Icelandic bands , an overview

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Icelandic Prog/psych



Þursaflokkurinn

[youtube]iCGw7h-ZGxY[/youtube]



[youtube]ciCc2JwTsI0[/youtube]

Trúbrot

[youtube]Tdz5QD2ZuuQ[/youtube]



[youtube]VgQ7JdHBt_o[/youtube]

[youtube]UN6IuYC6jd4[/youtube]

Svanfríður

[youtube]lGqCq2-4ZYA[/youtube]

Náttúra

[youtube]v3SQdYdc5kk[/youtube]

Mánar

[youtube]opwYkJCDzvo[/youtube]

Óðmenn

[youtube]QHZTGXhVqh0[/youtube]

Eik

[youtube]5Xg2IC5G424[/youtube]



My uncle played bass in EIK btw.



80´s

Flames of Hell

[youtube]UbyCJ0BLhz0[/youtube] - thrash

Þeyr

[youtube]pMNL3YpnRrc[/youtube]

Utangarðsmenn

[youtube]PCHmxp_1eeM[/youtube] - Punk

Q4U - Punk

[youtube]4bR7N_ovwNc[/youtube]

Purrkur Pillnikk - Punk

[youtube]vLY_6CxsvTs[/youtube]

Kukl - Goth/Post punk (Early björk)

[youtube]DNSwF7_mpGo[/youtube]

[youtube]aZxDui8Agko[/youtube]







90´s Rock

Jet black joe (Aod might like this) - Rock

[youtube]HJwSl4_dVak[/youtube]

[youtube]l7HwK_jwqmY[/youtube]

HAM (fucking awesome) - Metal/Hard rock

[youtube]nWXffs4jNpI[/youtube] - check out the rest of their stuff by all means.

Ensími (cant get the links to work?) - alt rock

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Botnleðja - Alt rock

[youtube]9R10f85WkaA[/youtube]



2000



Brain vice squad - Stoner

[youtube]o8Tzs3Vo8oA[/youtube]

Dikta - Rock

[youtube]VBb7v9xaqb0[/youtube]

Mammút (one of the guitarist is also in a band with me) - Indie rock

[youtube]aeGZriDklEo[/youtube]

Lights on the highway - Rock ( very good)

[youtube]x0uZbYf23I8[/youtube]

Mínus - Hard rock/formerly Noise Rock

[youtube]VArfnKC8cck[/youtube]

[youtube]PHT_NNx7XVw[/youtube]

Cliff Clavin - Rock

[youtube]tAem-p5JGls[/youtube]



Ill maybe do the metal scene in the next post if there is interest
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i've been on a metal fest on Iceland in 2009

it was fun
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seriously, who clicked one of those videos?
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[quote name="ANGEL OF DESEASE"]seriously, who clicked one of those videos?[/quote]



people who are interested in music and not clichés?
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Where is Sólstafir and Sigur Rós?
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sólstafir would be in the metal section that might be coming and sigur rós i presumed everybody knew.
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i quite enjoy Svartidauði, Sororicide, Potentiam (probably one of the top3 icy-land bands), Momentum (at least the EP i heard. you heard the album Haffy? how would you say it compares to the "Your side of the triangle" EP?), Solstafir and Fortið (back when i was still mildly entertained by folk metal)
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nice work dude
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[quote name="´cross the breeze"]
[quote name="ANGEL OF DESEASE"]seriously, who clicked one of those videos?[/quote]



people who are interested in music and not clichés?[/quote]





ahaha haffy I was kidding :redneck: :santa:
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[quote name="djonni greazo"]i quite enjoy Svartidauði, Sororicide, Potentiam (probably one of the top3 icy-land bands), Momentum (at least the EP i heard. you heard the album Haffy? how would you say it compares to the "Your side of the triangle" EP?), Solstafir and Fortið (back when i was still mildly entertained by folk metal)[/quote]





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here is the album.
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[quote name="´cross the breeze"]
[quote name="djonni greazo"]i quite enjoy Svartidauði, Sororicide, Potentiam (probably one of the top3 icy-land bands), Momentum (at least the EP i heard. you heard the album Haffy? how would you say it compares to the "Your side of the triangle" EP?), Solstafir and Fortið (back when i was still mildly entertained by folk metal)[/quote]





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here is the album.[/quote]



much thanks to you, kind sir. you are a true patriot. i shall report back when i manage to give it a spin or two :santa:
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[quote name="djonni greazo"]
[quote name="´cross the breeze"]
[quote name="djonni greazo"]i quite enjoy Svartidauði, Sororicide, Potentiam (probably one of the top3 icy-land bands), Momentum (at least the EP i heard. you heard the album Haffy? how would you say it compares to the "Your side of the triangle" EP?), Solstafir and Fortið (back when i was still mildly entertained by folk metal)[/quote]





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here is the album.[/quote]



much thanks to you, kind sir. you are a true patriot. i shall report back when i manage to give it a spin or two :santa:[/quote]



well fuck me sideways this album is awesome. holy shit everybody should listen to this (oh, and where would you recommend i buy the album? i've seen it only here)



btw, are yout the hafstein they mention being their first vocalist? :redneck:
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some of em are quite nice ! i dig eik :interessant:

the vid of Þeyr was cool :redneck: how is this actually gonna be pronounced ?
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[quote name="djonni greazo"]
[quote name="djonni greazo"]
[quote name="´cross the breeze"]
[quote name="djonni greazo"]i quite enjoy Svartidauði, Sororicide, Potentiam (probably one of the top3 icy-land bands), Momentum (at least the EP i heard. you heard the album Haffy? how would you say it compares to the "Your side of the triangle" EP?), Solstafir and Fortið (back when i was still mildly entertained by folk metal)[/quote]





<!-- m -->http://areforgingmetal.blogspot.com/201 ... -2010.html<!-- m -->



here is the album.[/quote]



much thanks to you, kind sir. you are a true patriot. i shall report back when i manage to give it a spin or two :santa:[/quote]



well fuck me sideways this album is awesome. holy shit everybody should listen to this (oh, and where would you recommend i buy the album? i've seen it only here)



btw, are yout the hafstein they mention being their first vocalist? :redneck:[/quote]





Yeah I am the vocalist on the first Demo - The Requiem.



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Þeyr =



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thanks :santa:

icelandic :redneck:
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