UK PREMIERE – Vanir – MCCXIX
What defines a country’s legacy? What defines a nations understanding of itself?
This year on the 15th June, it is – according to legend – 800 years since the Danish flag fell from the sky, under the battle of Lyndanisse. Legend has it that the army under Valdemar the Victorious was close to defeat, when a red flag with a white cross suddenly appeared in the sky. It was sent from the heavens. As the army and the bishop praised the flag, the battle turned and the Danish army won the battle. The Danish flag is the oldest flag in the world.
Having just released their fifth alum “Allfather” in early 2019 the critically acclaimed Danish Viking metal act, Vanir, is ready with a brand new historical single “MCCXIX”.
The band explain:
“We Danes love our flag; it has been a symbol of our unity. But the story of how we got it is a legend, a fairytale of course. And how we chose to use it is up to us! What lies behind the story is a ambitious king, who used the sword of Christianity to start a crusade to the east. A bloody crusade to undermine and suppress a foreign nation. With this song we want to tell the story from both angles to show the duality that lies within our own self-understanding as a nation. And to show that it we have a responsibility to define how we interpret history and how we use it to justify the present.”
Vanir is:
Vocals: Martin Holmsgaard Håkan
Rythm Guitars: Phillip Kaaber
Lead Guitars: Kirk Backarach
Bass: Lars Bundvad
Drums: Daniel ‘Luske’ Kronskov
Keys: Stefan Dujardin
