together to reform their garage band back in their high-school days. LOL! Anyways, great song and going to check out the restof your music for sure.

[viktorlafontaine]

Wow. I don't understand islandic language but those guys make a great music and have a interesting sound.

[RomeoWariteAmo]

Cool Aguante Islandia !!!! Genial su Metal !!! Saludos desde Laferrere, Argentina

[FuriousBear]

Great song with terrific bridge and solo! Thanks SKÁLMÖLD

[bdnugget]

They play in Tilburg, NL in March, definitely going \m/

And after about 100 listens, it's just perfect👌There is no better way to write a song🤘Thank you Skálmöld, we meet in the land of Ull🤝

[duskanddawn]

My favorite album of the year, for sure!

[bannanateam]

So far all the new songs are sounding amazing!

[Ambar]

Best Skálmöld song I've heard in a long time.

[JosephCinneididh-dkfj]

Why does this sound like some ancient archaic language that’s bolth magical and powerful? Does plain old English sound this way? As a native English speaker, English just seems bland to me but when learning European traditional languages, I get a feel of power. I cannot understand a word these guys are saying but still appreciate the music. 🙏

[Logathore]

An amazing song, I love this band so much. ❤

[thadavidrain]

The music is so upbeat and the vocals are a huge contrast. I'm interested!

[helleik]

AMAZING song, cant wait for the whole album, probably gonna be one of the best releases of the year, if not THE best!!!

[Triskaan]

Again, fantastic read up on the song... and the song itself of course ! Cant wait for the full album!

[joshphelps]

Here because of a clip I saw this morning on Facebook. I’m sold on this entire album and cannot wait to get more familiar with more of your music. If a USA tour happens, I’m there 🤘🤘

[Tecteun]

Perfection, pure perfection! And the guitar harmony and solo has some Iron Maiden-vibes 😁

[boraulow]

Cool new song - especialy at 03:33 love the guitar work

[TheMetalrock]

Encore un titre excellent, ce groupe à la discographie bien fourni reste l'un des meilleurs dans le genre🤟🤟🤟

GREAT!!! Masterpiece, there can be no doubt about it!

[nilshult]

Great song, soon I have the album in my hands.