There used to be a time when I felt like I was more or less on top of what was happening in the Icelandic music scene. Now look, I’m not delusional – I don’t live there, so there’s only so much I can do to stay up to speed, but we do have the internet, […]
Tag: Doom Metal
Godchilla – “Psionic Dreams” (2025)
Godchillar are OGs of the Icelandic music scene. Their first album, COSMATOS, came out a decade ago, and they got a cool write-up by VICE a year later in 2016, back when VICE was both still relevant and tuned into the underground. I know I caught them live at least once during a past Iceland […]
Dolven – “In My Grave… Silence” (2025)
One thing you quickly discover in the dungeon synth scene is many of the artists have a number of different projects. Often this is expressed via additional dungeon synth artist names allowing the performer a way to thematically group their concepts, but it’s also not uncommon for a solo synther to also be part of […]
Slor – “Journey To The Space Temple” (2023)
I buy a lot of Icelandic music. Like, a lot. I come home from Iceland Airwaves each year with a suitcase full of records, tapes, and CDs, and I regularly stalk new releases on Bandcamp to order direct from labels and bands. I even get in on crowdfunding via Karolina Fund, which is kind of […]