Sigurður Shares "Lóðurr" From Concept Album "Niu lif Einars Hrafns"

Sigurður, the Czech and Icelandic solo project of musician and musicologist Martin Sigurður Kajzar, has shared the track "Lóðurr" from its conceptual and epic black metal album "Niu lif Einars Hrafns" (Nine Lives of Einarr the Raven). The record came out on November 6, 2026 on LP, CD and digital formats via Hypnotic Dirge Records.

The album follows the life and posthumous journey of an Icelandic boy who moves between the realm of men and that of supernatural beings, facing epic challenges and shifting views on mortality. Drawing on Norse mythology and especially the Edda, Sigurður builds a new, deeply personal narrative around Einarr, whose soul ends up imprisoned in the body of a raven. Along the way he meets figures such as the goddess Kólga, the wolf Fenrir and the serpent Miðgarðsormr, and the story closes with the idea of renewal after Ragnarök.

Musically, the project aims to preserve medieval melodic traditions while using tonal structures typical of Northern European and Norse cultures. Recurring motifs tied to characters and events recall the Wagnerian leitmotif, with tritones marking evil and the Dorian mode evoking the spiritual realm. The album also features a variation on an old Icelandic lullaby and a chorale set to words by the poet Hallgrímur Pétursson.