Powersnake
Brothers of Metal
Emblas Saga
Jörmungandr rises from the abyss — and heavy metal will never be the same.
Deep beneath the surface
Lurks a mighty beast
A reptile of the ocean
A viper unleashed
This creature is enormous
With fangs as tall as trees
The wretched spawn of Loki that was banished to the seas
Eyes glowing red in the dark on the ocean floor
As the serpent awakes
Powersnake
You will fade under the shadow of the Powersnake
The wingless dragon
Storm fiend
Rival of the thunder god
Stronger than all
Powersnake
Driven out by Odin
No place to call his home
Cast out to the ocean
To the great unknown
His lust for vengeance rising
With the power of the waves
This dear abomination of a child has many names
Lindworm
King of serpents
Girdle of the realm
This guy has nothing left to prove with size that overwhelms
Jörmundgandr
Midgard serpent
Bane of Thor
The snake will get his sweet revenge come the final war
Eyes glowing red in the dark on the ocean floor
Mighty serpent
Roaring in the deep, he's a beast that devours all
And the serpent awakes
Powersnake
You will fade under the shadow of the powersnake
The wingless dragon
Storm fiend
Rival of the thunder god
Stronger than all
Powersnake
So elusive and mysterious
Nessie is no match
The only thing in all the seas, Thor could never catch
With scales tough as shining steel
And steel in heart and mind
Across the world and back again, his body he can wind
The powersnake will drag you down and drown you in his flesh
Beware to swim, and fear the sea
He likes his dinner fresh
Powersnake
You will fade under the shadow of the powersnake
The wingless dragon
Storm fiend
Rival of the thunder god
Stronger than all
Powersnake
Deep beneath the surface
Lurks a mighty beast
A reptile of the ocean
A viper unleashed
This creature is enormous
With fangs as tall as trees
The wretched spawn of Loki that was banished to the seas
Eyes glowing red in the dark on the ocean floor
As the serpent awakes
Powersnake
You will fade under the shadow of the Powersnake
The wingless dragon
Storm fiend
Rival of the thunder god
Stronger than all
Powersnake
Driven out by Odin
No place to call his home
Cast out to the ocean
To the great unknown
His lust for vengeance rising
With the power of the waves
This dear abomination of a child has many names
Lindworm
King of serpents
Girdle of the realm
This guy has nothing left to prove with size that overwhelms
Jörmundgandr
Midgard serpent
Bane of Thor
The snake will get his sweet revenge come the final war
Eyes glowing red in the dark on the ocean floor
Mighty serpent
Roaring in the deep, he's a beast that devours all
And the serpent awakes
Powersnake
You will fade under the shadow of the powersnake
The wingless dragon
Storm fiend
Rival of the thunder god
Stronger than all
Powersnake
So elusive and mysterious
Nessie is no match
The only thing in all the seas, Thor could never catch
With scales tough as shining steel
And steel in heart and mind
Across the world and back again, his body he can wind
The powersnake will drag you down and drown you in his flesh
Beware to swim, and fear the sea
He likes his dinner fresh
Powersnake
You will fade under the shadow of the powersnake
The wingless dragon
Storm fiend
Rival of the thunder god
Stronger than all
Powersnake
“Jörmungandr rises from the abyss — and heavy metal will never be the same.”
In the frost-bitten heart of Scandinavia, where the old gods never truly died but merely retreated into saga and song, Brothers of Metal forged "Powersnake" as the thunderous centerpiece of their 2019 album "Emblas Saga." The eight-piece ensemble from Falun, Sweden — a collective built on the radical premise that Norse mythology deserves not reverence but riotous celebration — entered the studio with a singular vision: to transform the World Serpent of Eddic lore into a stadium-shaking anthem.
Produced with a keen ear for both bombast and tongue-in-cheek grandeur, the track was born from sessions that reportedly saw the band debating whether a song about a cosmic snake could be simultaneously the most epic and the most absurdly fun thing they'd ever written.
The answer, resoundingly, was yes.
Musically, "Powersnake" is a masterclass in controlled chaos.
Anchored at 120 BPM in the triumphant key of C major — a choice that lends the track an almost paradoxically bright, anthemic quality against its abyssal subject matter — the production balances twin guitar harmonies reminiscent of classic Helloween and Manowar with the operatic vocal interplay that is Brothers of Metal's signature.
The dual male and female vocal attack gives the verses a call-and-response quality that evokes Viking war chants, while the chorus detonates with layered harmonies thick enough to shake Yggdrasil itself.
Beneath it all, the rhythm section churns like the ocean currents that cradle Jörmungandr, with drums that alternate between galloping double-bass passages and half-time stomps designed for thousands of raised fists.
The energy metric sits at a deceptive 0.50 — the song breathes and builds rather than bludgeons, allowing its colossal chorus to land with the force of Mjölnir itself.
Lyrically, "Powersnake" is a gleeful retelling of the Midgard Serpent myth, filtered through the sensibility of a band that understands the absurd magnificence of its source material.
The song catalogues Jörmungandr's many names — Lindworm, King of Serpents, Girdle of the Realm — with the reverence of a skaldic poet and the enthusiasm of a metal encyclopedist.
Yet the genius lies in the tonal shifts: lines like "This guy has nothing left to prove with size that overwhelms" and the cheeky dismissal of the Loch Ness Monster inject a winking self-awareness that prevents the mythological weight from becoming ponderous.
The emotional arc traces the serpent's journey from banished child of Loki to apocalyptic avenger, culminating in the promise that "the snake will get his sweet revenge come the final war" — a reference to Ragnarök that transforms a creature of exile into an agent of cosmic reckoning.
There is genuine pathos beneath the bravado: Jörmungandr is, after all, a rejected child whose rage is born of abandonment.
"Emblas Saga" arrived at a moment when power metal was experiencing a quiet renaissance, buoyed by streaming algorithms that introduced a new generation to the genre's theatrical excesses.
Brothers of Metal, with their oversized lineup and unapologetic commitment to Norse spectacle, became unlikely viral sensations, and "Powersnake" emerged as a fan favorite — its title alone becoming a meme-worthy rallying cry across metal forums and social media.
Critics praised the track for threading the needle between sincerity and satire, with several reviewers noting that the band had achieved something rare: a song that could make you laugh, headbang, and feel a strange sympathy for a mythological sea monster in equal measure.
The track helped cement "Emblas Saga" as one of the most talked-about power metal releases of 2019, earning the band festival slots across Europe and a devoted international following.
The lasting impact of "Powersnake" extends beyond its immediate chart life or streaming numbers.
It stands as a testament to the vitality of power metal's most maximalist impulses — proof that in an era of ironic detachment, there remains a hungry audience for music that commits fully to its own magnificent absurdity.
Within the Brothers of Metal catalog, it functions as a mission statement: mythology is not a museum piece but a living, breathing source of joy, terror, and wonder.
The song has become a staple of their explosive live shows, where it routinely transforms venues into communal celebrations of the old stories retold in the loudest possible fashion.
In the broader sweep of Nordic metal history, "Powersnake" occupies a unique niche — it is at once a love letter to the Eddas and a reminder that the gods and monsters of the North were always meant to be sung about with full-throated, unashamed delight.
