Orm

The Danish black metal band ORM returns with its fourth album GULD, which will be released on October 31, 2025 via Indisciplinarian. With the album, ORM marks yet another important step in their musical development, building on their characteristic epic and progressive approach to black metal – this time in a more direct and intensified format with five shorter and more concise compositions.

ORM was formed in 2015 and released its self-titled debut album in 2017, introducing the band’s melodic and ambitious approach to black metal. On their second album Ir from 2019 and its successor Intet • Altet from 2022, ORM expanded their musical palette with long, epic works and a deep thematic foundation rooted in mythology, folklore and existential narratives. With GULD, the band once again takes a step toward a more riff-driven and aggressive expression, without abandoning the emotional and yearning atmospheres that have made them one of the most acclaimed names on the Danish metal scene.

Thematically, GULD explores modern humanity’s self-destructive cultivation of negative emotions – a vain and manipulated pursuit of perfection and recognition that leads to fear, isolation and downfall. The album uses frameworks inspired by folklore and fables to portray human vanity, envy and self-deception as universal forces that have haunted mankind’s stories throughout history. Gold becomes a symbol of both wealth and decay – an alluring but poisoned promise that can never be fulfilled without a heavy price.

Musically, GULD is ORM’s most focused and uncompromising album to date. The five songs, which range from six to twelve minutes, are built around intense riff structures, relentless rhythmic shifts and complex melodies that weave in and out of each other like a musical kaleidoscope. The album moves between furious aggression, deep sorrow and ominous calm, placing ORM in a field of tension between traditional black metal and progressive elements drawn from both death metal and classic metal. The vocals blend into an inferno of screams while also making room for more introspective moments, where the music breathes and invites the listener into a narrative universe.

ORM unites human synergy and analog craftsmanship – both in their music and in their visual expression, where collage artist Asger Krogh’s tactile artwork stands in contrast to today’s AI-driven aesthetics and emphasizes the album’s physical and organic undertone. With GULD, ORM once again demonstrates their ability to combine extreme music with deep thematic layers and artistic ambition – cementing their position as one of Europe’s most visionary black metal bands.

Members
Simon Sonne Andersen - Guitars & Vocals
Theis Wilmer Poulsen - Guitars & Vocals
Adam Bjørn Schønemann-Warming - Drums
Malthe Yde Tiufkær - Bas

Discography
GULD (Album 2025)
Intet • Altet (Double Album 2022)
Mit Blod (EP 2020)
Ir (Album 2019)
Orm (Album 2017)

Online
www.facebook.com/ormband
www.instagram.com/ormmusic
www.ormband.bandcamp.com