Future Swedish loss of life steel juggernaut Fimbul Winter will make their official debut this fall with the discharge of the five-track EP What As soon as Was, due out November 14, 2025.
Shaped by former Amon Amarth founding members Anders Biazzi (previously Anders Hansson) and Niko Kaukinen, alongside longtime Amon Amarth drummer Fredrik Andersson and Clint Williams (Munitions) on vocals, Fimbul Winter represents unfinished enterprise and a renewed dedication to the roots of Swedish melodic loss of life steel. Tobias Cristiansson (Necrophobic, Grave, Dismember) supplies session bass.
Mixing a long time of historical past with uncompromising depth, What As soon as Was is a daring assertion — icy, livid, and genuine. Followers can count on rediscovered riffs courting again to Amon Amarth‘s earliest days, woven seamlessly with new compositions solid within the old-school custom.
The band’s roots hint again to a spontaneous reunion, when Biazzi and Kaukinen revisited Amon Amarth‘s 1994 demo The Arrival Of The Fimbul Winter. What started as a nostalgic efficiency shortly grew into a strong imaginative and prescient: a brand new band dedicated to channeling the ferocity of the early Swedish scene whereas transferring boldly into the long run.
“Fimbul Winter isn’t a facet venture or a nostalgia journey,” the band declares. “It is about carrying the torch of Swedish loss of life steel ahead — chilly, fierce, and uncompromising.”
What As soon as Was will likely be launched on November 14, 2025 by way of Profound Lore Data. Keep tuned for the debut single, arriving quickly.
Fimbul Winter performed their first present on the Shut-Up Båten cruise in September 2024 the place they performed Arrival Of The Fimbul Winter alongside some early materials.
“The main focus for now’s to play the previous demo and traditional songs we had been all concerned with in a roundabout way however we have already got 5 authentic new songs written and demoed, some songs together with riffs that had been initially written for Amon Amarth, which will likely be recorded and launched in some unspecified time in the future,” stated Fimbul Winter of their formation and plans on the time.
“The concept began with Niko eager to play the demo The Arrival Of The Fimbul Winter, which he recorded over 30 years in the past, at his 50th-birthday celebration. Fredrik thought it seemed like enjoyable and provided to play the guitar. After that Anders was requested to affix in after which with the addition of mates Linus Nirbrant on bass and Clint on vocals, a specific quantity of mates bought to expertise this distinctive lineup and listen to the tracks that after laid the muse to what was to grow to be.
“Having a lot enjoyable enjoying collectively and realizing all three former members had a ton of killer old-school materials, the choice to maintain on enjoying and to finally file new songs was made.”
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