In the metal world, Iceland has been mostly known for amassing a healthy number of black metal bands and projects for the past decade. Then I saw 2 tracks clocking at 30 minutes in total and everything was in Icelandic.
However, there was something about the emotionally detached face haunting the fiery artwork that drew me in. I must admit that I haven’t jumped into the unknown with frequency this year. I can’t remember the last time I discovered a band without having any background information readily available on the internet.
Dauðaró knows this and made an extreme example of it with their debut. The point of a journey is to end up somewhere completely different to your starting point.
