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Katla to Release Móðurástin Oct. 27; New Song Posted

Posted in Whathaveyou on August 21st, 2017 by JJ Koczan

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Not to be confused with the Swedish space rockers who made their debut last year on Svart and share the moniker, Iceland’s Katla is a duo comprised of former Sólstafir drummer Guðmundur Óli Pálmason and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Einar Thorberg Guðmundsson who will issue their own first outing, titled Móðurástin, Oct. 27 via Prophecy Productions, and who exist in a much different sonic sphere. Rife with melancholy and progressive intent, one can nonetheless hear an air of classic doom in their leadoff single “Hyldýpi,” streaming below, and from their Katatonia-esque logo to the My Dying Bride-vibe of Móðurástin‘s cover art, they seem to embrace that notion on several levels.

Seems like a cool release, one way or the other, and listening to “Hyldýpi” only makes me more curious to discover what Katla have in store for the rest of Móðurástin. If you’d like to have your interest piqued as well, the PR wire offers the following:

katla Móðurástin

Katla (ex-Sólstafir) to Release Debut Album, ‘Móðurástin’, October 27

Influential Icelandic Metal Duo Named In Tribute to Legendary Active Volcano!

Katla is an Icelandic band featuring ex-Sólstafir drummer and visual artist Guðmundur Óli Pálmason and singer/multi-instrumentalist Einar Thorberg Guðmundsson (Fortíð, Potentiam). Named in tribute to one of Iceland’s greatest active volcanos, Katla creates powerful, panoramic music where shimmering guitars, crushing melodies and atmospheric density meet dark, entrancing power. Katla’s debut album, Móðurástin, will be released on October 27 via Prophecy Productions (Alcest, Dool).

Móðurástin, shines a spotlight on Katla’s hook-heavy, horizon-stretching sound. The lyrics tell tales of living in a country of contrasts; a land where fire and ice co-exist and dark winters are offset by the summer’s midnight sun. Iceland: a country where insular existence has spurred a rich and vibrant culture. Móðurástin, Icelandic for (a) Mother’s Love, might seem like a strange title for a metal album, but Katla dares to be different. What on Earth is stronger than a mother’s love? Nothing. Not hate, not lust, not greed.

Katla has shaped a towering sound sharpened by experience and forged for fans of heavy, atmospheric music. It is time for Katla to erupt again!

Track listing:
1.) Aska
2.) Hyldýpi
3.) Nátthagi
4.) Hvila
5.) Hreggur
6.) Kul
7.) Móðurástin
8.) Dulsmál

Móðurástin will be available as digipak CD (with 24-page booklet), gatefold LP (on black and limited dark green vinyl) and as a collector’s 2xCD art book edition (28×28 cm, 72 pages, with art photography of Guðmundur Óli Pálmason and a full-length bonus CD featuring remixes of all album tracks). Pre-order Móðurástin at this location.

https://www.facebook.com/katla.band/
https://katlaiceland.bandcamp.com/
http://katlaband.bigcartel.com/
http://us.prophecy.de/artists/katla/
https://www.facebook.com/prophecyproductions/
https://twitter.com/ProphecyProd
https://www.instagram.com/prophecypro/

Katla, “Hyldýpi”

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