Myrkur
Myrkur
Danish dark folk/black metal band
Myrkur is a solo black metal project by Danish singer Amalie Bruun.[2] Initially, the real-life identity of the person behind the project was kept unknown. Her identity has since been made public.[3][4] Myrkur has released three full-length studio albums to significant critical acclaim, as well as a live album and two EP.[5] Her most recent album, Spine, was released on 20 October 2023 through Relapse Records.
The name of the project comes from an Icelandic word meaning "darkness."[6] The musical influences of Myrkur range from traditional Scandinavian folk to the black metal genre.[6] New releases from Myrkur have tended towards embracing folk music traditions, with Bruun's 2020 album Folkesange being overwhelming folk-inspired and lacking the black metal sound that characterized the artist's earlier releases.[6] Folkesange contains narrative "story-songs" performed on instruments appropriate to the ancient pagan folk music that Bruun included within the album, alongside modern original compositions as well.[6]