Sátan, an emerging metal festival in Iceland, is now revealing the industry conference schedule, which will take place in Stykkishólmur on the Snæfellsnes peninsula from June 5-7, 2025! Daily tickets can be found at THIS LOCATION.
The conference schedule and details are as follows:
Thursday, June 5:
Building a sustainable artist career: What does it take?
Thursday, 5 June from 14:00 – 14.45 @ Fosshotel
When it comes to building a successful career as an artist, one of the challenges is finding career sustainability and longevity, especially in 2025 when digital media dictates the trends and programs consumers at the whimsy of algorithms and “likes.” This panel of experts will explore traditional and modern methods that can help both established and emerging artists withstand the test of time rather than become a “one-hit-wonder.”
Moderator:
Laetitia Abbenes (Northstar Media)
Panelists:
Aðalbjorn Tryggvason (Solstafir)
Martin Kvam (Karisma & Dark Essence Records)
Mélanie Duperrex (AISAmusic)
Katy Irizarry (Suspiria PR)
Live Podcast Interview w/ Sororicide and Wyatt Turner
Thursday, 5 June from 15.00 – 16.00 @ Fosshotel
It’s a seminal year for Icelandic death metal stalwarts Sororicide. The band is not only reuniting this year for the first time since 2010 to conquer the stage at Sátan Festival to celebrate their 35th anniversary, but it will also be their final show ever. In honor of this milestone, Sororicide founding member Gísli Sigmundsson will sit down with Wyatt Turner of Wyatt’s Metal channel on YouTube for an in-depth live interview to pay tribute to the band’s legacy.
Ft. Gísli Sigmundsson (Sororicide) and Wyatt Turner (Wyatt’s Metal)
Friday, June 6:
Guitar Clinic w/ Þráinn Árni Baldvinsson
Friday, 6 June from 12:00 – 13:00 @ Fosshotel
Þráinn Árni Baldvinsson (Bastarður, Skálmöld) welcomes fans and shredders alike to join this guitar clinic. From beginner basics to advanced concepts, this clinic aims to expand your musical vocabulary and improve your understanding of the fretboard.
Runes in Continuum: Icelandic runic traditions and use of runic magick in modern music
Friday, 6 June from 13.00 – 13.45 @ Fosshotel
Runes were used as a writing form in the Germanic and Scandinavian area before the arrival of Latin alphabet systems. Runes were used in Iceland for around 1000 years, arriving with the settlers and remaining in use until the mid 19th century.
Runes, however, were rarely used for written texts, rather their usage was isolated to grave stones, monuments, possessional and farm markings and then to magic.
The runic tradition has been making a comeback lately and is widely used by modern metal and folk musicians.
Teresa Dröfn Freysdóttir Njarðvík, author and medieval philologist, will give a keynote lecture on the Icelandic runic tradition. She holds an M.A. in Medieval Studies and is completing a Doctorate in Icelandic philology, has written books on runes, published text editions of sagas and is currently a researcher at Árnastofnun The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion on how runes and magical rituals are being implemented today through music.
Keynote Speaker: Teresa Njarðvík (author and medieval philologist)
Moderator: Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen (Morgunblaðið)
Panelists:
Mélanie Duperrex (AISAmusic)
Snæbjörn Ragnarsson (Skálmöld)
Teresa Njarðvík (author and medieval philologist)
Live Broadcast w/ Vintage Caravan and Stokkið í eldinnt
Friday, 6 June from 13:00 – 15:00 @ Narfeyrarstofa
Psych rock trio The Vintage Caravan will join Birkir and Smári of Stokkið í eldinnt for a live broadcast to discuss their storied career as one of Iceland’s premier classic rock bands!
Ft. Alexander Örn Númason (Vintage Caravan) w/ Birkir Fjalar and Smári Tarfur (Stokkið í eldinnt)
Getting out of Iceland: Tips & tricks on how to break out of Iceland
Friday, 6 June from 14.00 – 14.45 @ Fosshotel
Iceland is a fertile breeding ground for dark, extreme, and esoteric music. While the scene in Iceland is thriving and unique, its remote and desolate location can prove challenging for artists who are looking to break out into new territories. This panel aims to provide insights on how Icelandic artists can reach a global audience, tour new countries, and gain a broader fanbase.
