Origin: Reykjavik, Iceland  
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DISBANDED
Page online: January 10, 2023
Last update/review: January 10, 2023

Momentum

This enigmatic Icelandic band went through several styles shifts in their relatively short career, from black and death metal in their formative years (one EP in each style in 2004 and 2006 respectively) to something quite different on their later (and only) two albums. 2010's Fixation, At Rest is all over the place, with heavier progressive sections, a good deal of post-metal atmosphere, and subtle nods to their past. And by the time of their swansong, 2015's aptly-titled The Freak Is Alive, they'd mutated yet again, adopting a somewhat disconsolate semi-doom post-metal style. There was much to like about this band, but they seemingly never got the breaks needed to move up in the ranks.

Last Lineup

Hörður Ólafsson

vocals/bass

Ingvar Sæmundsson

guitars

Kristján Guðmundsson

drums

Former Members/Guests

Hafsteinn

vocals

Erling Baldersson

guitars

Sigurður Arni Jónsson (guest)

guitars


Discography


The Requiem  EP
2006 self-released
  1. Murderscene
  2. Death, Acceptance & Disillusions
  3. The Becoming
  • Hafsteinn
  • Hörður Ólafsson
  • Ingvar Sæmundsson
  • Erling Baldersson
  • Kristján Guðmundsson


Your Side Of The Triangle  EP
2008 self-released
  1. If society were a triangle on which side would you be(Intro)
  2. Content of your will.
  3. Indifference of the human mind.
  4. Catch your reflection.
  • Hörður Ólafsson
  • Ingvar Sæmundsson
  • Erling Baldersson
  • Kristján Guðmundsson


Fixation, At Rest  
2010 self-released
  1. Intro
  2. Metamorphose
  3. Holding Back
  4. Red Silence
  5. The Conduits Lead
  6. As The Skies Break
  7. Prosthetic Sea
  8. The Eye That Leads The Way
  9. Inspiration
  10. Fixation, at Rest
  • Hörður Ólafsson
  • Ingvar Sæmundsson
  • Erling Baldersson
  • Kristján Guðmundsson
2010 BNR Top Ten Album



The Freak Is Alive  
2015
  1. Bury the Eyes Once Gold
  2. Between Two Worlds
  3. Familiar Unknown
  4. Gauntlet
  5. The Freak Is Alive
  6. A Beast Is Near
  7. Creator of Malignant Metaphors
  8. Undercover Imagination
  9. Depth of the Whole
  • Hörður Ólafsson
  • Ingvar Sæmundsson
  • Sigurður Arni Jónsson
  • Kristján Guðmundsson



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