Partly because of the visuals, I’d been counting the minutes until the night’s main event: the Danish/Faroese Iotunn. And, of course, because their progressive metal and the way they deliver it absolutely floored me last October, when they opened for Dark Tranquillity at Barba Negra.
Back then they were already “apologising” for only squeezing in three or four songs into their allowed slot, and honestly, things weren’t much different at their first-ever headlining tour stop at Analog Music Hall either — eight tracks total, stretched across almost ninety minutes. Their shortest piece still runs over five minutes, but luckily their songwriting chops make it impossible for the set to slip into repetition or, god forbid, boredom.
Jón Aldará easily matched the charisma of the evening’s earlier frontmen — his presence, movement, and whole visual aura locked perfectly onto the musicians’ razor‑precise delivery of that melancholic northern metal. They built a fantastic atmosphere with excellent sound (okay, the guitars were nearly inaudible for the first couple minutes, but that got fixed fast), and from the very first moments they had the entire room in their grip. I have to highlight the lyrical, epic I Feel the Night, which arrived fourth and hit like a heart‑piercing journey — the kind that knocks the breath out of your lungs.
The Gras brothers’ guitar work was pure joy to listen to, Eskil Rask laid down the foundations with a wide grin on his face, while Bjørn Wind Andersen’s drumming we could only hear — seeing him was impossible, buried behind gear and perched on a raised platform.
Time flew by in a blink with six tracks from Kinship and two from Access All Worlds. I drove home in silence, letting that lingering, melancholic aftertaste settle in.
#ilovethewordphoto #iotunn #progressivemetal #concertphotography #nikon_photography
THE COLOSSAL FIVE ◼ IN DANISH ONLY
JESPER BUHL fra metalmagasinet Devilution giver her fem bud på koncertoplevelser, man ikke må gå glip af under A COLOSSAL WEEKEND 2026. Fokus er på dem, der står med en smule mindre typer på festivalplakaten.
JESPER BUHL er skribent for Devilution, som beskæftiger sig med den mørke og hårde ende af musikspektret. Han har tidligere skrevet for GAFFA og har en fortid som elektronisk musiker i bands som B&B International og Det Sejler i Effekter på labels som HomeBrew, Murena og Guidance Recordings. I hverdagen arbejder han som filmoversætter.
@heatheheathe@hypergal__@nilsgroendahl@meejahmusic@hirakiband@sunkendenmark@devilutiondk
@devilutiondk kom til kaffe og tillod bagmanden bag børnenes Metalfestival, at komme med et lettere abstrakt og filosofisk vue på sit virke om man vil. Fakta og længere forviklinger, har alle dage været kedeligere end farver, fabulerende og fyndig indskydninger 🖤🖤
https://devilution.dk/artikler/interviews/mod-bookeren-johan-tankred-hxc-kids
"Quail was able to embrace the heavy, the hard, the vulnerable and the feather-light all at the same time while for over an hour she locked the audience into a world where it's okay for things to take time. Where it's good for things to take time. She gave us a break that everyone should treat themselves to, and where colors and moods and sounds were allowed to flow freely"
Thank you to Devilution for their review of my recent concert @spillestedetstengade in Copenhagen ❤🥰 Only 5 dates left on my EU tour, it's flown by so fast!
You can read the full review and see @petertroest 's excellent photos at the link on @devilutiondk 's profile xxx
#livereview #musicpress #ontour #experimentalmusic
Another great review (in Danish) of Thalassa Phobos.
Many thanks to Devilution and the author Jacobh Hansen for the kind words! ❤️
Read the full review on devilution.dk
🇩🇰 COPENHAGEN, PUMPEHUSET
19.03.2026
Our only Scandinavian show on this run.
Denmark brings it every time!
On March 19, KATAKLYSM hit @pumpehuset with the Freedom Or Death Tour 2026, joined by the legendary VADER and the relentless BLOOD RED THRONE.
No gimmicks.
No compromises.
Just pure extreme metal, rå, hårdt, kompromisløst.
Scandinavia, this is your night.
⚔️ Vi ses i pitten.
🎟️ Tickets: 👉 🔗 in bio
@kataklysmband@vader_band_official@bloodredthroneofficial
#CopenhagenMetal
#DanishMetal
#Pumpehuset
#MetalDK
#ScandinavianMetal
