IOTUNN Takes An Unexpected Turn With Latest Single “Iridescent Way”

Danish/Faroese progressive metallers Iotunn has just dropped their latest single, “Iridescent Way,” alongside a beautifully crafted music video. This moving acoustic track is featured on their upcoming second full-length album, Kinship, which will be released on October 25th via Metal Blade Records.

Kinship takes listeners on a profound mythological journey, spanning eight tracks that delve into the depths of human nature and its intrinsic connections. The album tackles themes of unity and isolation, examining how our decisions shape our lives and relationships.

Guitarist Jesper Gräs shares the inspiration behind “Iridescent Way,” stating, “It has been our wish for years to make an acoustic song. Guitarist Jens Nicolai Gräs and I have origins in playing classical guitar and this, combined with the folk tradition in the North as well as in the West as such, has been a huge gift and inspiration throughout the years. The intro and outro part came to me in a dream, and I woke up and played it. It laid a foundation for this song which is very special to the whole band, and we hold it very dearly.”

Jens Nicolai echoes this sentiment, saying, “It’s clearly a stand-out song on the album. Finally, we pulled ourselves together to do something like this. There’s no brave or out-of-box decisions here. Just us doing something that also feels natural to us.”

Kinship is available for pre-order here.