[Atmospheric / Progressive Black Metal] Fyrdsman - "The Free Man"
Band/Artist: Fyrdsman
Release Title: The Free Man
Release Date: May 1, 2026
Label: Self-Released
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Progressive Black Metal
Country: United Kingdom
Fyrdsman will release the new album “The Free Man” on May 1, 2026 as a self-released digital and CD release.
Fyrdsman is the solo vision of Tim Shaw, drawing together romanticism, history, and English folklore into a distinct form of black metal rooted in the spirit of its homeland. The project first emerged with the EP “Forgotten Beneath the Soil”, followed by the debut album “Omen in the Sky” in 2013 through Mordgrimm, which drew attention from Zero Tolerance, Kerrang!, and a range of international magazines.
With “The Free Man”, Fyrdsman returns with an evolved sound shaped by broader influences while remaining true to the project’s original purpose: exploring the timeless, the mythic, and the personal through black metal. The album is told from the perspective of a rebel confronting the reality of post-1066 England, moving through terror, loss, alienation, and a desire for revenge, driven by visions and apparitions. The songs follow a loose narrative arc, and the music shifts between light and shade to reflect that emotional journey.
The album also features drumming by Ian Finley (Nemorous, Vacivus, ex-Wodensthrone).
Tracklist:
1. The Green Men
2. Sacred Water
3. Dispossession
4. The Forger
5. Wither
6. Exile
7. Uhtceare
8. The Free Man
Line-up:
Tim Shaw - vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, keys/programming
Ian Finley - drums (studio session only)
Recording info:
Calum Wotherspoon - recording engineer for clean vocals at Joe’s Garage, Bristol, UK
Chris Taylor & Jake Boughton - recording engineers for harsh vocals at Noiseboy Studios, Salford, UK
Greg Chandler - recording engineer for drums and acoustic guitar, re-amping, and mixing at Priory Studios, Sutton Coldfield, UK
Mark Mynett - mastering at Mynetaur Productions, Manchester, UK
For fans of: Enslaved, Winterfylleth, Fen, Vintersorg
Links:
Bandcamp: https://fyrdsman.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fyrdsman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fyrdsmanband
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Oor6B0UPsAr8DQFBUxCcL?si=wrckF6BrRfmZ_y8TojBxGw
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fyrdsmanofficial
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