Nekron was interviewed by Christina of the ezine “Metal Around the World”. Nekron speaks about RÁN, how it started, how it evolved, and what is in the future. Read it for yourself here:
And in closing, and as per custom, some Poetic Edda to ruminate over:
Sneru þær af afli
örlögþáttu,
þá er borgir braut
í Bráluni;
þær of greiddu
gullin símu
ok und mánasal
miðjan festu.
Hi there! Did you miss us already? You don’t have to! If you liked out last release, get ready for more. The Unholy Horde of RÁN is currently working on their next track for the “Hellmetal” album called “The Lord is Slain”.
Just letting you all know the RÁN freight train is still thundering along.
And as always, here’s some Poetic Edda to mull over:
Heill dagr!
heilir dags synir!
heil nǭtt ok nipt!
ōreiþum augum
lītiþ okkr þinig
ok geþ sitjǫndum sigr!
Hello there, Hell-metal Hellions!
We just submitted Seize the Crown to https://distrokid.com/, so it will appear into stores starting tomorrow and later.
We’re super-stoked to release this. This track has a bit of historical significance for RÁN, since it has been bouncing around in Nekron’s head as early as 1985. And we think it came out great, and we hope you will enjoy it as thoroughly as we did while creating it.
For spotify, please submit your e-mail adress to https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/rn3/seize-the-crown, and you will get notified when the track drops on Spotify. Google Play Music and Youtube will probably appear first.
And as always, here’s some Poetic Edda to consider:
At kveldi skal dag leyfa,
konu, er brennd er,
mæki, er reyndr er,
mey, er gefin er,
ís, er yfir kemr,
öl, er drukkit er.
The unholy horde is busy polishing another release, and this time it’s the infernal freight train of a track which is called: ‘Seize the Crown’. This is also one of the tracks for the upcoming “Hell Metal”-album.
As promised, we’re doing more regular releases now, and then collating all the releases in an album in a later date. Helvíti willing, we’ll release a new track every month.
And as always, we’ll leave you with a stanza of the Poetic Edda to consider:
Upp reis Óðinn, alda gautr,
ok hann á Sleipni söðul of lagði;
reið hann niðr þaðan niflheljar til;
mætti hann hvelpi, þeim er ór helju kom.
Hey, want to win some merch? This French webzine is raffling off some choice RÁN merch in a competition, because we’re part of their compilation this time.
All you have to do is answer a question about us, and you’re part of the raffle. You might win some quality swag!
The compilation is here:
– https://extreemsoundwebzine.blogspot.com/2019/12/la-nouvelle-compilation-dextreem-sound.html
The competition can be found here:
– https://extreemsoundwebzine.blogspot.com/2020/01/concours-gagnes-un-pack-t-shirt-cd-et.html
If you can’t read French, I’m sure there are services out there on the web to facilitate a translation for you.
Okay, take care for now!
Hail,
Andráth
Hello to all you Hell Metal Hellions out there!
We would like to inform you that we’re still around and kicking butt. The roaring machine called RÁN was halted in it’s tracks a bit due to circumstances outside of Nekron’s control. But since the nature of the beast is to be loud, we picked ourselves up and start off the new year with a new release. This song is part of a bigger album that will be called “Hell Metal”, which will be a seminal work detailing our future direction. This is a taste of things to come!
Löng er nótt, langar ro tvær,
hvé of þreyjak þrjár?
Oft mér mánaðr minni þótti
en sjá half hýnótt.
Enjoy!
Cómo estás, Cascos Pesados!
It seems our latest release “Rock to Hell” has been reviewed by a Chilean metal e-zine (in Spanish). It got quite the glowing review. Did you know you can get a copy for yourself from our infernal hell shop? It’s also available from the many market stands online. Grab it!
Link to review: https://mundorockheavy.blogspot.com/2018/05/ran-rock-to-hell.html
P.S. If you know of more reviews, please drop us a line. We love to read them, as we appreciate the feedback.
Hail!
Andrath
Alright Heljarhelmets! It was about time you got another hellish screech from us. We’re currently working on releases again and we’re working on speeding up our release cycle a bit. Yes, we’re still releasing albums and EPs, but with a slight twist this time. We’ll release songs one by one, and later compile them into EPs and albums. This is so you won’t have to wait so long for releases, and it will also shorten the feedback loop we get from you, the fan (who we consider to be the most important, after all). Right now we’re working to release a new single called “Invasion”. Currently, we’re sketching and tinkering, but it should be out soon and into your preferred noisemaking-apparatus quite soon.
Also, we’re on stage again on April the 14th in Hamburg at the wonderfully named Monkey’s Music Club. A link to the Facebook event can be found here: LINK. Be sure to bring all your friends and relatives. It’s no doubt going to be a great show.
Loci qvaþ:
„Þegi þv, Tyr!
þv kvnnir aldregi
bera tilt meþ tveim;
handar ennar hǫgri
mvn ec hinnar geta,
er þer sleít Fenrir fra.“
We should have written a blog yesterday, but we just didn’t get around to it. But today we should, so here it is. As has been the tradition this tour, parents of bandmembers of bands have been visiting our shows. It seemed to be Andrath’s turn this time. His mom visited the Place 2B in Haarlem. Do try the burgers there, they are something else. All in all a nice gig, even though carrying all the gear into the venue was a bit of a hassle with stairs going up and down, but we managed.
The gig in Best was good and a nice closing of the tour. Nekron went unplugged for a short while, and Andrath broke his E string in the last part of Upheaval, which didn’t stop the show. After some reshuffling of luggage and some goodbyes, the RÁN crew said goodbye to the other bands.
So, now the tour has come to an end. It was an adventure. Many thanks to all the bands and people that worked with us to make all of it happen. We’ve made many friends and shared many moments. All and any of you have been awesome.
Take care and Hail,
Andrath
Sorry for not writing a blog yesterday. It’s been a bit hectic arranging transport for all people now that the RTA crew has said goodbye. But we managed it in the end. Yesterday’s gig at Musicon was like going home again. We had a great gig, the bands were awesome as always, and the crowd was stellar.
Right now we’re packing for Haarlem. Be sure to check out our facebook for the event, and hell, maybe show up? We would appreciate that. 🙂
Also, we have brought cassette tapes this time as well. Our apologies to Alex from Zwaertgevegt for forgetting to bring them along on tour. The new Rock to Hell album isn’t on tape just yet, a situation we will rectify as soon as possible.
Take care and Hail,
Andrath