Icelandic Tech Death outfit OPHIDIAN I, are proud to announce their “Rock Album of the Year” nomination at the Icelandic Music Awards (Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunin)! The band’s latest release “Desolate”, has been selected among other releases from artists like THE VINTAGE CARAVAN and MONOTOWN.
“Desolate” was released on July 16th, 2021 through Season Of Mist.
OPHIDIAN I comment on the nomination: “This nomination is a huge deal for us. A milestone for the band, ourselves and extreme metal in general. While we certainly poured enough into this album to feel a nomination would be warranted, it didn’t really feel like something that’d actually come to fruition – making this almost surreal but in the absolute best way. We are very honoured, thankful and proud to be harvesting all the hard work that we and our amazing team have brought to this release. But most of all, thank you so much to all of you whom have been spinning the album and spreading the word since it came out. TAKK FYRIR!”
Emerging from Iceland; the barren island in the north, home to apocalyptic weather, eruptions and storms. The breeding intensity, blazing speed, and ferocity of OPHIDIAN I reflects the chaos it hails from as well as the inherent beauty and complex harmony. Consisting of familiar faces within the Icelandic scene as members of bands such as HELFRÓ, BENEATH, UNE MISÈRE and ATRUM, OPHIDIAN I set forth with the intent of testing the boundaries of the extreme, while retaining focus on composition and arrangements.
With a clear goal of reaching the apex of technical metal in terms of proficiency, arrangements and sound, OPHIDIAN I has produced the destructive full-length album “Desolate”.
“Desolate” tracklisting:
- Diamonds
- Spiral To Oblivion
- Storm Aglow
- Unfurling The Crescent Moon
- Sequential Descent
- Captive Infinity
- Enslaved In A Desolate Swarm
- Dominion Eyes
- Jupiter
- Wither On The Vine
You can listen to “Desolate” in its entirety below:
