Tag Iceland
Swedish Death Metal for me is a little like Brazilian Death Metal, I really have to be in the mood to fully appreciate it. Now, don’t get me wrong I’m not saying I don’t like either of these niche subsets,… Continue Reading →
Crust punk from Aðalbjörn Tryggvason of Solstafir and more guests than you can shake a stick at? Oh ok go on then, I’m game. The cover though seems to be trying a little too hard; an 80s pastiche with regulation… Continue Reading →
Arrgh. Genuinely hate being in this position, but it is what it is. Mannveira are Icelandic, a country and a music scene I have huge love and respect for. Frankly I want to live there but, hey, never will as… Continue Reading →
Desolate is an appropriate adjective for beautiful landscapes of this bands Icelandic homeland but not for the technical dexterity within the obliterating ten tracks on this sophomore. All the bands members are part of other acts and that wealth of… Continue Reading →
There is something reassuring about Icelandic Black Metal and its oppressive dark embrace. Generally ignoring black metal histrionics, Icelandic black metal opts for a more claustrophobic, crushing style building dense layers of dissonance to great effect. Forsmán are the latest… Continue Reading →
Two climates, one hot and one icy combine together to make hideous chasmic noise here. On the one hand we have main composer W.uR also in Ab Imo Pectore, Angrenost, Israthoum from Portugal who handles most of what we hear… Continue Reading →
’Tis the season to be jolly……Ah wait, someone forgot to tell Fortíð. who have just released their sixth full length. Instead of festive cheer, ‘World Serpent’ is a dark, intense slab of desolate extreme metal that on reflection is perhaps… Continue Reading →
Named for the giant volcano hidden beneath the ice cap of Mýrdalsjökull glacier in their homeland Iceland, Katla is a collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Einar Thorberg Gu∂mundsson and drummer Gu∂mundur Óli Pálmason previously of Solstifar fame. The duo have spent some… Continue Reading →
Audn are comparable to a toddler amongst the Scandinavian black metal family, being spawned back in 2010, they are now unleashing their third opus onto the world, and to those of us who aren’t overly familiar with the bands native… Continue Reading →
Three years after being taken on the wonderful journey of Berdreyminn, Solstafir are back with their seventh full-length album. If you are anticipating a trip through the harsh weather and nature of Iceland though you are possibly going to find… Continue Reading →
Hræ is a one-man Icelandic wrecking machine and its creator, I, has launched an apocalyptic tirade onto the black metal landscape with his premier opus ‘Þar Sem Skepnur Reika’, a monumental complex beast of a release. The album has a… Continue Reading →
Usually you come to Ave Noctum for a music review and some witty or contextual banter within the words on this website, but this time round, you can add in a crash course in mythology and demonology! Lilith is the… Continue Reading →