Vocalist Michael Wells and videographer Mel Torres co-direct EIDOLA’s new video for “Niflheimr,” which Wells describes as a love letter to the band’s fans. Released October 29, 2026, the song is the third track shared from The Will to Power and closes the forthcoming album, due November 20 through 3DOT Recordings.
Wells connects the song to personal bereavement and the process of accepting change. “‘Niflheimr’ exists in the space between acceptance and surrender,” he says. “It’s about confronting the impermanence of everything we hold dear, finding peace in the things we cannot change, and recognizing that even the most beautiful journeys were never meant to last forever.”
“Having personally lost so many friends and family in the last few years, this song hits home for me deeply,” Wells continues. “The video itself is a love letter to the fans who have supported us and stuck by us through everything we’ve been through on our journey together.”
He places that perspective within EIDOLA’s continuing exploration of suffering, love, loss, rebirth and the search for understanding. Each record, he explains, has been another chapter in a story the band has spent much of its life telling, moving toward an understanding of what it means to let go.
The album’s writing sessions changed the band’s usual process. At the end of 2025, EIDOLA traveled to Los Angeles for six days with producer and engineer Stephan Hawkes, whose credits include Chelsea Grin. Instead of Wells bringing extensive pre-written material, the full band collaborated face-to-face, developing songs together in the studio.
Loosely inspired by Nietzsche’s The Will to Power, the record examines power and its influence on humanity throughout history and in the present. Its musical framework incorporates prog, metal, alternative and experimental elements alongside the band’s post-hardcore foundation.
“Damballah” accompanied the album announcement and was followed by official guitar and bass playthroughs. The Break Down with Nath & Johnny praised that track and argued that EIDOLA deserved greater recognition. Brandon Bolmer created the album cover; the supplied band photography is credited to Nolan Knight.
- Doom Sequence
- Damballah
- Purity Ladder
- Arethusa
- Gears of Thoth
- Nothing Ever Happens
- Axiology
- Leviathan
- Hyperion Hymn
- Niflheimr
Formed in Salt Lake City in 2011, EIDOLA are a progressive post-hardcore band whose work combines complex compositions and conceptual themes. The Utah-based group has accumulated tens of millions of streams across six albums. Punk News has highlighted its combination of melody, heaviness and complexity, while Metal Injection described its “technical magic and catchy ass melodies.”
The lineup consists of Andrew Michael Wells on vocals, guitar and keys; Matthew Dommer on guitar and vocals; Matthew Hansen on drums; Sergio Medina on guitar; Reese Ortenberg on bass; and Skylar Caporicci on guitar.
EIDOLA’s six previous full-length releases are The Great Glass Elephant (2012), Degeneraterra (2015), To Speak, To Listen (2017), The Architect (2021), Eviscerate (2024) and Mend (2025).
