Two years after their debut offering, the Austrian horde Draugr return with a first glimpse into their second full-length opus. “Ahnenfeuer – Ginnungagap Chaos Pt. I” will be released on September 25th via Immortal Frost Productions, coming in various physical formats. All music for the album was written by Asator, the recording engineering was done by Malphas, while mixing & mastering were handled by Simón Da Silva at The Empty Hall Studio in Madrid, Spain. In the album, guest vocals by Ragnar of Theotoxin appear on the song “Flammenmeer”. The cover artwork was crafted by Stefan Todorovic / Khaos Diktator Design.

Pre-orders are now open here: https://linktr.ee/draugr.

Draugr is an Austrian pagan black metal band from Carinthia, Austria, formed in 2023 (originally founded as “Psalm”). They are known for their raw, aggressive, and old-school black metal sound, heavily inspired by Nordic mythology, ancestral wisdom, and spiritual darkness. Their new title “Ahnenfeuer – Ginnungagap Chaos Pt. I” blends German and Old Norse mythology to set a dark, primordial theme: “Ahnenfeuer” translates from German as “Ancestral Fire.” It represents heritage, tradition, and the flames of lineage, while “Ginnungagap” adds an even deeper meaning – in Norse cosmology, this is the primordial, magical void or “yawning abyss” that existed before the creation of the universe , it was a realm of unformed chaos and infinite potential. This  new offering comes as an  exploration of the cosmic disorder, the void, and chaos, representing  a narrative journey bridging ancestral heritage and the raw, formless chaos of the Norse void.

On this record Draugr shows a more mature side as their musicianship has drastically evolved compared to their debut album “Unter Yggdrasils Schatten”, which was released 2 years ago. The production of the album is clear, yet heavy and the overall sound is super professional which is exactly what this type of music needs.

The music itself can be compared to second wave black metal, old school riffing, furious blasting, pumping basslines and harsh shrieking vocals although the album. The guitars deliver some nice melodic parts, to beautiful tremolo picking and back to super-fast classic chord riffing, where the drums come in as a natural support to the guitars if not being the leading instrument that takes this album to a higher level with all the extra elements that are hearable in the background. The bass guitars riffs its way through the album with fury and absolute aggressiveness which gives the album that heavy low sound to bang your heads too. And the vocals as said above are harsh, shrieking and above all well mixed into the music which makes the album very pleasant to listen too.

Draugr definitely managed to deliver a fantastic beast of a second album that all fans of classic black metal to pagan black metal will be able to enjoy from start til end. Pure black metal madness is what you can expect on this record! Hail Loki.

Tracklist:
01. Loki Galdr – Loka Daun (06:38)
02. Surturs Zorn (05:48)
03. Sols Richter (06:32)
04. Der Kenazfeuer Pfad (06:38)
05. Flammenmeer (ft. Theotoxin) (05:29)
06. Chaossplitter (07:17)

Delve into the track “Surturs Zorn” below: