Heilung are officially ending their hiatus and getting back to work.
More than a year after their last performance, the Nordic collective have announced plans to return to Lava Studios this October to begin work on their fourth full-length album. The upcoming record will follow 2022’s Drif.
“When Heilung creates its magic, we do so by fully immersing ourselves in our bubble by closing the doors to the noise of the outside world, which these days, between automation and conflict, seems louder than just a few years ago,” the group said.
“In German, Heilung means healing. It speaks to one of the core intentions for our project: to heal. Because healing is needed and has always been needed.”
While there’s no release date or other album details just yet, Heilung are also digging into their recent past for another project titled Sagas.
The release brings together music the group recorded with game developer Ninja Theory for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, including previously unheard material that didn’t make it into the game.
“This is no ordinary Heilung release,” the collective said. “This is something special.”
Heilung began working with Ninja Theory eight years ago, kicking off what the group describes as a lengthy creative process inspired by Iceland’s landscapes and the inner workings of the human mind.
“Some of the sounds we created found their way into Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga. However, many did not. Until now, with Sagas,” Heilung explained. “Soon, these recordings of our travels from deep underground ice caves, over bursting volcanoes, through endless lava deserts and into the very depths of our own minds will be released in their raw entirety.”
More details on Sagas, including its release date, are still to come. Heilung have shared a short trailer for the project, which you can check out below.
The new activity follows Heilung’s 2025 Amplified History tour, after which the collective stepped away for an extended break. Their return to the studio will mark the beginning of their first new full-length since Drif.
Photo by Woedans Ruben Terlouw
