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  • Louder, Brighter, Bigger

    Louder, Brighter, Bigger

    In the wake of several live venues closing down in the past few years, news of Gamli Gaukurinn not only staying open, but working on improving its stage, lights and sound system was music to our ears (pardon the pun). To finance…

  • “Oh, and FOKK YOU MATTI!!!!!” – Amsterdam Pt. 2

    IN THE COMPANY OF MEN As I arrive at Amsterdam to do the second part of the METAL NIGHT FROM THE BOWELS OF HELL (and stuff), I meet my compadre Sveinn Birkir who was reviewing part one. “Oh it was OK,” he…

  • Life Is Wonderful! Grapevine’s FANCY Iceland Airwaves 2013 Compilation Is Here!

    Wow, guys. Just think how much time, energy, effort and resources it takes to create a finished music recording. I mean, there’s the instruments – the years of learning, the borrowing and buying, the stringing, tuning and and playing – and that’s…

  • Grapevine Talks To… Angist

    We caught up with Reykjavík death metal band Angist at their practice space in Grandi to hear about growing up in the Icelandic metal scene. http://vimeo.com/76109349 Angist play Iceland Airwaves on Saturday at Cafe Amsterdam, 1:10am. Join them on Facebook here.

  • They Played With Murder In Their Eyes, And Darkness In Their Souls

    They Played With Murder In Their Eyes, And Darkness In Their Souls

    If a band like SVARTIDAUÐI had been booked to play at Airwaves a few years ago, they would likely have played to only a few people, with curious onlookers holding their ears and running a mile when their nasty black metal sound smashed their…

  • The Pleasure In Neverending Anger: The Angist Interview

    If you want to get some serious dancing, thrashing and moshing under your belt during your airwaves jaunt, then you should do yourself a favour and pop over to Café Amsterdam on Friday night to see Angist. Currently one of Iceland’s hottest…

  • All Killer, Fuck All Filler….

    Bob Cluness’ Seven Bands To Catch At Airwaves 2012!   Even though it was probably the most inexplicable decision of their careers when the editorial team at the Grapevine made me music manager for the paper, they apparently gave me this title…

  • Crack Sounds

    It is pretty safe to say that Gunslinger is probably the most interesting thing to ever come out of Egilsstaðir. But they might also be the most interesting band in Icelandic hard-core. Their music consists of fantastically arranged blend of brutal, technical…