Icelandic Black Metal project Marghöfða dýrið, from Nađra (Carpe Noctum, Null and Misthyrming), has dropped a new single track EP, Djöfladýrkun undir jökli, on Bandcamp. The project may also feature other members of notable Icelandic metal bands. You can purchase and stream the track “Djöfladýrkun undir jökli” which translates to “Devilworship under the Glacier” now! 

Marghöfða dýrið (The multiheaded beast) is taken from a 17th century curse lamenting the coming of the antichrist. The beast is spearheaded by T. alongside various session musicians at any given time. The demo EP “Djöfladýrkun undir jökli” (Devilworship under the Glacier) is its first official release, coming out on LP and MC through Goatowarex and Vánagandr respectively, satirizing Laxness’ novel “Kristnihald undir jökli”. The lyrics twist and mock the legacy of Protestant Christianity in Iceland from its hostile takeover of Catholic heresy in Skálholt during the middle of the 16th century into the godless, impure age of modernity. The project wears its musical influences on its sleeve, paying tribute to the black metal of old without shame, citing the likes of Ildjarn and Darkthrone (among others) in its compositional approach as well as taking inspiration from old Nordic folk music and childhood memories. This is only the first of the Hydra’s heads, Babalon’s consort!

Written and recorded in December 2017.

T – Guitars, bass and vocals

K – Drums and percussion

A – Violin