Unleashed will release their new album The Hunt For White Christ on October 26, which is also their fourth in a series of conceptual albums that began in 2010 on As Yggdrasil Trembles.
If you're a little perplexed by the title of the album as I was, bassist and vocalist Johnny Hedlund tells Loudwire that it basically means hunting for the coward Christ.
Correct. The name White Christ means Cowardly here. As opposed to “red” Thor which would be something like “brave” Thor. Now, the story of Odalheim ended on the previous album with a victorious return to Folkland shores (through lake Mälaren in present day Swedish capital Stockholm). The Midgard Warriors (led by the Son of Thor) had been taking back land by land from the armies of White Christ in most of Svithiod and the greater Nordic territory. Since most men and (armed) women were out on this task, most children, old people and unarmed women were left behind in the villages.
A smaller army of White Christ that escaped gathered up to attack and burn one of these villages. Only one person survived, (but more on that later). Children were sliced to shreds, old people and women killed, some left without genitals and eyes. As the Hammer Battalions reached the village it was all too late. And this is what you see on the album cover. The back side of the album there is a text describing this in more detail and what happens next. But as you can understand, peace is not what comes to mind…
Check out the brand new, and predictably crushing track "Lead Us Into War" below.
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