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.

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.

In the meantime, hear the new track “Eldhaf” exclusively HERE, courtesy of NoCleanSinging.com. You can also hear the opening track to Úr Draumheimi Viðurstyggðar, “Afskræming holds og sálar,” exclusively HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Endalok’s Úr Draumheimi Viðurstyggðar
1. Afskræming holds og sálar
2. Eldhaf
3. Jarðarfarasálmur
4. Ekkert varir að eilífu
5. Holdgerving Andskotans

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