Domkraft to Release Night Songs Nov. 20; “Void Runner” Video Posted
Posted in Whathaveyou on August 18th, 2026 by JJ Koczan
It’s kind of astonishing how identifiable Domkraft‘s sound has become over the last decade. There’s no doubt who you’re listening to in the new single “Void Runner,” even as the Swedish trio lean into atmospherics, adjusting the balance of impact and ambience that has made their records to-date so spaciously crushing while furthering the songwriting that has made their records so memorable. Last year when the band canceled their West Coast US tour on account of health issues, it didn’t seem reasonable to worry if they were done. They answer that question with their fifth album, Night Songs, which is out Nov. 20 with preorders up now from Magnetic Eye.
And if you need a spoiler, that means very much ‘not done.’ If you heard 2023’s Sonic Moons (review here), you already know Night Songs is a thing to very much look forward to, and “Void Runner” only ups that level of anticipation. With that unspecified medical trauma apparently feeding into the experience of writing the album, the inherent uncertainty of the process of healing, I’m curious how it will manifest in the songs, but one way or the other, you know you’re hearing Domkraft. “Void Runner” is a welcome refresher ahead of the album.
Fresh off the PR wire:
DOMKRAFT reveal music video ‘Void Runner’ & details of forthcoming new album “Night Songs”!
DOMKRAFT present the first advance single, ‘Void Runner’, taken from their forthcoming new full-length “Night Songs”. The fifth album from the heavy psychedelic rockers from Sweden is slated for release on November 20, 2026, via Magnetic Eye Records. The album is available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION: https://spkr.store/collections/domkraft
DOMKRAFT comment: “You know the feeling when you think that from here on things can only get better?”, vocalist and bass player Martin Wegeland asks rhetorically. “The idea that you’ve finally reached rock bottom? Well, the state of the world always proves you wrong. This song is basically saying: ‘give us your best shot, fuckers!’ At this stage, we are prepared for almost everything. We are done believing and have fully switched to brace yourself mode. Yet, this song is definitely not about resigning or giving up. In fact, it rather deals with amassing enough power to cope without cracking, and possibly even dance while doing so.”
Tracklist
1. Unnamed
2. Lights On
3. Aurora
4. Void Runner
5. Eclipse (Outlast the Night)
6. Dead Rocket
7. Tunnels
Personal experience of any kind has always inspired artists. It is therefore hardly surprising that the traumatic medical crisis which DOMKRAFT guitarist Martin Widholm faced in 2025 has found an echo on the Swedes’ fifth album “Night Songs”. Although his band mates didn’t have to undergo several complicated surgeries as he did, they were of course also affected as bystanders in less threatening but nonetheless meaningful ways.
Their collective outlook on life and what is truly important shifted during this period of terror. When the band started working on new songs during Widholm’s long phase of recovery, many contradictory feelings surfaced in both the music and the lyrics. From fear bordering on panic, the pendulum swung to cautious relief. And through sadness and joy, hope and despair, they went all the way to finally arrive at the humbling realisation that they were still able to do what they dearly love: creating music.
The album title, “Night Songs”, partly stems from the Swedes’ experiences during the past year, but also crosses into the broad idea of darkness versus light. This can mean personal hardships, the present state of the world, or the concept of actual night itself. The night may turn into a time of regret, solitude and insomnia but also into the opposite, as a calm phase of relief, relaxation, and even debauchery. All of this happens at night. And just maybe, these “Night Songs” could foremost deal with resilience.
“Night Songs” was recorded at the renowned Studio Gröndahl in Stockholm by David Castillo (OPETH, CANDLEMASS, KATATONIA et al.). Karl Daniel Lidén (GREENLEAF, LOWRIDER, BREACH) was asked to maintain DOMKRAFT’s sonic identity by again mixing and mastering the album.
“Night Songs” should be enjoyed like a feverish, dream-like cocktail that is expertly mixed from equal parts deafening quiet and soothing loud noises, then sprinkled with insomnia, relief, contemplation, and a dash of red-hot anger for raw spice.
Live:
23/24 OCT 2026 Oslo (NO) Kulturkirken Jakob, Høstsabbat
8-10 JUL 2027 Erfurt (DE) Stoned from the Underground Fest
Recording by David Castillo at Studio Gröndahl, Stockholm (SE)
Mix & mastering by Karl Daniel Lidén
Artwork & layout by Björn Atldax
Line-up:
Martin Wegeland – vocals, bass
Martin Widholm – guitars
Anders Dahlgren – drums
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