Í vökulli áþján

by Vafurlogi

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FrickRazor666 Sounds like winning Favorite track: Viðjar holdsins.

𝙑𝙖𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 Distraught to see Svartidaudi go, but elated to see Vafurlogi rise from the ashes.

A bit warmer and brighter than what came before, but executed masterfully and meticulously. Fantastic album. I love Icelandic BM Favorite track: Hvíldarsálmur.

bmurator Icelandic Black Metal. I am very partial to BM from this country as it has a strong tendency of being of excellent quality! If that wasn't enough, there is this very strong recommendation by Ippocalyptica! All of that & the available tracks mean I am feverish with anticipation of the finished product... :) Highly recommended!!!

Edit: A fantastic album & everything delivered as promised! The moral is: always listen to Ippocalyptica! Highly recommended once more!!!

Anor Aflame Allure of a site of grace amidst black sands and shrouded ruin. Favorite track: Iðrun og ótti.

Sugammadex Perhaps the inverse of Svartidauði (i.e. Prėtty-dauði). Whereas the former begets an opaque, deliriant cacophany, here one can vaguely appreciate a melodius light escaping through the cracks.

Eternal Hails to the island of volcanic stone, where nothing lives and nothing grows. Favorite track: Úr iðramyrkri.

Ippocalyptica I had the absolute privilege of seeing Vafurlogi’s first-ever live performance, and in Reykjavik’s environs, no less, so I can say with a fair degree of certainty that this album will blow the doors off your expectations, and not just because of this band’s esteemed membership. Update: less chaotic and aggressive than you might have expected, but also colours outside the lines a lot more than you would have initially thought. Great nods to Svartidaudi and Sinmara while blazing a new path ahead! Favorite track: Reikul vofa.

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1.	Reikul vofa 08:13	buy track
2.	Viðjar holdsins 04:43	buy track
3.	Helgrindur 04:53	buy track
4.	Dreyrrauði 04:45	buy track
5.	Hvíldarsálmur 06:14	buy track
6.	Iðrun og ótti 04:28	buy track
7.	Úr iðramyrkri 04:06	buy track
8.	Duftið eitt 06:00	buy track

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Vafurlogi is rooted both spiritually and literally in the early 2000s black metal movement, as the earliest songs were written nearly twenty years ago. Like the stalwarts of that era, Vafurlogi draws inspiration not only from the staunch traditionalism of the ‘90s but also from its rebellious spirit of discovery and creation.
Fronted by guitarist Þórir Garðarsson of Sinmara and Svartidauði, who now also takes on vocal and bass duties, Vafurlogi presents a new chapter for him as a songwriter. Throughout years of activity with his other bands, the essence of Vafurlogi slowly cultivated in parallel below the surface. Initially a vessel for accumulated works not suitable for Svartidauði or Sinmara, Vafurlogi developed into an avenue for him to freely explore different creative ideas and moods. While touching on the apocalyptic, nightmarish realms of Svartidauði and the haunting atmospherics of Sinmara, Vafurlogi places greater emphasis on triumphant and unabashedly melodic flourishes through a comparatively stripped-down compositional approach.

In Vafurlogi, Þórir has joined forces with drummer Ragnar Sverrisson, a seasoned veteran of the underground metal scene, having played in various bands both in Iceland and abroad, such as Helfró, Ophidian I, Abyssal, and Valkyrja. After the album recordings, the lineup was reinforced with Eysteinn Orri Sigurðsson of Nyrst and Úlfúð on guitars and Samúel Ásgeirsson of Volcanova on bass. “Í vökulli áþján” was produced at the esteemed Studio Emissary by Stephen Lockhart of Rebirth of Nefast between 2020 and 2024, presenting songs written mostly between 2018 and 2020.

Vafurlogi is Icelandic for ‘flickering flame’, but the name can also be literally translated as ‘wandering light’ – and therein lies the key to the project’s thematic essence. Vafurlogi explores man’s incessant and despairing search for meaning and the ever-elusive sacred light while condemned to roam spiritual wastelands.

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released September 13, 2024

Cover artwork courtesy of View from the Coffin. Layout by Heresie Studio. Logo by Skaðvaldur.

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