ARTmania Festival announces the partners Midgardsblot Metal Festival at this edition

ARTmania Festival, in collaboration with Midgardsblot Metal Festival and Inferno Metal Festival & Music Conference, under the umbrella of the project “Musical Bridges Through Cultural Entrepreneurship”, initiated by ARTmania Events, is pleased to announce the presence of Norwegian partners Midgardsblot Festival in the event.

Under the auspices of this partnership, ARTmania Festival will host the presence of Midgardsblot Metal Festival, a landmark event in Norway, that started in 2015. Midgardsblot Metal Festival stands out for combining Viking tradition and heritage with the international scene of heavy metal music. Located in the Midgard Viking Center, near the village of Borre, the festival offers an immersive experience for history and rock music enthusiasts.

As part of this exceptional partnership, Midgardsblot Metal Festival will bring two outstanding bands, Folket Bortafor Nordavinden and Nebala Jonas (solo project), who will perform concerts on Freyja’s Weeping stage during ARTmania Festival.

Folket Bortafor Nordavinden is a Norwegian folk band with a distinct sound and unique approach to the genre. The band’s name translates into Romanian as “The People Beyond Nordavind” and is a reference to the strong and mysterious northern wind.

The band combines folk influences with modern and traditional elements. Their musical style is based on the authentic sounds of traditional Norwegian instruments such as flute, violin and acoustic guitar, complemented by harmonious vocals and catchy melodies.

Folket Bortafor Nordavinden stand out for their interpretation of deep lyrics and emotional stories that bring Nordic mythology and traditions to the fore. Through their music, the band conveys messages about nature, freedom, love and connecting with cultural roots.

Through their participation in the ARTmania Festival, Folket Bortafor Nordavinden brings a special Norwegian touch and Viking spirit to Romania, giving the Romanian audience the opportunity to connect with Norwegian music and culture in an authentic and emotional way.

Jonas Lorentzen is a Danish musician and songwriter known for his work as a vocalist in the Neo Nordic Folk band, Heilung, and for his contribution to the making and appearance of the Viking epic film The Northman, directed by young Hollywood blockbuster Robert Eggers .

After two years with Heilung and more recently his collaboration in the globally acclaimed film The Northman, Jonas Lorentzen decided to focus on his own musical expression. The result is Nebala, a project based on the reimagining of Nordic music and music with a strong spiritual influence.

In addition to their captivating concerts, Midgardsblot Metal Festival will feature a Blot Ritual, a Viking tradition ritual that represents a time of connection, healing and spiritual exploration.

Music enthusiasts, history lovers and those curious about Viking traditions are welcomed with open arms at the ARTmania Festival, where a musical and cultural bridge will be created between Romania and Norway.

This collaboration between ARTmania Festival and Midgardsblot Metal Festival brings to the fore a unique combination of metal music and Viking traditions, offering the Romanian public an unforgettable musical and cultural experience.

“Musical Bridges Through Cultural Entrepreneurship” is a project financed by the SEE Grants 2014 – 2021 within the RO-CULTURE Program. The project has a non-refundable value of 980,230.30 lei (198,102.36 euros) and runs for a period of 12 months.

The EEA grants represent the contribution of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway to the reduction of economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area and to the strengthening of bilateral relations with the 15 beneficiary states in Eastern and Southern Europe and the Baltic states. These financing mechanisms are established on the basis of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, which brings together the EU member states and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as equal partners in the internal market. In total, the three states contributed €3.3 billion between 1994 and 2014 and €1.55 billion for the 2014-2021 funding period.