Heave Blood & Die are a group from Tromsø, Norway, the far northern reaches of Europe – a land under the aurora borealis, with midnight sun and never-ending winters.
Since their inception in Tromsø in 2017, Heave Blood & Die have been hailed by Norwegian national radio as one of the most exciting new bands in Norway, have been nominated for the Norwegian GRAMMY (Spellemann), played big festivals like Øya and ArcTanGent, and toured with Norwegian heroes Kvelertak. 2026 is the year the world below the circle discovers the Arctic’s Best Kept Secret.
‘Burnout Codes’ – Heave’s most recent album – is being re-released by Arduous Records. “On ‘Burnout Codes’, the listener will meet a band that is gearing up the pace of their hypnotic synth-driven rock into a nightmarish urge of energy often associated with punk rock or electronic club music,” says vocalist and guitarist Pedersen. “The song ‘Dog Days’,” he continues, “portraits late nights in big concrete cities, filled with seemingly never-ending anxiety. Aimless wandering in high-intensity traffic. Fighting ‘the man’ under strobing neon lights in a POV and resolution that resembles a brawl in ‘Punk Alley’ from the PlayStation classic ‘Tekken 3’.”
The album is dedicated to the memory of original bassist Eivind Imingen, who decided to end his life between the recording and release of this album.