ELVENKING (Pagan Folk Melodic Metal – Italy 🇮🇹) – Release their new album “Reader Of The Runes – Luna” via Reaper Entertainment #elvenking #paganmetal #folkmetal #heavymetal

Get your copy of the new album “READER OF THE RUNES – LUNA” here: https://shop.elvenking.net/products

The runes are cast – our fate is sealed: With a triumphant strike, ELVENKING ends their Readers Of The Runes trilogy on a high note, mastering the thin red line between hope and darkness. Who is this enigmatic Reader Of The Runes? Who will withstand the fall of idols? Enter this final instalment of one of the most epic sagas in the history of heavy metal and let it take you somewhere far beyond, hearkening back to the long lost age of immersive album culture.

Unlike so many lackluster endings to trilogies in popular culture, ELVENKING knows how to live up to the

promises made by the first two instalments: After Divination (2019) and Rapture (2023), the Italian

fantasy metal wizards are hitting home hard with Reader Of The Runes – Luna, showing once and for all

how to end things with style, grandeur, and monumental bravado. The best comes last, as they say, and

while ELVENKING already excited and enthralled the world of heavy metal with part one and two, they are well aware that they haven’t even come close to shooting all their bolts and revealing all the tricks up their sleeves.

“We do not want to reveal now how the story ends and solve all the enigmas to the mysteries told in the previous two chapters, but for sure in this chapter everything will be disclosed,” founder and guitarist Aydan promises. “We will finally find out who the Reader Of The Runes really is and what links all the eight characters of the story.” It’s about time!

Few bands out there today are able to create such a spellbinding atmosphere, delivering a direct gateway

into another world, filled with tales, wonder, and soaring melodies. “In this last chapter, we are back to our

more usual folky and melodic approach where also our fans will probably find themselves more at home,”

Aydan states. “The epic finale of the story is the revelation of all the mysteries, and we wanted the music

for this chapter to be romantic and melancholic, yet still intense and super epic.”

After more than five years in this enchanted universe, ELVENKING are bringing it all home in one last epic flourish. “We really couldn’t wait to get to the end of this long journey,” lead singer Damna says with a

relieved smile. “We are talking about this story and these characters since 2018, so we really needed to see the whole story take shape once and for all. We are very proud of this complicated work and are happy of how it turned out in the end.” They should be: On Reader Of The Runes – Luna, ELVENKING blends the triumphant, medieval surge of the first part with the brooding and dark menace that is Rapture creating larger than life anthems that transport the listener deep into enchanted woods where owls guide the chosen ones through the murmuring trees to the source of all magic.

That’s only possible because ELVENKING are masterful minstrels and skillful storytellers, weaving their tales of sorrow and woe, of hope and powerful spells, into our world like the Norns from Norse mythology. Sadly, not many bands understand heavy metal in the way ELVENKING does – not only delivering touching music but creating a whole fictional universe around it. Total immersion, nothing less. Epitome for all this is the monumental eleen-minute closer “Reader Of The Runes – Book II.” They just don’t make them like that anymore.

“We craved a song with the structural complexity and epic feeling of the great metal songs of yore,” says Damna. “When you listened to songs like ‘To Tame A Land,’ ‘Rime Of The Ancient Mariner,’ or ‘Alexander The Great,’ it was like entering a world or a book and being part of those epic moments as they were perfectly portrayed by the music. Something similar happened with Blind Guardian with their lyrics coming from J.R.R. Tolkien’s works. Songs like ‘Imaginations From The Other Side,’ ‘Somewhere Far Beyond,’ or ‘Mirror Mirror’ had the power of taking you far with your imagination.”

Likes echoes from a twilight world, reminiscences of Iron Maiden, early Blind Guardian, or In Flames roam through their music without deducting anything from the sheer originality emanating from these songs. Ever more the masters in combining catchy tunes and huge choruses with intricate fantasy atmosphere and expansive instrumental parts, ELVENKING proves to be a natural successor of metal high wizards such as Helloween, Avantasia, or their biggest influence ,Skyclad, successors to the throne. And the large arenas, at that.

Reader Of The Runes – Luna has all the makings of a great record, showcasing ELVENKING at their most versatile yet.

“Conceptually, we are going back in time, to when things were more light-hearted for all of the characters, all the way to the tragic moment that determined the main cause of the whole story,” Damna states. And he means it: Blazing, uplifting lead single “Throes Of Atonement,” quasi title track “Luna,” or the smashing “Gone Epoch” are prime examples of the carefree, folksy side of affairs while menacing bangers like “The Ghosting,” “On These Haunted Shores,” or “The Weeping” are musically underlining the more tragic, epic and sad passages of this dramatic story.

In their sagas, ELVENKING evokes the sense of another world, transporting us into a fantasy realm where the moon sings to you, strange creatures bathe in starlight, and magic is everywhere. Not many bands are able to pull that off anymore. “We miss the way music and especially metal were conceived though,” Aydan tells us. “Times when the discovery and the sharing were a big part of the game without all of the digital and the social media aspects.” ELVENKING takes care of that. By single-handedly bringing back magic and wonder into the world of heavy metal.

 

Find preorders for Reader Of The Runes – Luna at shop.elvenking.net.

Track List:

1. Elvenking – Season Of The Owl 05:20
2. Elvenking – Luna 03:08
3. Elvenking – Gone Epoch 04:58
4. Elvenking – Stormcarrier 04:53
5. Elvenking – Starbath 04:38
6. Elvenking – On These Haunted Shores 05:05
7. Elvenking – The Ghosting 04:33
8. Elvenking – Throes Of Atonement 05:09
9. Elvenking – The Weeping 06:08
10. Elvenking – Reader Of The Runes – Book II 11:00

 THE NEW ELVENKING ONLINE SHOP IS NOW LIVE! 

We’re beyond excited to announce the launch of the official ELVENKING Online Shop! Not only can you now pre-order the upcoming album in all its fantastic editions, but the shop is also packed with treasures for every ELVENLEGION fan! 

 What’s waiting for you? 
 All variants of the new album, including exclusive editions like:
 A blue-marbled double vinyl as part of an exclusive boxset
 A magical Glow-in-the-Dark Vinyl, available ONLY in the band shop!

 All past albums – revisit the journey of ELVENKING!
 Tons of merchandise, from classic designs to new and exclusive items!

Don’t miss this chance to gear up and celebrate the band’s legacy.  Shop now and secure your favorites!

ELVENKING:

Damna – vocals

Aydan – guitar

Headmatt – guitar

Jakob – bass

Lethien – violin

Symohn – drums

For ELVENKING coverage contact liz@earsplitcompound.com.

Band Links:

https://www.elvenking.net

https://www.facebook.com/elvenking.official

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FOR FANS OF:
Freedom Call, Falconer, Orden Ogan, Dark Moor, Turisas, etc.

GENRES:
Power/Folk Metal

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