ICEBURN

Iceburn biography
Iceburn, known later as the Iceburn Collective, was 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.

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. The band gradually introduced more and more improvisation. By the time of their 2000 album Land of Wind and Ghosts, Iceburn was a completely improvised avant-garde jazz unit, featuring saxophone and other woodwind instruments.

The band disbanded in 2001, but 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).
In 2021, the band came back with a new album called Asclepius.