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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 hosts the first edition of Sátan, a brand new heavy metal music festival. I grabbed a coffee with Sátan organiser Gísli Sigmundsson…
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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 the guidance of new event manager Agnes Hlynsdóttir, the longstanding auditorium Iðnó promises to regain its status as a thriving space for…
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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 Day. What’s so special about this year’s two-day celebration of slow vibes? Well, it’s the first time an Icelandic festival includes a…
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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 guitarist and vocalist/lyricist, respectively, of mystical black metal band Nyrst. Though the focus of our conversation was their forthcoming release, Völd, I…
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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 – Haukur and Viktor. These young Icelanders came into the black metal scene fists first with their interesting blend of influences and…
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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 sounds. From their first release in 2006, The Great Barrier Reefer, a 80 minutes-long one-track album to their most recent one in…
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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 challenge in pronouncing the name of the band, formerly spelled Shrine and dubbed Gone Postal in its very early stages. With 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 is the filthiest. This time, I spoke with members of Epidermal Veil, who also organise the appropriately named Reykjavík Deathfest, happening September…
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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 pun intended). In this Filthy interview, I talked to Kristján – Changer’s drummer and frontman – to revisit some highlights of the…
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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 full circle and talk to Godchilla. The three bands will share a lineup at KEX Hostel on August 31 on the occasion…
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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 recently released a new demo called Þorparaljóð. Harder, faster, noisier Though Dauðyflin formed as a band in 2016, their musical journey began…
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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 glorious comeback of stoner rockers Graveslime, who have performed at two festivals this year: MBS in Akureyri and Norðanpaunk in Laugarbakki. In…
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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 two and a half hours away from the capital and the Icelandic public transport system is almost non-existent and dubiously reliable. Secondly,…
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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 to a secret location to interview the non-punk, psytrance-influenced, Reykjavik-based band Skelkur Í Bringu. We’re a Happy Family Skelkur Í Bringu has…
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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 earthquake causing the rumble; it’s the sound of amps blasting deathcore. For this edition of the Filthy Interview series, I had a…
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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, our sixth Filthy interview is with Halldór and Dettifoss – yes, like the waterfall – bassist and vocalist of Icelandic punk band…
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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 members of occult-inspired metal band Svartþoka: Ólöf, who supplies the band with vocals, theremin and synths; and Dia, who serves as the…
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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 guitarist of Krownest, describe the band they formed in late 2019. These young beasts — the band has an average age of…
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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. Of Existential Distortion, the explosive new album from extreme metal band Úlfúð, might just be the tincture for your tortured soul. For…
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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 “With Hammer” and, just like a hammer, it hits. Violently. In this first edition of the Grapevine’s Filthy Interview series, Misþyrming guitarist,…
