12/12/2025
12th of December.
True Norwegian Hard Rock trio Draken joins Dark Essence Records!
Formed in 2019 by Even Hermansen (guitar/vocals, Bushman's Revenge, Red Kite), Hallvard Gaardløs (bass/vocals, WIZRD, Spidergawd) and André Drage (drums, André Drage), Draken has carved out a fierce sonic identity at the crossroads of heavy rock and metal. Drawing inspiration from bands like High on Fire, Motörhead and Entombed, their sound is defined by down-tuned guitars, massive riffs and raw energy.
To celebrate this news and the festive season we’re at, the track Jólablót from the new album is released today. Link in comments.
The band has this to say about Jólablót:
"We woke up screaming one night, as we realized that we hadn’t yet written a true Norwegian disco metal banger about how much we fu***ng hate Christmas! I mean we hate all aspects of Christmas, the religious, the modern commercialisation of – imagine our shame! So, this is our humble attempt to rectify the situation once and for all. Think the evilest parts of Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor and Haddaway, with hints of Gojira, and maybe a little sprinkle of Refused.
We were originally going to call this epic party anthem Antichrist Mass but settled for the much more sensible Viking name Jólablót, after all the kids in our neighbourhood started threatening us with violence. Just as well, since we really do like drinking and eating around the time of the winter solstice. So happy jólablót to you too! Enjoy!"
We also have the two solo albums from André Drage in our webshop.
And since we're feeling extra festive today, you can get all of the WIZRD albums with a 20% discount.
Use code: WIZRD2025
Photo by: Mats O. Bristol
