Auðn
| Auðn | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Iceland |
| Genre (s) | Black metal |
| founding | 2010 |
| Current occupation | |
| Hjalti Sveinsson | |
| Aðalsteinn Magnússon | |
guitar |
Andri Björn Birgisson |
| Hjálmar Gylfason | |
| Sigurður Kjartan Pálsson | |
Auðn is an Icelandic black metal band that was formed in 2010. The name stands for "desert / wilderness / wasteland".
history
The self-titled debut album was released on CD in 2014 by the music labels Metallic Media and Black Plague Records, as an LP in 2015 by Hexencave Productions and as an MC by Nebular Winter Productions .
In the preliminary rounds for the so-called "W: O: A Metal-Battle 2016", the band prevailed as representatives of Iceland and performed at the 2016 Wacken Open Air . In the final competition, Auðn finally took third place.
For the second album Farvegir Fyrndar , the band switched to the French independent label Season of Mist , which opted for the CD and LP formats.
In summer 2018 the band then performed at the Summer Breeze Festival .
style
The quintet Auðn combines the variants of Atmospheric and Melodic Black Metal . It quotes "cheerfully the history of (mainly harder) metal - here a bit of winter fylleth , there a bit of Amon Amarth [...], then again a bit of classic Norwegian BM", and then lets it speak its own style again.
reception
In the chosen niche of Atmospheric / Melodic Black Metal, the second work is one of the “potential highlights of the year” in 2017 and “on a clear course for the top lists”, judged the reviewer from metal.de .
Discography
- 2016: Auðn ( Metallic Media , Black Plague Records , Nebular Winter Productions )
- 2017: Farvegir Fyrndar ( Season of Mist )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Katrin Riedl: Review of Auðn FARVEGIR FYRNDAR. In: metal-hammer.de. November 10, 2017, accessed November 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Captain Critical: AUÐN - Auðn. In: stormbringer.at. April 22, 2016, accessed November 3, 2019 .
- ↑ W: O: A Metal Battle 2016 - We introduce you to the first finalists! In: wacken.com. May 10, 2016, accessed November 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Michael P .: SUMMER BREEZE 2018. In: allschools.de. September 11, 2018, accessed November 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Mr. Møller: Auðn - "Farvegir Fyrndar". In: metal.de. November 7, 2017, accessed November 3, 2019 .