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Skálmöld (Icelandic pronunciation:
History
Snæbjörn Ragnarsson and Björgvin Sigurðsson, who have been friends since childhood and have played together in various collectives, including
The deal with Napalm gave Skálmöld a significant popularity boost. The band was invited to participate in the Wacken Open Air festival and the Heidenfest 2011 tour.[4]
On April 13, 2012, Skálmöld began recording its second album, Börn Loka, which was released in October the same year.[6]
In November, 2013, Skálmöld played a series of concerts with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at the Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík. A live album and accompanying video, Skálmöld & Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands, was released on 18 December 2013.[7]
The next studio album was Með vættum, released in 2014, which tells the story of a woman who encounters enemies in the north, east, south and west of Iceland, and is assisted by mythological beings. In 2016 Skálmöld released Vögguvísur Yggdrasils, an album themed around the different worlds of Norse cosmology. It was followed by Sorgir in 2018, which tells four tragic stories, each from two different perspectives.[8]
After celebrating its ten-year anniversary with three shows in Reykjavík that became the basis for a live album in 2020, Skálmöld decided to take a pause. The band's official book, The Saga of Skálmöld, was published in 2021. It was written by British author Joel McIver and featured a foreword by President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson. Returning from the pause after three years, Skálmöld's sixth studio album Ýdalir is set to be released on 18 August 2023 through Napalm Records.[9]
Musical style
From the beginning, Skálmöld's intention has been to combine the sounds of the
All the band members are members of the heathen organisation Ásatrúarfélagið. Jón Geir Jóhannsson explained the way they believe in the Norse gods: "You shouldn't personify them. It's not people, it's stories that represent human nature. So yes, the ethics are there, but we don't believe in them as 'persons'."[13]
Discography
Studio albums
- 2010: Baldur
- 2012: Börn Loka
- 2014: Með vættum
- 2016: Vögguvísur Yggdrasils
- 2018: Sorgir
- 2023: Ýdalir
Live albums
Singles
- 2013: "Innrás"
Members
- Björgvin Sigurðsson – vocals, guitar
- Baldur Ragnarsson – guitar, vocals
- Snæbjörn Ragnarsson – bass, vocals
- Þráinn Árni Baldvinsson – guitar, vocals
- Gunnar Ben – oboe, keyboard, vocals
- Jón Geir Jóhannsson – drums, vocals
Gallery
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Þráinn Árni Baldvinsson
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Snæbjörn Ragnarsson
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Jón Geir Jóhannsson
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Gunnar Ben
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Baldur Ragnarsson
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Skálmöld live at the Robin 2, Bilston, Wolverhampton in October 2013.
References
- ^ a b Morton, Kenneth (September 1, 2011). "Skálmöld: Grand Viking Metal from Iceland!". Highwire Daze. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Interview Skálmöld". darkview.be. August 16, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Interview mit Björgvin Sigurðsson zu "Baldur"" (in German). metal.de. December 26, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "Interview met Skálmöld" (in Dutch). Ashladan. August 13, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Skálmöld". Napalm Records. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Skálmöld taka upp Börn Loka". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ "Skálmöld og Sinfó komin út". ruv.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Þorsteinn Hreggviðsson (9 October 2018). "Skálmöld - Sorgir". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Esch, Louisa (20 June 2023). "Skálmöld kommen mit neuem Album 'Ýdalir' aus der Pause zurück". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Skálmöld biography". Myspace. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ Schmatz, Bastian. "Skálmöld - Baldur" (in German). cdstarts.de. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Skálmöld - Baldur" (in German). xxl-rock.de. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ Angela (25 November 2017). "Skálmöld: Klischee-Alarm! Landeskunde mit den Isländern". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
Man sollte sie aber nicht personifizieren. Es sind keine Personen, es sind Geschichten, die die menschliche Natur repräsentieren. Also ja, die Sittenlehre ist da, aber wir glauben nicht an sie als „Personen".