Iceage is a Danish punk rock band from Copenhagen. The band was formed in 2008 and has released the albums ''

New Brigade ''New Brigade'' is the debut album by Danish punk rock band Iceage. Reception ''New Brigade'' was well received by critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album ha ...

'' (2011), ''

You're Nothing ''You're Nothing'' is the second studio album by Danish punk rock band Iceage. The album was released through Matador Records on 19 February 2013. Like its predecessor, ''New Brigade'', the album was met with critical acclaim. Critical reception ...

'' (2013), ''

Plowing Into the Field of Love ''Plowing Into the Field of Love'' is the third studio album by Danish punk band Iceage. The album was released through Matador Records Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of mainly indie rock, but also punk rock, e ...

'' (2014), ''

Beyondless ''Beyondless'' is the fourth studio album by Danish punk rock band Iceage. The album was released through Matador on 4 May 2018. Background The first single for ''Beyondless'', "Catch It", was released on 12 February 2018. The single was giv ...

'' (2018), and ''

Seek Shelter ''Seek Shelter'' is the fifth studio album by Danish punk rock band Iceage. It was released on 7 May 2021, by Mexican Summer. A post-punk album with classic rock and Britpop influences, ''Seek Shelter'' experiments with diverse sounds that reca ...

'' (2021).

History

Iceage were formed in 2008, when the members of the band averaged 17 years old. They signed to Escho to release their debut 7" in 2009 and later on also to

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in Denmark and

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in the United States. They were then picked up by

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Records for international release, and their debut album ''

'' was released in January 2011 in

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and on 21 June 2011, in the US. In February 2013, Iceage released their second studio album, ''

'', after signing with the independent record label

Matador Records Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of mainly indie rock, but also punk rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, and electronic acts. History Matador was created in 1989 by Chris Lombardi in his New York City apart ...

. It earned a four star rating (out of five) from

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and four-and-a-half stars out of five from Humo. Iceage's third studio album, ''

'', was released in October 2014 by Matador. All three albums received a nomination for

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's European Independent Album of the Year Award. Iceage released their fourth album, ''

'', on 4 May 2018 through

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. The band's chief songwriter and lead vocalist, Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, also performs under the name Marching Church and has released two albums: ''This World Is Not Enough'' (2015) and ''Telling It Like It Is'' (2016). On 7 May 2021, Iceage released their fifth album ''

''.

Band members

* Elias Bender Rønnenfelt – vocals, guitar (born 24 March 1992) * Johan Surrballe Wieth – guitar, backing vocals (born 13 September 1991) * Jakob Tvilling Pless – bass (born 10 November 1992) * Dan Kjær Nielsen – drums (born 11 October 1991) * Casper Morilla – guitar (Born 31 March 1985), joined in 2019

Discography

Studio albums * ''

'' (2011) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2018) * ''

'' (2021) Extended plays * ''Iceage'' (2009) * ''Lower / Iceage'' (2013;

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) * ''To the Comrades'' (2013) Singles * "New Brigade" (2010) * "Broken Bone" (2011) * "White Rune" (2011) * "Ecstasy" (2013) * "Wounded Hearts" (2013) * "The Lord's Favorite" (2014) * "Catch It" (2018) * "

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" (2018) * "Take It All" (2018) * "The Day the Music Dies" (2018) * "Hurrah" (2018) * "

Lockdown Blues "Lockdown Blues" is a single by Danish art punk band Iceage. The standalone single was released on 2 April 2020 through Escho. Background The song was written, recorded, and released during the COVID-19 pandemic and touches on the reality of qu ...

" (2020) * "The Holding Hand" (2021) * "Vendetta" (2021) Live albums * ''Coalition'' (2011) * ''Live, April Fools Day'' (2014) * ''Live 2014'' (2015)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iceage Musical quartets Danish rock music groups Danish punk rock groups Post-punk revival music groups Noise rock groups Danish indie rock groups Matador Records artists Musical groups established in 2008 Rough Trade Records artists Dais Records artists