Danish progressive metallers DANEFAE releases sophomore album ‘Trøst’ and plays national release shows

After four singles predecessors, Danish progressive metal band Danefae releases its second album Trøst today, January 31st 2025. Also, following a string of fall and winter shows Danefae is ready to present the new album at three release shows, starting in their hometown Aalborg tomorrow followed by visits to Aarhus, Copenhagen and Odense in the course of February.

The band states on the new album and the forthcoming shows:

“Honestly, we're very proud of this album and are super excited to share it with a lot of people. It's gonna be the first time we perform the album in its full length and we think it's gonna be extremely satisfying. Both for us and people listening.”

DANEFAE Live 2024-2025

• 01.02.25 - Studenterhuset, Aalborg (DK)
• 14.02.25 - HeadQuarters, Aarhus (DK)
• 22.02.25 - Studenterhuset, København (DK)
• 28.02.25 - Frølageret, Odense (DK)

Tickets for the release shows are available HERE.

On Trøst (Danish for ‘Solace’), Danefae conjures a world of nature, myths and magic, and at the heart of the band 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 doesn’t convey a general thematic thread but contains various stories about being human, specifically from Anne’s personal perspective.

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.