Moderator: Wyatt Turner (Wyatt’s Metal)
Panelists:
Árni Hjörvar (Iceland Music)
Þorsteinn Kolbeinsson (Wacken Metal Battle Iceland)
Einar Guðmundsson (Fortid)
Gunnar Sauermann (Metal Hammer DE)
In Defense of Valhalla Part II: Defending Asgard, Independence and Human Rights, The Use of History in Music & Pop Culture
Friday, 6 June from 15:00 – 16:00 @ Fosshotel
During the 2025 edition of the Inferno Music Conference, former Icelandic president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson revisited a lecture he presented at University of Warsaw, March 4. 2020 entitled “Defending Asgard, Independence and Human Rights. The Use of History in Current Affairs.” Due to the tremendous success of the first iteration of this panel, we are giving attendees at Sátan a chance to witness a powerful and thought-provoking talk on how hate groups are claiming old Norse symbolism for their causes and using it as beacons of hate as well as positive ways that this symbolism has been implemented in music and pop culture today.
Keynote Speaker: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (Former Icelandic President)
Moderator: Gunnar Sauermann (Metal Hammer Germany)
Panelists:
Snæbjörn Ragnarsson (Skálmöld)
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (Former Icelandic President)
Saturday, June 7:
Icelandic Festival Presentation
Saturday, 7 June from 13:00 – 13:45 @ Fosshotel
Shaping the metal landscape through the work of four key festivals: Reykjadoom, Andkristni, Reykjavik Deathfest, and Wacken Metal Battle Iceland. Each organiser offers a short presentation on how their event began, what keeps it going, and how it contributes to the ongoing growth of the scene.
Presenters:
Reykjadoom
Andkristni
Reykjavik Deathfest
Wacken Metal Battle Iceland
Bass Clinic w/ Magnús Halldór Pálsson
Saturday, 7 June from 14:00 – 14:45 @ Fosshotel A veteran of the Icelandic scene Magnús Halldór Pálsson, Helvítis Maddi, gives us a glimpse into the low end spectrum of metal music through personal stories, practical techniques, and battle-scarred wisdom from 30+ years in the metal underground.
Maddi has been active in Iceland’s metal scene since the early 1990s, involving himself in several notable bands across different metal subgenres. He is a founding member of one of Iceland’s earliest black metal bands, Ámsvartnir, but is best known for his work with grindcore band Forgarður Helvítis, progressive rock supergroup Dark Harvest, black metal band Vetur, and death/thrash metal band Changer. In 2017 he joined Beneath, one of the most prominent death metal bands from Iceland. To keep himself in form between projects, he plays in the Icelandic Iron Maiden cover band Maideniced and is also a member of a local jazz ensemble in Reykjavík.
With a passion for playing fast, he has developed routines for practicing and building the strength needed to succeed as a metal bassist.
Hemúllinn Performance
Saturday, 7 June from 15:00 – 15:45 @ Fosshotel
Hemúllinn is a one-man electro-punk band that has been active in the Icelandic music scene for over a decade, performing at dirty venues, small and large music festivals and countless political protests. The soundscape fuses raw punk, hard-hitting lyrics, and cheery 8-bit music. The themes largely revolve around politics, religion, feminism and hatred of the Body Mass Index. Come have a raucous good time for this very intimate and special performance at the Sátan Music Conference!
The stacked lineup features a series of special performances, including Icelandic death metal icons SORORICIDE, who will be celebrating 35 years with their first live appearance since 2010! This will also commemorate the band’s final performance, making it a very unique event for those in attendance. In addition, Polish death dealers VADER will be performing their seminal record, ‘Litany,’ in its entirety while artists BENEATH and MOMENTUM will each be hitting the stage for the first time in six years!
The daily lineups are as follows:
Thursday, June 5:
Sororicide (35 year anniversary show // Final Show Ever)
Brain Police
Vader (Special ‘Litany’ Show)
Momentum (First show in 6 years)
Celestial Scourge
Bastarður
Miðnótt
Wacken Battle of the Bands Iceland Winner 2025 – TBD!
Friday, June 6:
The Vintage Caravan
Carcass
Sinmara
High Parasite
Fortíð
Dys
Altari
Duft
Saturday, June 7:
Skálmöld
Taake
Discharge
Beneath (First show in 6 years!)
Forgarður Helvítis
Vafurlogi
World Narcosis
Forsmán
Sátan is a three day metal festival happening in Stykkishólmur on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The festival focuses on offering a variety of Iceland’s best metalbands as well as a carefully curated selection of international bands.
The organization behind Sátan consists of metalheads and musicians that have been active in the Icelandic scene for up to 30 years and have extensive experience of organizing music festivals and concerts as well as general band related activities.
Everyone is welcome at Sátan regardless of origin, skincolor, religion, gender or sexual orientation and there is only one goal: that everyone, staff, bands and guests, go home smiling after a great festival!
Sátan is committed to zero tolerance against violence and violence of any kind invalidates your ticket!
Links: Facebook – Instagram – Official Website
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