Danish progressive metal quartet Danefae seeks the light on third single 'Natsværmer' from sophomore album 'Trøst' • GRIMM Gent

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Danish progressive metal band Danefae shares the third single Natsværmer (Danish for ‘Moth’) from the band’s second album Trøst set for a January 31st 2025 release. Trøst conjures a world of nature, myths and magic, and at the heart of the band’s expression is vocalist and lyricist Anne Olesen, who draws on Danish legends and literature to craft personal stories, delivered virtuously through the band’s organic, complex, and melodic music.

Trøst (Danish for ‘Solace’) doesn’t convey a general thematic thread but contains various stories about being human, specifically from Anne Olsen’s perspective. Where the two first singles Blind and Fuglekongen dived into general human existential themes, the point of departure for Natsværmer is a concrete experience, on which Anne elaborates:

“Natsværmer is a story about feeling lost and seeking consolidation without daring to ask for it. It is written on a childhood memory about longing for light and warmth. Just like a moth, longing to break through the window glass to get into the house.”

Danefae has recently completed a series of fall concerts in Denmark, including performances at the festivals Way Up North and Mono Goes Metal. Now, the band announces three album release concerts in February, taking place in Aalborg, Aarhus, and Copenhagen.

DANEFAE began as Anne Olesen‘s solo project in 2017, while the band took its present form when the four members started studying at the conservatory. Here, in an environment dominated by jazz and pop, they found each other through a shared love of rock and progressive metal. The lyrical inspiration is drawn from nature, the Danish language, folk legends, and songs. Complementing the locally rooted language and its layers of meaning, the Nordic tonal language became central to DANEFAE‘s melodies. This fusion of the progressive and Nordic musical traditions forms the core of the band’s distinctive style, which can be simply described as progressive metal with Danish lyrics.

Danefae made their album debut in 2022 with Tro (Danish for ‘Faith’), which garnered attention in Denmark for its uniquely Nordic-sounding progressive metal, leading to the band’s first concerts around the country. Over the past few years, Danefae has worked intensely on their new album Trøst. Across the album’s eight compositions, you hear a band that has found themselves, each other, and the very essence of their unique style and musicianship.

On Trøst, Danefae masterfully combines the complex with the immediate, and their curiosity and ambition to continually expand their artistic palette, refine their instrumental skills, and to understand the human condition are central to Danefae‘s artistic endeavors.