Icelandic Goth / Dark music

[A. Gunnarsson]

I recently visited Iceland and I had the pleasure of receiving a dozen or so 
Icelandic CDs from a friend working at a local newspaper (he gets media 
releases / new releases from bands). Some CDs were god-awful, some were 
exceptional - like in any other country. The exceptional ones were:

a) Band name:  I Svortum Fotum
    Type:  dark / hardcore
    Website: www.isvortumfotum.is
    I listened to their Jonin(?) 2001 CD - not very gothy but pretty damn 
good overall.
    This band has been around for 5 years in the underground Iceland music 
scene - well respected.

b) Band name:  Ivar Damian
    Type:  gothic / electronic
    Website: www.ivardamian.com
    I listened to an obscure demo-CD he released in the summer. Shows alot 
of promise.
    According to the CD insert, he is releasing a full-length CD in December 
2005.

For a chunk of rock & ice isolated in the mid-atlantic with a national 
population a fraction of Pittsburgh, they seem to have a healthy climate for 
upcoming musicians... It was worth checking out.

A. Gunnarsson

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