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  • Norðanpaunk 2015: A+ Merchants’ Freak-End

    Norðanpaunk 2015: A+ Merchants’ Freak-End

    I experienced a number of things at Norðanpaunk that I never expected would happen at any festival, or much less any place, ever. I mean, have you ever witnessed a group of people drinking in a hot tub loudly imitating Silencer vocals, only to hear…

  • Eistnaflug Friday: Not All Metal Clangs The Same

    Eistnaflug Friday: Not All Metal Clangs The Same

    To me, beauty is synonymous with inspiration and provoking a strong emotion in the viewer. By that standard, last night’s Úlfsmessa (“Wolf’s Mass”) was the most beautiful show I’ve yet witnessed at Eistnaflug. The mass was part art performance, part ritual, where…

  • Eistnaflug Friday: Black #2

    Eistnaflug Friday: Black #2

    Eistnaflug is by far the friendliest festival I’ve ever been to. As a metal-concert-vet, my first metal festival is shaping up to a great one. Though the climate is quite a bit colder than in previous years (I’m told), there is enough…

  • Söngvar elds og óreiðu

    Söngvar elds og óreiðu

    A friend of mine once said to me, “You know, black metal is a lot cleverer than it thinks it is.” And while many black metalheads, in their quest to be the tr00est ov cvlt, would run for a mile at the…