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Un troisi\u00e8me opus est de l’avis de tous une pierre angulaire dans le parcours d’une formation. Sur un genre plus qu’embouteill\u00e9, les Su\u00e8dois gonfl\u00e9s de confiance proposent un album qui pourrait marquer les esprits. C’est Kjell leur gutariste fondateur qui a bien voulu r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 nos questions pour \u00e9voquer cet \u00ab\u00a0Age Of Gods\u00a0\u00bb qui sortira le 21 novembre prochain.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Pourriez-vous nous parler un peu de l’histoire du groupe et de la signification de nom du groupe ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Havamal a \u00e9t\u00e9 form\u00e9 en 2016 par Kjell, Lennie et Bj\u00f6rn. Apr\u00e8s quelques changements de formation et l’arriv\u00e9e de Tino et Stefan un peu plus tard, nous sommes pr\u00eats \u00e0 conqu\u00e9rir le monde. Le nom Havamal est tir\u00e9 des anciens po\u00e8mes vikings de l’Edda, qui rapportent les paroles d’Odin aux hommes et nous offrent des r\u00e9cits et des conseils pour la vie quotidienne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) Vous sortez ce fameux troisi\u00e8me album, consid\u00e9r\u00e9 par tous les artistes comme un tournant majeur dans la carri\u00e8re d’un groupe. Pensez-vous que cela soit justifi\u00e9 ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notre prochain album m\u00e9rite amplement nos \u00e9loges. Il allie la fougue du premier aux \u00e9l\u00e9ments symphoniques du deuxi\u00e8me. Le processus de cr\u00e9ation nous a sembl\u00e9 naturel. Nous avons le sentiment d’avoir retrouv\u00e9 un son plus fid\u00e8le \u00e0 nos convictions initiales, celles de nos d\u00e9buts avec H\u00e1vamal. Nous sommes pleinement conscients que le troisi\u00e8me album est toujours un \u00e9v\u00e9nement important dans la carri\u00e8re d’un groupe, mais nous sommes convaincus qu’il s’agit de notre \u0153uvre la plus aboutie \u00e0 ce jour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) HAVAMAL est un groupe su\u00e9dois qui place sa culture ancestrale au c\u0153ur de sa musique. L’album \u00ab Age Of The Gods \u00bb aborde-t-il les m\u00eames th\u00e8mes ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab Age of the Gods \u00bb, comme tous nos albums, a toujours puis\u00e9 son inspiration dans nos racines ancestrales, tant au niveau musical que des textes. Je dirais que, dans l’ensemble, \u00ab Age of the Gods \u00bb explore des th\u00e8mes mythologiques et historiques, avec quelques touches personnelles int\u00e9gr\u00e9es \u00e0 certaines chansons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) Les titres sont en anglais. Avez-vous d\u00e9j\u00e0 envisag\u00e9 de chanter dans des langues anciennes, comme le font de nombreux groupes nordiques ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nous avons \u00e9voqu\u00e9 la possibilit\u00e9 d\u2019essayer une chanson dans le style du futhark r\u00e9cent. Dans \u00ab The Day of Reckoning \u00bb, on peut d\u2019ailleurs entendre Bj\u00f6rn, le chanteur, interpr\u00e9ter un passage de chant avant le solo, o\u00f9 il s\u2019essaie au vieux norrois. Nous avons \u00e9galement int\u00e9gr\u00e9 du su\u00e9dois dans les introductions de nos pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents albums. Mais, pour l\u2019essentiel, tant pour la composition que pour notre public, l\u2019anglais restera la langue principale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5) Parfois, d\u00e9fendre les traditions du pass\u00e9 donne aux groupes une image de r\u00e9actionnaires odieux (voire pire encore pour les esprits les plus tordus). Avez-vous d\u00e9j\u00e0 rencontr\u00e9 ce genre de probl\u00e8me ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depuis le d\u00e9but, nous avons clairement indiqu\u00e9 que notre musique est uniquement destin\u00e9e au divertissement. Nos chansons et nos paroles s’inspirent des mythologies nordiques et ne seront jamais inspir\u00e9es d’autre chose que du divertissement pour notre public. C’est une le\u00e7on d’histoire mythologique pour le plaisir de nos auditeurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6) Pourriez-vous nous expliquer la signification de votre pochette ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La signification est simple : une aube nouvelle, tant pour les dieux que pour le groupe. \u00ab Age of the Gods \u00bb repr\u00e9sente Odin contemplant ses royaumes apr\u00e8s sa victoire sur les Vanes. Parall\u00e8lement, elle symbolise un nouveau d\u00e9part pour le groupe apr\u00e8s une p\u00e9riode plus calme, et un avenir prometteur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7) Avez-vous une d\u00e9finition qui d\u00e9crirait votre style musical ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Il est toujours tr\u00e8s difficile de le r\u00e9duire \u00e0 un seul genre, mais nous pensons que le terme \u00ab Powerdeath \u00bb repr\u00e9sente assez bien notre style. C\u2019est du death metal m\u00e9lodique, mais accessible \u00e0 un public plus large. Nous ne cherchons pas \u00e0 nous cantonner \u00e0 un genre pr\u00e9cis, mais le terme Powerdeath correspond bien \u00e0 notre son, selon nous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8) Comment se d\u00e9roule le processus d’\u00e9criture de vos titres ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les titres \u00e9mergent lors de l’\u00e9criture des paroles. Bj\u00f6rn compose les paroles en s’inspirant de la musique, et les titres des chansons s’imposent naturellement au fur et \u00e0 mesure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9) Pourrez-vous les interpr\u00e9ter en concert en dehors de la Su\u00e8de ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bien s\u00fbr ! Nous avons une solide base de concerts en Allemagne et en France, mais la plupart de nos concerts ont lieu en Europe. Nous avons d\u00e9j\u00e0 effectu\u00e9 plusieurs tourn\u00e9es europ\u00e9ennes, et une nouvelle est en pr\u00e9paration pour le premier semestre 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10) Comment envisagez-vous les nouveaux modes de distribution musicale en 2025 ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notre label et notre management suivent de pr\u00e8s l’\u00e9volution de l’industrie musicale et nous conseillent pour toutes nos sorties, pass\u00e9es et \u00e0 venir. Certes, c’est un peu plus complexe aujourd’hui, mais je suis convaincu que nous avons b\u00e2ti une base si solide pour notre musique qu’elle traversera les \u00e9poques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11) Une petite question un peu hors sujet : un autre groupe s’appelle HAVAMAL et il est allemand. Vous les connaissez ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nous les connaissons. Nous avons m\u00eame \u00e9chang\u00e9 avec eux il y a quelques ann\u00e9es, mais depuis, plus rien. Nos styles musicaux sont assez diff\u00e9rents, donc ce n’est pas un probl\u00e8me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12) Un dernier mot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nous esp\u00e9rons que notre prochain album, \u00ab Age of the Gods \u00bb, apportera joie et \u00e9merveillement \u00e0 travers les Neuf Royaumes ! \u00c0 tous nos guerriers pa\u00efens, nous vous reverrons en esprit et, nous l’esp\u00e9rons, bient\u00f4t en chair et en os !