The new single “Follow the Spiders” doubles as the opening track of Mörkekraft‘s debut album, Fragments, which is out May 8 through Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records, and it’s a rousing introduction. The trio from Farsund, Norway, keep a pointedly straightforward approach, classic in some ideology but modern in tonal presence and melody. There was a video for the track but it looked like AI, and not wanting to trigger anybody, I opted to stick with the audio stream. Below you’ll also find the prior single “Evil Eyes,” which came out as a standalone nearly a year ago and is the penultimate cut on the record.

You can read below the two songs were recorded in different sessions, so between the two tracks, you should hopefully be able to get a sense of where the album’s coming from. I haven’t heard the full thing yet, so I can’t affirm that one way or the other — the rest could be disco for all I know — but it makes sense in my head, so I’m going with it.

If you get to listen, hope you dig it. From the PR wire:

Norwegian Heavy Rock Trio Mörkekraft Announce Debut Album “Fragments”; New Videoclip “Follow The Spiders” Out Now

Norwegian heavy rock trio Mörkekraft proudly announce their debut full length album “Fragments”, alongside the release of the brand new official videoclip for “Follow The Spiders”, available now.

Speaking about the record, the band states:

“Fragments was recorded across two sessions at Bridge Burner Recording in Stavanger, Norway, first during a cold winter weekend in January 2025 and later in the warmth of late May. Engineered by Ørjan Kristoffersen Lund and mastered by Steven Grant Bishop, the album captures our raw intensity and atmospheric sound.

Inspired by sad forests, dark mountains and soaring eagles, the album channels a cold northern energy that shapes both its atmosphere and weight. The songs reflect our core themes, human struggle, inner conflict, faith, destruction and the search for meaning. Heavy riffs meet melancholic melodies, blending elements of rock, stoner and psychedelia into a cohesive sound that is both heavy and introspective.

Across eight tracks, Fragments explores fractured memories, shifting identities and the tension between light and darkness. Three of the songs, “Ghosts,” “Evil Eyes” and “Kaleidoscope,” were recorded during the January session and released as standalone singles. The remaining five tracks were completed in May, capturing a more dynamic and confident side of the band. Together, these sessions form a complete portrait of our sound.

Enjoy our debut album, Fragments.”

Formed in Southern Norway, Mörkekraft blend heavy rock, stoner rock and psychedelic influences into a powerful mix of massive riffs, atmospheric depth and raw energy. With roots in punk, Scandinavian rock and experimental music, the trio has developed a distinctive identity, balancing intensity and melody in a sound described as “a depressed Thin Lizzy.”

Following their first studio sessions in early 2025, the band quickly gained attention with their initial singles, receiving airplay on Norwegian national radio NRK P13, including shows hosted by Thomas Felberg and Totto Mjelde. Returning to the studio later that year, Mörkekraft completed the recordings that now form their debut album.

With “Fragments,” Mörkekraft deliver a work that is both heavy and introspective, where weight and atmosphere coexist with a strong emotional core.

Tracklist
Follow The Spiders – 4:44
Shine Your Light – 4:10
Godspeed – 4:47
Virgil – 6:00
Soul Confusion – 4:50
Kaleidoscope – 6:04
Evil Eyes – 4:04
Ghosts – 3:44

“Fragments” will be released on May 8, 2026 on deluxe colored vinyl and digital via Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records.

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Mörkekraft, “Follow the Spiders”

Mörkekraft, “Evil Eyes”