Artist: IOTUNN
Album: ACCESS THE WORLDS LTD. EDIT. (DIGI)

Release date: 26.02.2021
EAN/UPS: 039841574203
Media type: CD

Formed in 2015, Iotunn (which is old Norse for "Giant") entered the scene with their acclaimed EP, The Wizard Falls (2016), which was mixed by Flemming Rasmussen (Metallica, Morbid Angel, Blind Guardian, Rainbow) at Sweet Silence Studios. After some line-up changes, the band found their voice and narrator in March 2018: Jón Aldará (Hamferd), plus bassist Eskil Rask (Sunless Dawn) in October 2019. The quintet - completed by Jens Nicolai Gräs (guitars), Jesper Gräs (guitars), Bjørn Wind Andersen (drums) - then began work on their first full-length and Metal Blade Records debut: Access All Worlds.

Mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordström (In Flames, At the Gates, Dimmu Borgir) at Fredman Studios, Access All Worlds is seven songs driven by creative curiosity and artistic honesty, that also initiate feelings and reflections. An epic, cosmic and contemplative journey of energetic beauty and ferocity, Access All Worlds reflects on human existence, set in a storyline following daring space travelers. The music is grounded in roaring, colorful drumming and crushing bass, while the sonic horizon is painted with a vast spectrum of guitar-driven expression, all overarched by narration through diverse vocals.

TRACKLIST CD/ 2LP:

1. Voyage of the Garganey I
2. Access All Worlds

3. Laihem's Golden Pits
4. Waves Below

5. The Tower of Cosmic Nihility
6. The Weaver System

7. Safe Across the Endless Night

LINE-UP:

Jón Aldara - vocals
Jens Nicolai Gräs - guitars
Jesper Gras - guitars
Eskil Rask - bass
Bjørn Wind Andersen - drums