Dutch troubadour of psychedelic doom folk Iskandr returns with new album »Sacraal«; out now via Eisenwald!

Nijmegen, Netherlands based psychedelic folk doom solo project Iskandr stream new album, »Sacraal«, which was just released on June 26th, 2026 via Eisenwald.

Tracklist:
01. Bevreemdend Klaroengeschal
02. Verdronken Vlinder
03. Zonsonderkomst
04. Pilaren van de Zuivere Blik
05. Melk en Honing
06. Glinster
07. Bewegingen in het Afkoelende Zand

Courtesy of Eisenwald:

Iskandr – Nijmegen’s troubadour of psychedelic doom folk – returns with »Sacraal«, displaying renewed songwriting and creative path that takes the project in an ever more spacious and enigmatic direction. Seven songs of medieval triumph and vigor marked by moments of intensely quiet stillness, the album sees Iskandr grow even further away from its roots in the black metal scene and towards post-industrial landscapes, introspection and hymnal folk motifs.

»Sacraal« offers apocalyptic folk song structures, gothic funeral hymns and eerie industrial sounds, with organ-driven intros and moments of deep introspection and profound spacial length, evoking the feeling of gazing at stars in the night sky and deep nostalgia.

With »Sacraal«, Iskandr will see perhaps another shift in focus towards ever more breadth and genre defying experimentation – another stepping stone in the path.

Save / Listen / Order »Sacraal« HERE.

All songs written and performed by O. Iskandr.
Drums on Pilaren van de Zuivere Blik by M. Koops.
Lyrics for Verdronken Vlinder by Lennaert Nijgh and Boudewijn de Groot.
Original lyrics of Melk en Honing by Jackson C. Frank, translation by Iskandr.
Written, produced and recorded in Copenhagen, Nijmegen and Arnhem during 2025.
Mixed in Nijmegen by O. Iskandr and Limmen by O. Iskandr and T. Cochrane.
Mastered by Pieter Kloos at The Void Studio Eindhoven.
Photography by Gerard van Roekel.
Released by Eisenwald. Copyright Zeitwind Music 2026.

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well