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   ||  Artist......: Vafurlogi                                          ||
   ||  Album.......: Í vökulli áþján                                    ||
   ||  Year........: 2024                                               ||
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   ||  Genre.......: Black Metal                                        ||
   ||  Label.......: Independent                                        ||
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   ||  Source......: WEB (16bit)                                        ||
   ||  Encoder.....: libFLAC                                            ||
   ||  Bitrate.....: 1064kbps avg.                                      ||
   ||  F.Rate......: 44.1kHz                                            ||
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   ||  Playtime....: 00:43:22 / 345.98MB                                ||
   ||  R.Date......: 2024-09-12                                         ||
   ||  S.Date......: 2024-09-13                                         ||
   ||  Website.....: https://open.qobuz.com/album/e64g9h35g9nea         ||
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   ||  01. Reikul vofa                                         8:13     ||
   ||  02. Viðjar holdsins                                     4:43     ||
   ||  03. Helgrindur                                          4:53     ||
   ||  04. Dreyrrauði                                          4:45     ||
   ||  05. Hvíldarsálmur                                       6:14     ||
   ||  06. Iðrun og ótti                                       4:28     ||
   ||  07. Úr iðramyrkri                                       4:06     ||
   ||  08. Duftið eitt                                         6:00     ||
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   ||  Vafurlogi is rooted both spiritually and literally in the early  ||
   ||  2000s black metal movement, as the earliest songs were written   ||
   ||  nearly twenty years ago. Like the stalwarts of that era,         ||
   ||  Vafurlogi draws inspiration not only from the staunch            ||
   ||  traditionalism of the '90s but also from its rebellious spirit   ||
   ||  of discovery and creation.                                       ||
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   ||  Fronted by guitarist Þórir Garðarsson of Sinmara and             ||
   ||  Svartidauði, who now also takes on vocal and bass duties,        ||
   ||  Vafurlogi presents a new chapter for him as a songwriter.        ||
   ||  Throughout years of activity with his other bands, the essence   ||
   ||  of Vafurlogi slowly cultivated in parallel below the surface.    ||
   ||  Initially a vessel for accumulated works not suitable for        ||
   ||  Svartidauði or Sinmara, Vafurlogi developed into an avenue for   ||
   ||  him to freely explore different creative ideas and moods. While  ||
   ||  touching on the apocalyptic, nightmarish realms of Svartidauði   ||
   ||  and the haunting atmospherics of Sinmara, Vafurlogi places       ||
   ||  greater emphasis on triumphant and unabashedly melodic           ||
   ||  flourishes through a comparatively stripped-down compositional   ||
   ||  approach.                                                        ||
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   ||  In Vafurlogi, Þórir has joined forces with drummer Ragnar        ||
   ||  Sverrisson, a seasoned veteran of the underground metal scene,   ||
   ||  having played in various bands both in Iceland and abroad, such  ||
   ||  as Helfró, Ophidian I, Abyssal, and Valkyrja. After the album    ||
   ||  recordings, the lineup was reinforced with Eysteinn Orri         ||
   ||  Sigurðsson of Nyrst and Úlfúð on guitars and Samúel Ásgeirsson   ||
   ||  of Volcanova on bass. "Í vökulli áþján" was produced at the      ||
   ||  esteemed Studio Emissary by Stephen Lockhart of Rebirth of       ||
   ||  Nefast between 2020 and 2024, presenting songs written mostly    ||
   ||  between 2018 and 2020.                                           ||
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   ||  Vafurlogi is Icelandic for 'flickering flame', but the name can  ||
   ||  also be literally translated as 'wandering light' - and therein  ||
   ||  lies the key to the project's thematic essence. Vafurlogi        ||
   ||  explores man's incessant and despairing search for meaning and   ||
   ||  the ever-elusive sacred light while condemned to roam spiritual  ||
   ||  wastelands.                                                      ||
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