Múr

Kári Haraldsson is the keytar-wielding frontman of Múr. He found himself seeking that odd instrument out when first trying to perform his synthesizer-driven compositions live, but his unique take on it has since become a signature part of his, and Múr's, image. His compositions tend to have a very atmospheric and cinematic sound, seeming to draw from his musical beginnings of scoring Icelandic films and tv-shows.

Sátan festival, Screaming Owls Productions

Gisli Sigmundsson is no stranger to the Icelandic metal scene, having been active in bands since the early 90s and having performed and recorded with various bands (incl. Sororicide, Beneath and Bastarður). For the last 15 years or so Gisli has also been involved in organizing metal festivals in Iceland, such as Eistnaflug and Reykjavík Deathfest/Metalfest.

Gisli's current projects include the Sátan festival, which will see it's 3rd edition in early June 2026, as well as the newly started Screaming Owls Productions, which is a new projects focused on bringing international bands to Iceland for shows in Reykjavik.

Iceland Wacken Metal Battle

Thorsteinn Kolbeinsson has been an Icelandic metal gig promoter since 2003, bringing bands such as Mastodon, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Finntroll, Manowar and many more to Iceland, having organized over 50 gigs over there to date. Main organizer of Wacken Metal Battle in Iceland sending 12 bands so far to Wacken. He has represented Iceland in the Wacken Metal Battle Grand Finals jury every year since 2009. When Wacken hosted 4 Icelandic metal bands in the 2023 festival lineup, he sent an invitation to the President of Iceland, Guðni Th, Jóhannesson, to attend the festival in Germany, an invitation which the president accepted, becoming the first head of state to attend the festival in Germany (and arguably any metal festival in the world). "Tour manager to a president" is now in Thorsteinn's resume.

Publicist SPKR Media / Freelance Journalist

Gunnar Sauermann is well known in the dark and hard music scene as a German freelancer writer and international publicist. He started out curating and moderating his local radio show Black Metal Art on the public station Oldenburg Eins in the late Nineties. His first printed story appeared in the German edition of Metal Hammer in 2001. Over time more magazines both at home and abroad published his writing. His main focus has always remained on the Norwegian black metal scene but that has never been exclusive. Sauermann’s work has also featured many bands from Britain, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Romania, and elsewhere. It also covers a wide variety of musical styles. He joined Season of Mist as a publicist in 2008, and while working for the label lived eight years in France and later added two years in the Netherlands as head of promotion. In 2018, he was offered a position as senior press officer at the Wacken Open Air and relocated to Hamburg, Germany. Two years later, he returned to PR as head of promotion at Prophecy Productions and other labels under the umbrella of SPKR Media. Sauermann continues to work for the renowned German label in his sixth year now. In another life, Sauermann has studied and done-field work in iron age and early medieval archaeology. He has also studied comparative linguistics with a focus on Celtic and Germanic languages at the University of Marburg and University College Dublin. When he is not at his desk in Hamburg, Sauermann can often be found reporting from studios and tours, and visiting festivals all over Europe – and sometimes even across the oceans. When he is not at work or travelling, Sauermann has probably gone fishing.