Swedish riff gods GRAND MAGUS are streaming the second single, 'Valhalla Rising', off their upcoming heavy metal masterpiece The Hunt. Listen to the song via Soundcloud (below), get it as a free download, check out the terrific Grand Magus songpier smartphone app and get hold of some cool wallpapers and other gimmicks via the official band page on the Nuclear Blast website here.

Grand Magus recently released the lyric video for the title track of The Hunt. Watch below:

With their sixth studio album and likewise Nuclear Blast debut, the metal purists manage to better their highly celebrated 2010 masterpiece Hammer Of The North easily. The trio from Stockholm has always consequently sticked to its own path of evolution without ever leaving behind the gathered experiences – they’ve never casted off their early days’ pumping groove nor their love for epic doom or extreme metal.

The Hunt tracklisting:

'Starlight Slaughter'

'Sword Of The Ocean'

'Valhalla Rising'

'Storm King'

'Silver Moon'

'The Hunt'

'Son Of The Last Breath':

Part I: 'Nattfödd'

Part II: 'Vedergällning'

'Iron Hand'

'Draksådd'

The Hunt was produced by Nico Elgstrand, who managed to put an authentic 70s mark on the record. The guitars roar, the rhythm front around the new drummer Ludwig (SPIRITUAL BEGGARS) grooves as hell and JB outgrows himself as far as the vocals are concerned. Thus, the trio has created a phenomenal and impressive heavy metal opus.

The band also released their new Songpier App for Smart and iPhones. If you want to listen to the new song on your mobile phone or check out the whole discography, biography, tour dates, news, info on the new album and much more – then you have to bookmark the following URL on the home screen of your smartphone and you’ll be able to access it over and over again like a usual mobile app: songpier.com/grandmagus. And the best of all, it’s for free!

The Hunt will be released May 25th via Nuclear Blast.