Legendary Swedish trailblazers, Unleashed, will release their new studio album, Dawn Of The Nine, on April 24th in Europe, the 27th in the UK and May 4th in North America via Nuclear Blast. The band is offering fans another taster of their forthcoming opus as leader Johnny Hedlund talks about the lyrics on the following songs:

Where Is Your God Now?: “The Battalions of the World now embark on a quest to hunt down White Christ and to challenge him personally. Needless to say, he must face the atrocities he is responsible for. But just like any other coward, it seems that he has fled to higher ground. The Hammer Battalions are ready, waiting eagerly...... Where is your god now?”

 The Bolt Thrower: “The Midgard Warriors and their elite forces (the Hammer Battalions) are being led by the new avenger of Odalheim. Just like his father before him, he is known by many names. His warriors call him The Bolt Thrower.”

 Let The Hammer Fly: “As the battle rages and Christ is nowhere to be found, no mercy is given to the women slayers of White Christ. Vengeance is taken for their deeds in the battle at Uppsala fields. Victorious and courageous, the Midgard Warriors now move their forces further up north.”

Where Churches Once Burned: “The Midgard Warriors now march across the northern lands to take back the land of our fathers, village by village, land by land. Churches are burned. And the Hammer of Thor is reinstated.”

Check out track-by-track part 1 below:

With Dawn Of The Nine, Unleashed have forged a modern death metal weapon from the blood and spirit of their viking ancestors. The artwork their twelfth studio album was created by Pär Olofsson (Immortal, Demonize, Exodus).

Mastermind Johnny states: “The artwork represents the continuation of our previous album, which ended with “The Great Battle of Odalheim". The battle took place at Uppsala fields in Sweden, and you can clearly see the "kings graves" at the cover art work which is present at Uppsala also in the future. You can also see the bombed out Church in the far distance. Then off course, you see the place of Blot in the front and the rune stone with the runic symbol of courage of the new dawn.”

 

 

Dawn Of The Nine tracklisting:

“A New Day Will Rise“

“They Came To Die“

“Defenders Of Midgard“

“Where Is Your God Now?“

“The Bolt Thrower“

“Let The Hammer Fly“

“Where Churches Once Burned“

“Land Of The Thousand Lakes“

“Dawn Of The Nine“

“Welcome The Son Of Thor!“

“Where Is Your God Now?” lyric video:

The forthcoming release was recorded by producer and guitar player Fredrik Folkare in his own Chrome Studios in Stockholm, Sweden.

With their blend of melody and brutality, Unleashed are credited as the founders of the Viking death metal movement from their inception back in 1989. Twenty six years later and their riffs are still pure shrapnel and their choruses just as epic - melting uncompromising brutality with anthemic odes to Odin.

 

 

Check out two more lyric videos:

“Odalheim”:

“Rise Of The Maya Warriors”: