''Söngvar elds og óreiðu'' () is the debut studio album by Icelandic
black metal
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band
Misþyrming
Misþyrming () are a black metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland. The band formed in June 2013 and are currently signed to the French record label Norma Evangelium Diaboli. They released their debut studio album '' Söngvar elds og óreiðu'' on 7 ...
, released on 7 February 2015 via Terratur Possessions.
Background and recording
''Söngvar elds og óreiðu'' was recorded in 2014 by the band's founder and main songwriter D.G. along with drummer H.R.H.
Critical reception
In December 2015,
Stereogum
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published a list of the 50 best metal albums, in which ''Söngvar elds og óreiðu'' was ranked at number 28. Trevor Strnad of
The Black Dahlia Murder placed the album at number four in his list of the 100 best albums for
Metal Injection
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, and David Lee Rothmund of the news outlet
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placed the release at number five. Al Necro, reviewing for the English-language online magazine
CVLT Nation
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, noted that ''Söngvar elds og óreiðu'' is not an album of "end-to-end, unarranged banging", noting that each track is dedicated to "each section of the riff, which is so precise that few black metal bands can pull off full-length releases". DJPaulsGimpArm, reviewing for the online music site
Sputnikmusic
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, noted that "the overall sound is reminiscent of the raw 'Nordic' style that was prevalent in the early '90s, but done with a modern twist", giving the album a 3.5, while Kim Kelly of
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called the album "incredible".
Track listing
Personnel
* D. G. (Dagur Gíslason) guitar, lead vocals, keyboards, bass
* H. R. H. (Helgi Rafn Hróðmarsson) drums
References
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2015 debut albums
Misþyrming albums
Icelandic-language albums