Author: Francesca Stoppani
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Do You Truly Love Sátan?
Iceland’s newest metal festival features a legendary comeback From June 6-8, the town of Stykkishólmur on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula…
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Downtown Culture Centre Iðnó Raises The Bar By Lowering It
Iðnó opens its doors for metal band Blóðmör on May 10 Times are changing in Reykjavík’s live venue scene. Under…
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Reykjavík’s Best Witches: Kælan Mikla to Headline ReykjaDoom Fest 2024
The ReykjaDoom Festival returns to the northernmost capital of the world on March 8, just in time for International Women’s…
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Nyrst’s Ritual Of Pain
Black Metal Band Nyrst Introduces Forthcoming Release Völd In this Filthy issue, I met up with Eysteinn and Snæbjörn, lead…
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Jazzists With A Dark Soul
Forsmán’s brave new world In this Filthy Interview, I sat down with two members of the black metal band Forsmán…
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In Slowness We Trust – Q&A With Bongripper Concert Organisers
Bongripper, active since 2005, have distinguished themselves in the doom scene for their commitment to unbearably long tracks and self-deprecating…
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Zhrine At the Altar
Reviving the Hellirinn Sanctuary Since 2014, the name Zhrine has resonated like an eerie echo – mostly because of the…
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Abduction Phase Initiated
Epidermal Veil talks human carnage and Reykjavík Deathfest We are back with another Filthy Interview and believe me, this one…
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CH-CH-CHANGER
BAND_MEMBERS_V44_FINAL_DRAFT The world of music is a dynamic landscape, constantly shifting and evolving, much like the metal band Changer (no…
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Take a Godchilla Pill
Mysticism, Hypno Wizardry and Forthcoming Release After our chats with Dauðyflin and Graveslime in the last two issues, we come…
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Filthy Interview: The Swamp Goblins Of 105
Dauðyflin’s demo with a dash of Norðanpaunk, thanks In this Filthy Interview, we caught up with hardcore punksters Dauðyflin, who…
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Filthy Interview: Let’s Goo
See you in another 20 years, Graveslime In our previous Filthy Interview, punk band Dauðyflin expressed their excitement for the…
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The Eighth Gate Of Hell
Norðanpaunk, Iceland’s biggest DIY festival in the world One does not simply go to Norðanpaunk. Firstly, because it is held…
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An Experimental Birthday Gift
Skelkur Í Bringu breaks from hibernation Welcome back to the filthiest interview column in Iceland. In this issue, we went…
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The Mainland Is Shaking
False Majesty’s Deathcore From The Islands Iceland is trembling and the epicenter is the Westman Islands. However, it’s not an…
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And Sausage For All
Tuð’s Punk Between Anger and Candies Waiting to add up two more sixes and reach the number of the beast,…
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Knife Play And DIY
Meet the Esoteric Queens from Svartþoka For the third edition of the Filthy Interview series, we are joined by two…
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Jumpsuits Are The New Leather
Krownest claims their ticket to Wacken Open Air “Hardcore music for hardcore people.” That’s how Gummi and Óttarr, bassist and…
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Leave Your Gods Behind: Úlfúð Brings Existentialism to a Whole New Level
Have you ever woken with a feeling of existential distortion? My haunted friend, have I got good news for you….
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Misþyrming Returns With Blunt Force — A Q&A with black metal royalty
In December 2022, the Reykjavík-based black metal band Misþyrming released their new album Með Hamri. The title translates literally to…