SVARTA HAVET Share Emotionally Charged New Single “Härlig är Jorden”

Finnish blackened post-hardcore outfit SVARTA HAVET have released their latest single “Härlig är Jorden”, now streaming ahead of their upcoming sophomore album Månen Ska Lysa Din Väg, due out May 9th via Prosthetic Records.

The track takes its title from a well-known Christian psalm often sung at funerals in Nordic countries. Vocalist Lotta shared how the piece inspired her reinterpretation:

“In the Nordic countries ‘Härlig är jorden’ is a Christian psalm sung at many occasions, often funerals. Personally I´ve always liked it, not because of its Christian message, but because of its harmonic grandiosity that somehow captures the essence of life.

When I heard the track taking shape my thought immediately went to this psalm that I sang all through my school years and I wanted to rewrite it as a simple declaration of admiration and love for life and the earth – with a more specific focus on how fantastic it is that we get to spend time on this wondrous globe. There are some direct quotes from the original psalm but for the most parts the words are completely different.”

Guitarist Joakim explained the song’s foundational role in shaping the record:

“This track was the one that for me would clearly come to set the tone for the rest of the record. We experimented quite a bit with the chord progressions to get something quite beautiful but still rough around the edges. It was the centerpiece that we built the rest of the record around.”

The band also released a music video to accompany the track, described as:

“A completely unironic love letter to nature, all the little details that make the forests and meadows irreplaceable treasures.”

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