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  • Andkristnihátíð Review: Giving Jesus The Finger Under A Pale Red Light

    Andkristnihátíð Review: Giving Jesus The Finger Under A Pale Red Light

    Andkristnihátíð, the Anti-Christian Festival, has been celebrated annually since the dawn of the century. Originally as an act of heathen protest against the concurrent 1,000 years of Christianity celebrations at Þingvellir, it has evolved into a celebration of black metal in all of…

  • Happening Tonight: Anti-Christian Festival 2015

    Happening Tonight: Anti-Christian Festival 2015

    Iceland’s longest running metal festival, the Anti-Christian Festival, traces its roots all the way back to 2000 AD, when it was held to stick it to a nearby Christianity festival at Þingvellir—now it’s just sticking it to overly bland musical performances. This…

  • Happening Tonight: Abominor Album Release Concert

    Happening Tonight: Abominor Album Release Concert

    Do you like black metal and new and exciting albums? Then you’ll want to catch the album release concert for Abominor’s ‘Opus: Decay’, a head-jarringly heavy collection of songs guaranteed to make your day a lil’ more hellish (in the best way…

  • Eistnaflug Saturday: He-He-moth

    Eistnaflug Saturday: He-He-moth

    The weather was still bad Saturday at Eistnaflug, but no rain could dampen the spirits of metalheads hungry for some carnage. Spirits were high even if hoods had to be up. I started my day by heading over to the main venue…