INTENSE INDIFFERENCE

Originally called “Vildvittra”, based on the characters created by Astrid Lindgren as part of “Ronja Rövardotter” (Ronja the Rubbers Daughter), their name later evolved into Vittra, inspired by the mythical creatures appearing in Swedish folk stories. And while Swedish folk is a recurring theme weaving in and out of their music, the band is firmly rooted in Melodic Death and Thrash Metal in the veins of At the Gates, Dissection and Megadeth.

Founded in 2017 by David Döragrip (vocals) and Johan Murmester (guitar), adding on Alex Smith (drums) and Gustav Svensson (bass) in 2018, the lineup was complete with the addition of lead guitarist Lars Elofsson in 2021.

September 19 will see the release of their sophomore album “Intense Indifference”.

Returning to SolnaSound for the third time was a given, not only is it a fantastic studio but Simon is also contributing with an impressive patience, calmness and sense of humour. All key ingredients in making the recording process both fun and with a successful outcome.

To add some additional layers, John Lönnmyr (Night Flight Orchestra) is adding piano on “Transylvanian Buffet”, Bastian Thusgaard (Soilwork) is contributing with shaker on “Burn(h)er” and vibra-slap on “Transylvanian Buffet”, the latter being something Simon claims is a key element that needs to be included on every decent record. Last but not least Linus Öhrn (Valkyrja) is contributing with backing vocals on several songs.

Mixing and Mastering is once again handled by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound Recording (Lik, Bloodbath, Katatonia) and the amazing cover art is (again) created by Hjules (Accept, Destruction, Jungle Rot), loosely based on an idea by David. Hjules then made his own interpretations of the lyrics, creating some incredible separate artwork for the digital singles!

Vittra Discography:
Intense Indifference (Vinyl & Digital Album) – 2025
Blasphemy Blues (Vinyl, Digital & CD Album) – 2022
Wardens (Digital EP) – 2021