Hot off the heels of their critically acclaimed debut demo, Englaryk, Iceland's Endalok strike again - and quickly - with their debut mini-album, Úr Draumheimi Viðurstyggðar, set for international release on January 20th, 2017 via Signal Rex. And today, heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com premieres the new track "Eldhaf" in its entirety exclusively here:
https://www.nocleansinging.com/2016/12/20/an-ncs-premiere-endalok-eldhaf/
While they still may bear some of the same immersive traits as their established countrymen, Endalok here present a bold assertion of their own, unique identity. Across its 24-minute runtime, the five tracks that comprise Úr Draumheimi Viðurstyggðar explode with a weirder, wilder, and more winding distillation of everything that made Englaryk so immediately engrossing - and entrancing. Within its soundworld, Endalok dwell within a ritualistic sort of womb that hauntingly gestates, pulsing with a distant-yet-overwhelming cadence that subtly shapeshifts. It's a similarly shadowy dance as Englaryk - that sense of slow-motion vertigo, as different beyond-the-shade textures come into focus, only to wither away again - but given grim, hideous purpose as the band's confidence in their vision grows. Still young, Endalok are weaving sorcery like masters on Úr Draumheimi Viðurstyggðar. As a bonus on the vinyl edition, the B-side will feature the entire Englaryk demo
Tracklisting for Endalok's Úr Draumheimi Viðurstyggðar:
1. Afskræming holds og sálar
2. Eldhaf
3. Jarðarfarasálmur
4. Ekkert varir að eilÃfu
5. Holdgerving Andskotans
More infos:
https://www.facebook.com/endalokin
