“Photo by Lilja Birgisdottir
Sigur Rós have been a somewhat common namedrop for metal bands looking to show their softer side, and it's not that much of a stretch. Though their earliest work constitutes some of the most beautiful and ethereal music of the past two decades, Ágætis Byrjun and ( ), are heavy records with doom-friendly song lengths and tempos. "Brennisteinn", then, is a big payoff in t”
