Iceburn, known later as the Iceburn Collective, was a musical group formed in 1991 in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, by guitarist/vocalist/composer Gentry Densley, the sole constant member through multiple personnel changes. They were known for their unique style that combined elements of jazz, heavy metal, punk, and classical music. Releasing albums on Revelation Records and Victory Records, Iceburn achieved little mainstream attention, but earned critical praise for their unusual music.
Gentry Densley, Doug Wright, Dan Day, James Holder, Joseph Chad Smith aka Chubba, Jeremy Chatelain, Greg Nielsen, Aaron Hansen, Jared Russel, Josh Dixon, Chris Hill, Ed Rodriguez, Chad Poppel, Cache Tolman, Adam Lane, Austin Booth
Their early output could be classified as jazzcore, blending the speed and energy of hardcore punk and metal with the intricacy of jazz and progressive rock. For their first few years and albums, Iceburn were, for the most part, a classic "power trio" of guitar, bass guitar and drums.
Around 1996, with the release of Meditavolutions, a 70-minute continuous piece in the form of a musical palindrome, the band began to go by the name the Iceburn Collective, to reflect the dynamic nature of the group's membership. The lineup expanded with a saxophonist, percussionist on conga drums, and a second guitarist. Critic Bret Love writes of the album, "the eclectic sound of this Utah-based septet flows so seamlessly that it may take a few songs before you realize you've never heard anything quite like it."[1]
The band gradually introduced more and more improvisation. By the time they disbanded in about 2000, Iceburn was a completely improvised avant-garde jazz unit, featuring saxophone and other woodwind instruments.
Densley went on to participate in Ascend, a collaboration with Greg Anderson.
Most of their albums featured artwork by Californian Rich Jacobs.
Iceburn reunited for one concert in February 2007 to celebrate the 18th anniversary of Slug Mag (Salt Lake Underground, devoted to local music and arts), a longtime booster for Iceburn and Densely's music.[2]
iceburn, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2016, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Iceburn news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Iceburn known later as the Iceburn Collective was a musical group formed in 1991 in Salt Lake City Utah US by guitarist vocalist composer Gentry Densley the sole constant member through multiple personnel changes They were known for their unique style that combined elements of jazz heavy metal punk and classical music Releasing albums on Revelation Records and Victory Records Iceburn achieved little mainstream attention but earned critical praise for their unusual music IceburnOriginSalt Lake City Utah United StatesGenresPost hardcoreAlternative metalAlternative rockAvant garde metalMath rockJazz fusionYears active1991 2000LabelsVictory RevelationPast membersGentry Densley Doug Wright Dan Day James Holder Joseph Chad Smith aka Chubba Jeremy Chatelain Greg Nielsen Aaron Hansen Jared Russel Josh Dixon Chris Hill Ed Rodriguez Chad Poppel Cache Tolman Adam Lane Austin Booth Contents 1 Band history 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 3 ReferencesBand history EditTheir early output could be classified as jazzcore blending the speed and energy of hardcore punk and metal with the intricacy of jazz and progressive rock For their first few years and albums Iceburn were for the most part a classic power trio of guitar bass guitar and drums Around 1996 with the release of Meditavolutions a 70 minute continuous piece in the form of a musical palindrome the band began to go by the name the Iceburn Collective to reflect the dynamic nature of the group s membership The lineup expanded with a saxophonist percussionist on conga drums and a second guitarist Critic Bret Love writes of the album the eclectic sound of this Utah based septet flows so seamlessly that it may take a few songs before you realize you ve never heard anything quite like it 1 The band gradually introduced more and more improvisation By the time they disbanded in about 2000 Iceburn was a completely improvised avant garde jazz unit featuring saxophone and other woodwind instruments Densley went on to participate in Ascend a collaboration with Greg Anderson Most of their albums featured artwork by Californian Rich Jacobs Iceburn reunited for one concert in February 2007 to celebrate the 18th anniversary of Slug Mag Salt Lake Underground devoted to local music and arts a longtime booster for Iceburn and Densely s music 2 Discography EditAlbums Edit Firon 1992 Victory Records Hephaestus 1993 Revelation Records Iceburn Engine Kid split cd 12 1994 Revelation Records Poetry of Fire 1994 Revelation Records Meditavolutions 1996 Revelation Records Polar Bear Suite 1997 Iceburn Records Revelation Records Power of the Lion 1998 Iceburn Records Revelation Records Reissued on vinyl by Southern Lord in 2009 Speed of Light Voice of Thunder 1999 Iceburn Records Land of Wind and Ghosts 2000 Mountain Collective Records MTN CIA Asclepius 2021 Southern LordSingles Edit Burn b w Fall Victory Records Moon b w Brew No 9 Art Monk Construction Leos 12 Lionhead Records 3 Zu Iceburn PhonoMetak 10 Series No 1 Odin s Beard 10 split with Zu 2006 Wallace Records Italy References Edit AllMusic Meditavolutions gt Overview Bennett James 2007 Iceburn The Iceburn Collective Leos at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Iceburn amp oldid 1140495270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
