Copenhagen-based musician and producer Danheim (Reidar Schæfer Olsen) has released Heimferd, the lead single and title track from his upcoming album, due out October 31, 2025 via Season of Mist. Known for blending Nordic folk traditions with cinematic, Viking-inspired soundscapes, Danheim continues to expand the genre with a sound deeply rooted in heritage, instinct, and atmosphere.
Heimferd embodies the album’s core essence: a journey not bound by mythology but guided by mood and ancestral memory. The track balances pounding percussion with restrained, minimalist passages, evoking both primal ritual and quiet introspection. Entirely composed, performed, and produced by Olsen, the song resonates with a sense of cultural return, familiar yet distant, grounded yet timeless.
With more than one billion streams worldwide and music featured across multiple seasons of Vikings, Danheim has established himself as one of the most prominent voices in Nordic folk and Viking-inspired music. Heimferd offers a first glimpse into an album that shifts between storm-driven rhythms and hushed atmospheres, weaving a sonic ritual that honors the past while forging new paths.
Watch the video by Kaira Films, directed by Vesa Ranta:
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