Photos: Verdi ljos From the 16th -18th of February, Oration Records‘ ORATION FEST took place in Reykjavík, Iceland. Our comrade Verdi ljos was on hand to capture the musical ritual that took place featuring bands like Svartidauði, Outre, Aosoth, Rebirth of Nefast, Almyrkvi, NYIÞ, SLIDHR and SINMARA! These photos tell the story of Icelandic

Text & Photos by Kris T. Therrian Read about Days 1 & Two here. DAY THREE (Saturday) rolled in with a lamentable mistake owing to… not enough sleep, perhaps? The initial plan was to check Skepticism‘s entire set, but in the meantime, there has been so much praise about Yodok III

Iceland has been turning out some of the most insane bands recently, and they don’t seem like they will be stopping anytime soon! Check out these two amazing full sets from Svartidauði and Misþyrming that were captured by Nordic Underground. CVLT Nation has something special in the works with our Icelandic Brethren, so

TEN – Orgy of Carrion Perverse Homage to the Rotting Divine LO-FI RAW Fucking Punk Infused USBM from Orgy of Carrion that will have the hairs on the back of your neck stand up in fear! Everything that DEFILED LIGHT releases is uncut FILTH! Perverse Homage to the Rotting Divine

Misþyrming ought to be a black metal institution. They’re off to a fast start in their young career, crafting one of 2015’s better releases thus far, their first full-length release, Söngvar elds og óreiðu. Misþyrming hail from Reykjavik, Iceland, which is home to a burgeoning black metal scene. Far more

Oh, shackle the devil already! What is this refined black metal art doing toiling in the bowels of obscurity? Fallen Empire Records proudly presents us this band with the letter from God-knows-what alphabet. No, really f*ckers, if you want refined, textured, intelligent black metal art, start here on Mispyrming’s Söngvar