GRIFT – Acoustic solo set “With strong ties to predominantly Swedish poets and artists, Grift want to convey the sense of melancholy and existential questions that artists and thinkers throughout history always have felt a strong need to express. Grift’s ambition is also to evoke the mood some people are in great need of; the mood you can’t express through other mediums than music, images, and in some cases even through words. This kind of escapism is about breaking the chains of everyday given norms, and for a short moment becoming a stranger lost in a state of uncertain homelessness”
VETRAHEIMR “A brave combination of bright melodic uptempo dungeon synth, brooding atmospheres and driving martial rhythms. Vetraheimr is a Swedish solo project by Thomas Nyholm (Damnation Army, Isgärde) that transitions elegantly between light and dark moods”
Wiki: “Icelandic black metal band from Kópavogur, Reykjavík[3] that formed in 2002. The name ‘Svarti Dauði’ is Icelandic for “Black Death”. They released three demos before they released their debut album Flesh Cathedral on Terratur Possessions in 2012, as well as a split EP with the Chilean black metal band ‘Perdition'”
“Sinmara is a Black Metal band from Reykjavík / Mosfellsbær, formed in 2008. The band was formerly named Chao, and under that name the three track cassette Spiritus Sankti was released in 2012 by Norwegian label Terratur Possessions.
Musically Sinmara contrast chaotic agression with haunting melodies and dramatic build-ups, with a focus on musicianship and attention to detail. Sinmara is an experienced and respected live band, having played countless shows in Reykjavík and twice at Eistnaflug. Their debut ‘Aphotic Womb’ was released August 28, 2014 via Terratur Possessions.”
– Last FM –
Band Members Ólafur Guðjónsson – Vocals Garðar S Jónsson – Guitars (Almyrkvi) Bjarni Einarsson – Drums (Slidhr, Wormlust) Þórir Garðarsson – Guitars (Svartidauði) Sigurgeir Lúðvíksson – Bass
“The band originated in 1999 as a project fronted by Simone “Hellvis” Salvatori, a guitarist and singer from Italy. They have since worked extensively —both solo and with several other neofolk projects— on their musical output. The group has performed subsequent tours throughout Europe.
Spiritual Front’s so-called “Mafia-Folk” has been in release since 1999, in which time Simone Salvatori, the lyricist and conceptualist behind the band, has been known to create a unique feel within their traditionally folk style. Their most noticeable recurring output is Simone’s charismatic playing of the acoustic guitar, along with martial drum beats characteristic of the neofolk genre, art rock and new wave influences and heavily decadent musical styles.” ~ www.rustblade.com ~
“Japan’s SOLITUDE history started in 1996 with two ex-members of SACRIFICE (Japan) (the founding member and main composer Akira Sugiuchi and the bass player on two of their albums Toru Nishida.)”
A bit annoying that when SOLITUDE finally played in Sweden, the first gig would be at Anchor in the middle of the week. They deserved so much better! Nevertheless, the guys played an awesome gig like the pros they are! And also the next 2 gigs in southern parts of Sweden went obviously way better:) Met the guys up at the central station and had them as house guests a couple of nights. Great to hang out with my old friends from Tokyo for awhile:))
ROME I´m way more familiar with. I love the albums but only saw them live once before. Dark, beautiful and very very cool! The first ever ROME album I ever heard was “Flowers from Exile” and it´s still my favourite. Great evening!! Some snapshots also below the livepics. Just from the merch area. And a picture of Vlad (DDP):)
“The Heard was formed when Klara, Ida and Nicki wanted to keep playing music after their previous band Crucified Barbara called it quits in 2016. Together with Skinny Kangur from Deathstars and the singer and burlesque artist Pepper Potemkin they form The Heard”
Musikalisk talang så det räcker och blir över och fantastiska Pepper Potemkin som ledde det hela. Klädbyten, små stories om och mellan låtarna och en spektakulär final med den snyggaste outfiten ever. Skitbra koncept faktiskt och skiljer från det vanliga upplägget. Så även om jag inte lyssnar så mycket på band som är mera åt det rockiga hållet så går jag nog mer än gärna på en till spelning om det blir tillfälle. För det var riktigt jävla tjusigt:D Och jag missade en del coola fotoops och klädbyten för jag lämnade frontlinjen ett tag och skulle vara social. Skenljuset på Strand trixigt som vanligt, men alltid kan man gräva fram nått i bilderna. Members: Guitar – Klara Bass – Ida Lead Guitar – Skinny Drums – Nicki Vocals – Pepper
För övrigt så var det div bra folk på plats som jag inte hade träffat på hundra år. Bästa Voxberg DJ:ade och Andres F. (Macken Bryggeri) i merchbåset (som också blev vår garderob;)), blandat bandfolk osv. Obligatorisk besök på Solgrillen innan gigen. En bra kväll alltsomallt.
Wiki: “Icelandic black metal band from Kópavogur, Reykjavík[3] that formed in 2002. The name ‘Svarti Dauði’ is Icelandic for “Black Death”. They released three demos before they released their debut album Flesh Cathedral on Terratur Possessions in 2012, as well as a split EP with the Chilean black metal band ‘Perdition'”
“Sinmara is a Black Metal band from Reykjavík / Mosfellsbær, formed in 2008. The band was formerly named Chao, and under that name the three track cassette Spiritus Sankti was released in 2012 by Norwegian label Terratur Possessions.
“The band originated in 1999 as a project fronted by Simone “Hellvis” Salvatori, a guitarist and singer from Italy. They have since worked extensively —both solo and with several other neofolk projects— on their musical output. The group has performed subsequent tours throughout Europe.
“The Heard was formed when Klara, Ida and Nicki wanted to keep playing music after their previous band Crucified Barbara called it quits in 2016. Together with Skinny Kangur from Deathstars and the singer and burlesque artist Pepper Potemkin they form The Heard”
