HELFRO - Talgrof (CD)

Helfr emerged from desolation. When his previous band Ophidian went into hiatus in 2015,
drummer Ragnar Sverrisson started chiseling away at his own cruel vision of black metal, late into
the brutal Icelandic night.
From that intense period of loneliness, Helfr carved their own way into the extreme metal
landscape. Their self-titled debut was released right into the fires of the pandemic, but it's chilling
melodies and raw aggression slithered onto several year-end lists.
Now, the hooded duo are returning with their follow-up. 'T lgr f' rips off plenty of Helfr 's
signature, furious tremolo riffs. "Fl r Fr i" shakes with the fury of a hailstorm. But while their
new album delves deeper into addiction and intrusive thought patterns, it also expands beyond the
rigid world of black metal. 'Tra kandi Bl min eigin Hjartagar i' reveling in the glorious death metal
shredding that Rangar grew up going to see with his uncle.

Helfr are still as cold and unforgiving as the winters in their home country. But 'T lgr f' is prime to
light a fire beneath Icelandic metal.