Fire + Ice

Biography - taken from the official Website (exerpts): IAN READ started his musical career with CURRENT 93 in 1986 with a vocal track on the album. 'SWASTIKAS FOR NODDY' and continued with DIJ. Then Ian met Tony Wakeford and SOL INVICTUS was born. SOL INVICTUS' first offering was the mini LP 'AGAINST THE MODERN WORLD' which came out in 1988 with IAN's vocals. Ian went to Japan on the 1988 tour featuring SOL INVICTUS, DIJ and CURRENT 93. From this, the live album 'IN THE JAWS OF THE SERPENT' was released. A live performance at Chislehurst Caves saw IAN on percussion and vocals, and the release of a 7' single only for gig participants with SOL INVICTUS on one side with 'ABATTOIRS OF LOVE' (remixed with intro by IAN) and CURRENT 93 on the other. The album 'LEX TALIONIS' followed and, finally, in I990, 'TREES IN WINTER', which was IAN's last recording with SOL INVICTUS. After some time spent on the continent, IAN returned to found a new band FIRE + ICE. 'GILDED BY THE SUN' was their first album, released on NER, the label noted for DIJ, in November 1992. The next release from FIRE + ICE, "HOLLOW WAYS', features SIMON NORRIS from DEATH IN JUNE and MICHAEL CASHMORE who works with CURRENT 93, as well as JOOLIE WOODS who worked with IAN on "TREES IN WINTER". Also featured is one track with vocals by FREYA ASWYNN who has one release, "FRUITS OF YGGDRASIL" and who is well known in the Runic mysteries. "MIDWINTER FIRES" was next, featuring JOOLIE WOODS and MATHEW BUTLER. Also some lyrics by SWEYN PLOWRIGHT organiser of Rune-Net. IAN also released his Rune-Gild Masters project. RUNA. This CD is the essential expression of the Runic esoteric tradition. Ian is Drighten Responsible for the Rune-Gild in UK and Europe. Ian teaches courses on the Holy Runes at Arcanorium College. Fire + Ice are performing more or less frequent at the Wave Gotik Treffen / Leipzig. The latest Release from Fire + Ice is Fractured Man 2012. After playing some concerts with respected colleagues, he summoned the following personnel for this record: Michael Laird & Bart Farar & Ericah Hagle (Unto Ashes), Matthias Krause (Vurgart), Oliver (Sonne Hagal), Douglas P (DIJ), Annabel Lee & Michael Moynihan (Various projects), Rolf Schilling (Dichter). Discography (for other famous projects see C93, Sol Invictus etc.) - all available recordings are distributed through TESCO Germany - Gilded By The Sun - NER BAD VC CD144, 1992 Blood On The Snow - Asafoetida Fremd CD9, Maxi-CD, Hollow Ways - Asafoetida Fremd CD 211,1994 Blood On The Snow - Discordia DISC 035, California Daze - Discordia DISC 036, Midwinter Fires - Asafoetida Fremd CD 95,1995 The Pact Flying In The Face... (Compilation) - Asafoetida 091 CD, 1996; Fremd CD 91, 2000 Wampyricon By Vampyre Shadowwolf (Track Invocation Of My Demon Brother,) Dark Side DSR 012,1996 Runa - Fremdheit Fremd CD 24,1996 Reyn Again - Fremdheit Fremd 74, 1996 [513 7' Singles] (Distributed By World Serpent). Seasons Of Ice - Fremdheit Fremd CD 100, 1998 Birdking - Fremdheit Fremd CD 2000, 2000 Fractured Man – Fremdheit CDXFFREMD27 2012 Videos Live At Hammersmith, Chaos International, 1992 Live At The Hollywood Moguls, Fremdheit Fremd 02v, 1995 Contributions by Ian Read: We Said Destroy Fremdheit Fremd 75 7' single 2000 The Pact of the Gods (Compilation) Fremd CD 92, 2000 Dark Age by While Angels Watch - (Track Medusa,) Cynfeirdd Cyn 021 CD Medusa (Extended remix, ltd to 88 copies) by While Angels Watch Cynfeirdd Cyn 021 MCD Secret Lords: A Heidenvolk Collaboration - (Track 'Valley of Dark Memories' by Darkwood) Heidenvolk HV06 (CD) Erde by Forseti (Track Empfindsamkeit) Goeart/Grunwald 2004 Dygel by Sonne Hagal, Ian Read & Matt Howden (Track The Horse With No Name') Eis & Licht, Eis037, 7' single, 2005 Looking for Europe, (Track 'Dragons in the Sunset' on CD 4) Auerbach 2005 Looking for Europe (Luxus Edition Box Set), (Track 'Dragons in the Sunset' on CD 4) Auerbach 2005 Forseti Lebt, (Track 'Napoleon On St. Helena'), NolteX-Kunstverlag, Noltex 005