With this new single, “Teiws’s Sword,” Midjungards come in swinging with all their might, crafting a track that cuts through everyday boredom with myth-soaked metal intensity. This is an invocation of ancient power, an audible clash of steel through the centuries. Drawing on the primitive beat of myth, “Tiews’s Sword” captures the spirit of epic battle. It’s immediately apparent that this is a war cry. The guitars are sharp, mean, and handled like the song’s supposed edge. The drums beat like the feet of legions charging, relentless yet with precise determination. The bass has the booming sound that is underlying the whole auditory battlefield.

There’s not a lack of grit or gravitas. The growls and chants soar like an airborne thundercloud above the storm of instrumentation, inviting listeners to get dragged down with them into the chaos and glory of mythical battle. Midjungards have accomplished this, successfully creating a soundscape that allows you to feel the tension of the fight, the weight of the weapon, the heat of glory. There’s quality folded into the songwriting as if each movement reflects some stage in an imaginary fight, the discovery of the sword, and the ringing silence afterward.

It maintains that raw edge that feels deliberate and powerful. Midjungards are staking a place in the metal scene, with something that feels both old as myth and fresh as fire, in “Teiws’s Sword.” It’s the kind of song that sounds like tribute without permission of the charms. If you have an appetite for something that spans the ancient world and modern metal with unapologetic brutality, then sharpen your blade and enter the sonic battlefield.