With their debut, experimental prog metal band Múr has erupted from the underground and quickly proven themselves to be a reckoning force. The rising act released its first ever studio album in November 2024 via Century Media Records, which was accoladed by international metal media. Now, the band is proud to announce that they have been awarded the Icelandic Music Award (Iceland’s equivalent to the Grammys) for ‘Newcomer of the Year!’ In addition, they had been nominated in two other categories – ‘Best Rock Album of the Year’ and ‘Best Video of the Year’ for “Heimsslit.” The nominated music video can be seen HERE.
Múr also had the distinguished honor of performing during the nationally televised awards ceremony, which took place live last night, March 12. The band’s acceptance of the “Newcomer of the Year” award and performance of the song “Kviksyndi” can be streamed at the 00:20:31 mark at THIS LOCATION.
The emerging quintet are forging a new era of dark, atmospheric and boundary shattering metal. With progressive sensibilities that harken to the Devin Townsend Project and mid-era Opeth, a talent to cohesively juxtapose atmospheric textures with polished technicality a la Meshuggah and Gojira, and a focus on jazz study among the fresh-faced instrumentalists, Múr is already proving itself to be a reckoning force.
Múr’s trajectory really gained momentum a year after their formation when their talent was recognized in the spring of 2022 as they conquered the Icelandic Wacken Metal Battle, propelling them to an impressive fourth place in the international finale at Wacken Open Air in Germany.