Icecross - Icecross (Reissue, Remastered) (1973/2013)

Hard Progressive-Psychedelic Rock band from Iceland founded by Axel Einarsson and Asgeir Oskarsson in 1972. Full of Heavy & Doomy Elements. Their only album was recorded in Denmark but issued in Iceland only. Asgeir and Oskar left the band in early 1973 to form a band called Astarkve?ja but Icecross relocated to the USA in 1974 with only Shady Owens and Axel Einarsson as permanent members but disbanded in 1975.

40th anniversary first official reissue of 1973 Icelandic hard rock underground monster that's been the target of collectors for at least two decades! Carefully remastered for pristine sound that lays waste to all the bootlegs that have come before. 12-page booklet with liner notes, clippings and photographs. After several years of hounding band members we are very happy to finally be able to bring you the first official reissue of this legendary gem.

Icecross possess a unique dark sound which reveals influences ranging from Sabbath to Crimson and beyond all melded together in such a way to form their distinct Icecross style. Considered proto-metal by many, though they don’t achieve this with a typical smash your face approach. Instead, Icecross unleash some killer inventive guitar sounds by way of Leslie speakers combined with ominous effected bass lines and splendid use of bow creating a perfect dark heavy guitar album that really creeps up on you. One of the few, if not the only, Icelandic band inspired by Sabbath at that time.