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1) Could you tell us a little about the history of the band, the meaning of your surname?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Havamal was formed all the way back in 2016 by Kjell, Lennie and Bj\u00f6rn, and after a few shifts in the line-up and after being joined by Tino and Stefan a bit later, we are ready to conquer the world. The name Havamal comes from the old viking poems of the Edda, describing Odins words to humans, giving us stories and advice in daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) You are releasing this famous third album that all artists consider to be a major turning point in the career of a band. Do you think that this is justified as far as you are concerned?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our upcoming release is well worth praising from all of us. It combines the ferocity of the first album with the symphonic elements of our second release. The process felt right. We feel that we’ve found a sound closer to our core ideas when we first started Havamal. We are fully aware that the third album is always an important event in any bands career, but we are confident that this is our strongest work up to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) HAVAMAL is Swedish and you put your ancestral culture at the heart of your music. Does \u00ab\u00a0Age Of The Gods\u00a0\u00bb deal with the same themes?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab\u00a0Age of the Gods\u00a0\u00bb, as well as all of our albums, have always used an ancestral source as an inspiration both musically and lyrically. I’d say that for the most part, Age of the Gods will have a mythological and historical theme with some twists of our own incorporated in some songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) The tracks are in English. Have you ever thought of singing in older languages like many Nordic bands do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have spoken of trying out a song in the style of the younger futhark era. In \u00ab\u00a0The Day of Reckoning\u00a0\u00bb you can actually hear Bj\u00f6rn, the singer, have a chant section before the solo where he tries out old norse. We have also incorporated some Swedish in the intro sections on previous albums. But for the most part, both for the writing process and for our audience, english will continue to be the main language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5) Sometimes defending the traditions of the past makes the groups look odious reactionaries (or even worse for the most twisted minds). Have you had this kind of problem?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the start we’ve clearly stated that the music is for entertainment purpose only and nothing else. Our songs and lyrics are based in Nordic mythologies and will never bebased in anything else than entertainment for our audience. It’s a mythological history lesson for the joy of our listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6) Could you give us the details on the meaning of your cover?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meaning is simple; a new dawn both for the gods and the band. Age of the Gods represents Odin looking out over his realms after defeating the Vanirs. At the same time, it represents a new beginning for the band after a quiet era, and our bright future to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7) Do you have a definition that would describe your musical style?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is always very difficult to narrow it down to one specific genre, but we feel the term \u00ab\u00a0Powerdeath\u00a0\u00bb represents our style quite well. It’s melodic death metal, but suited for a broader audience. We don’t try to catch ourselves in a specific genre, but Powerdeath would still fit our sound, we believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8) How does the writing of your titles work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The titles comes up during the lyric writing sessions. Bj\u00f6rn creates the lyrics based on the music, and the titles of the songs just emerges when the lyrics are written. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9) Will you be able to perform them \u00ab\u00a0live\u00a0\u00bb outside of Sweden?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course! We have established a strong live base in Germany and France first and foremost, but most of our live performances happens out in Europe. We have been on quite a few tours in Europe already, and a new tour is starting to take shape during the first half of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10) How do you see the new means of music distribution in 2025?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our label and management are following the process of the music industry thoroughly and advice us throughout the releases, both past and upcoming. Sure, it’s a bit more to tackle nowadays, but I believe we’ve created such a strong base for our music that it won’t be lost to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11) A little question that is a little off topic, another band is called HAVAMAL and is German. Do you know them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re aware of them. We actually spoke to them a few years back, but since then it’s gone quiet. We are well separated in genres though, so that isn’t an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12) A final word…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope that our upcoming release \u00ab\u00a0Age of the Gods\u00a0\u00bb will strike joy and awe throughout the Nine Realms! To all our heathen warriors, We will see you in spirit and hopefully soon live!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evildead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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