HELGA to enchant the Rising Metal Talent Showcase at the IFF 2024 in London
Posted on September 18, 2024
More information about Wrapped in Mist
It is with profound reverence and anticipation that Season of Mist announces HELGA‘s ethereal performance at the ‘Rising Metal Talent Showcase’ during the IFF this year.
The mystical ensemble is set to unfurl their hauntingly beautiful melodies on a stage that craves their unique blend of dark, atmospheric, and melodic sounds. Born from the depths of the Swedish hinterland and the town of York, HELGA‘s music echoes with the luminescent spirits of birch forests and Nordic tales.
HELGA Live @ The IFF Metal Mixer
26 September London, UK @ Arch 33 [Register]
In November, the band will join the Icelandic metal cowboys Sólstafir for the second half of their European tour alongside Finnish black metal psychedelics Oranssi Pazuzu.
Nordic Descent Tour 2024:
13 Nov: Groningen, NL @ De Oosterpoort
14 Nov: Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
15 Nov: Maastricht, NL @ Muziekgieterij
16 Nov: Brussels, BE @ Botanique
17 Nov: Bielefeld, DE @ Forum
19 Nov: Lille, FR @ Le Splendid
20 Nov: Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
21 Nov: Manchester, UK @ Club Academy
22 Nov: Dublin, IR @ Opium
23 Nov: Glasgow, UK @ Queen Margaret Union
24 Nov: London, UK @ Electric Brixton
26 Nov: Paris, FR @ La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
27 Nov: Rennes, FR @ L’Antipode
28 Nov: Toulouse, FR @ Metronum
29 Nov: Pamplona, ES @ Sala Totem
30 Nov: Madrid, ES @ Sala Mon
01 Dec: Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz 2
03 Dec: Milano, IT @ Alcatraz
04 Dec: Pratteln, CH @ Z7
05 Dec: München, DE @ Technikum
06 Dec: Vienna, AT @ Simm City
07 Dec: Warsaw, PL @ Proxima
08 Dec: Leipzig, DE @ Taubchental
09 Dec: Berlin, DE @ Metropol
Tickets: https://solstafir.is/live
Today, the UK band are proud to announce that they’ve received another strong accolade. Their song Burden won the grand prize in the Rock category during the first session of this year’s John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
“Burden is a song that we’re very proud of”, HELGA says. “To win something like this means the world to us”.
Their prize includes a Taylor AD17e acoustic-electric guitar and other recording gear. Next April, Burden will compete head-to-head with the Session II winner in an online vote to determine the overall winner for the Rock category.
“Burden” recounts a tale of relinquishment and its complexity. Spectral strings and imposing drums converge into a reassuring mélange of emotions, as vocalist Helga Gabriel recognizes having finally found her place in this world.
“This was the first song written for Wrapped in Mist”, Helga says. “It was inspired by the pain of leaving my home in the Dalarna woods and the hope that comes with new connections and relationships”.
Wrapped in Mist is now available on Season of Mist.
Order: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/HelgaWrappedInMist
Stream: https://orcd.co/wrappedinmistpresave
|
|
Related posts
HELGA Winners of The John Lennon Songwriting Contest
Posted on September 19, 2024Already, on their debut album, HELGA weaved together a dark and enchanting assortment. Wrapped in Mist shifts from progressive, Ennio Morricone-inspired folk to abrasive black metal and booming post-rock. “Simply put, this is an incredibly strong debut from a very talented group of musicians” New Noise wrote in a 4-star review.
HELGA Streaming Debut Album
Posted on November 20, 2023Hailing from the Swedish hinterlands of Dalarna and Halifax, West Yorkshire, HELGA amalgamated in 2019 in York, North Yorkshire. United by singer, Helga Gabriel, the quintet delve into a musical alchemy on their pursuit of darker manifestations.
HELGA Reminisce on Dark Memories with “Alive Again”
Posted on November 9, 2023A vast exploration of sonic textures present themselves on HELGA‘s premier album ‘Wrapped in Mist’, as chugging riffs, spectral strings and imposing drums converge into one.
Reflection Flourishes New Beginnings on HELGA’s ‘Burden’
Posted on October 16, 2023A vast exploration of sonic textures present themselves on HELGA’s premier album ‘Wrapped in Mist’, as chugging riffs, spectral strings and imposing drums converge into one.
HELGA Spin a Haunting Tale on New Single
Posted on September 28, 2023Summoning a plethora of layers and genre, HELGA culminate their premier album ‘Wrapped in Mist’ into dirgeful lamentations of mortality and mental health, punctuated by formidable drums, spectral strings and chugging riffs. The album’s first single, ‘Skogen mumlar’ (The Forest Murmurs), transcends forthwith into emotive dreamscapes that leave hairs trembling on goose-pimpled skin. Ennio Morricone echoing as the intro’s muse.