Iceland

Video Premiere: Nyrst – “Orsök”

February 19, 2020

Icelandic winter demons Nyrst unveil a visually stunning music video filmed in the vast and desolate hinterlands of their home country.

Full Album Stream: Óreiða – “Óreiða”

May 10, 2019

The mysterious Icelandic black metal entity Óreiða returns with their debut full length. Check it out now.

Album Premiere: Sólveig Matthildur “Constantly In Love”

April 15, 2019

Kælan Mikla keyboardist Sólveig Matthildur finds solace in isolation as the Icelandic songstress unveils new album, “Constantly In Love.”

Q&A: Thorlakur Thor (Kontinuum) Deals With Fear & Death

September 24, 2018

Kontinuum’s Thorlakur Thor reveals the inner workings and outer projections of new album, “No Need to Reason.”

Svartmálmur: A Saga of Icelandic Black Metal

June 22, 2018

Iceland’s black metal scene has become one of the most prolific and accomplished in the world. The new book, “Svartmálmur,” presents a colorful snapshot of the illustrious Icelandic hordes.

Exclusive Premiere: Zhrine’s “Spewing Gloom”

February 2, 2016

Zhrine is an Icelandic black/death metal band that melds the disgusting atonality of Deathspell Omega with the oppressively frigid atmosphere of Svartidauði (guitarist Nökkvi Gylfason is a member), complete with a fetid dusting of sludge as a sickening after-dinner mint. Check out the exclusive premiere of their song “Spewing Gloom,” off their upcoming LP, Unortheta.