Under the ghostly glow of nightfall, inside the deep corridors of Norway's mythic wilderness, rises Gaahls WYRD, once again shrouded in mystery. The Norwegian Grammy winners' upcoming second album journeys inward, between the riverbeds of consciousness and dreams. With each cosmic chord, each cold and haunting beat, Kristian "Gaahl" Espedal and his mystical band untell the stories, and in the process, braid the roots that cradle the unseen. Â
Braiding the Stories comes out June 6, 2025 on Season of Mist.
Watch the video for the title track on Season of Mist's YouTube channel.
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"Braiding the Stories" emerges from the mysterious place where dreams and the subconscious meet. Guided by Gaahl's indomitable spirit, together, guitarist Ole "Lust Kilman" Walaunet, bassist Andreas "Nekroman" Salbu and drummer Kevin "Spektre" Kvål traverse the mind and spirit, carving audacious passages that defy the conventional bounds of extreme metal, while still rooted in their Norwegian heritage.