Svartmálmur – Icelandic Black Metal

Svartmálmur, Ditto’s latest publication, is a portrait of the Icelandic Black Metal scene by photographer Verði ljós, the alter-ego of Wormlust musician Hafsteinn Viðar Ársælsson. Iceland, despite its geographic isolation, has seen an extraordinary flourishing of the Black Metal scene in the last twenty years. Born as a reaction to the extreme reality of country beyond its fairy tale appearance, this genre has gained worldwide recognition and a key position in the Heavy Metal scene.