Rise of Vikingr

Rise of Vikingr, released on 29 August 2022 on his own label Parrish Entertainment, is Peyton Parrish's first album proper. He had surfaced in 2020, when his performance of "My Mother Told Me" — a song from the game Assassin's Creed Valhalla — spread online; the track's use on the television series Vikings widened the fire further, and in 2021 "Valhalla Calling," "I'll Make a Man Out of You" and "Go the Distance" all reached number one on Billboard charts. This album entered at number one across all iTunes genres. Sixteen songs, 51 minutes, held together by Norse mythology and warriors, running from "Bardagi" to "Battle of York." There are three guest appearances: Tommy Vext, formerly of Bad Wolves, on "Dane"; David Michael Frank on "Helgafjell"; and Rachel Hardy with Mia Asano on "I'll See You Again." Track eight is an Old Norse metal version of "My Mother Told Me," the song that made him — his starting point built directly into the record.