Godchilla are three mysterious boys ripping sludgy waves. Comprised of Birgir Sigurjón Birgisson, Hjalti Freyr Ragnarsson and Höskuldur Eiríksson this Brighton/Reykjavík-based surf-doom band first grabbed attention in 2013 upon releasing one song on 19 limited floppy disks. They quickly garnered a reputation for loud, intense live performances with elaborate visual and atmospheric elements. Their live intensity is equality reflected on their powerful debut album, Cosmatos, which came out in fall 2014 and was recorded in Stúdíó Sýrland. Their overall sound is a seamless blend of ethereal aggression, meditative patterns and shamanic grooves, which holds their audiences as devoted captive subjects In 2015 they released a split 5" square vinyl with Pink Street Boys on Ladyboy Records. By the end of 2016 the first single and video from their upcoming album HYPNOPOLIS, titled Bum A Smoke/Trash A Car, was premiered on Noisey: https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/godchilla-is-icelands-weirdest-surf-sludge-band

Their inspirations range from dirt rockers Buzzov*en, the shapes of objects, mystical hypnagogic trance-states, polymer fetishes and surf covers of black metal classics.

To learn more, do come in for a visit at their personal webhome http://www.godchilla.space/