Black metal project Hulder has released “View from Nemeton,” the lead single and accompanying music video from its forthcoming album “Verbolgen,” due Aug. 7, 2026, via 20 Buck Spin in North America and Season of Mist in the rest of the world (pre-order here).
“Captured on analog mediums in the forests of the Pacific Northwestern landscape and woven together by Liana Rakijian and Hulder, ‘View from Nemeton’ serves as a glimpse from the eye of the otherworld,” the band said.
“View from Nemeton” moves through the ceremonial and the spectral, its lyrics evoking a sacred site in the realm of the otherworld where the living and the dead converge: “In realm of the otherworld where undead and living shall meet/View from Nemeton as veil of soma is thinned.” The track builds on a foundation of layered riffing and atmospheric density, anchored by the recurring incantation “Bone to bone/Limb to limb/Blood to blood,” before opening into sequences of hurdy-gurdy and keys that widen the piece’s ceremonial register.
Emerging from the Pacific Northwest, Hulder built a devoted following across a series of releases marked by its commitment to ancient craft, uncompromising production, and a sound rooted in the Northern European black metal tradition. “Verbolgen” sees the project expand its instrumental palette: drawing in hurdy-gurdy from Keld (Majesties, Obsequiae, Celestiial) and split drum contributions from Vapula and Vrolok (Aeternus, Gorgoroth).
“Verbolgen” track list:
- Drie Raven (Intro) (2:18)
- The Crowning (6:28)
- Thy Binding Oath (5:38)
- Verbolgen (4:01)
- … And We Shall Sing (6:01)
- In Blood and in Earth (7:09)
- Den Nacht Zijn Lied (6:45)
- View from Nemeton (5:23)
- The Glow of Dawn (4:48)
In support of the forthcoming release, Hulder will embark on a North American tour in August with Dimmu Borgir, Hypocrisy and Suffocation. Tickets are available at https://hulder-official.com/pages/shows.
Tour dates:
Aug 7 – New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square
Aug 8 – Worcester, PA @ The Palladium
Aug 10 – Toronto, ON @ History
Aug 11 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Aug 13 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater
Aug 14 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
Aug 15 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
Aug 18 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
Aug 21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Aug 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
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