The Icelandic Black Metal come Death Metal blasters have announced their brand new drummer.

Tapping the former Angist and Ophidian drummer, Tumi Snær Gíslason to helm the throne behind their drum duties taking over from long time collaborator Stefán Ari Stefánsson. Releasing their deadly new album Unortheta this year the band are set for higher heights with a blistering addition to the Black Metal catalogue. 

The official statement from the band reads : 

“After nine years of musical collaboration, we regretfully announce that our original drummer Stefán Ari Stefánsson has parted ways with Zhrine. Since joining our friends from The Vintage Caravan some years ago, his availability has obviously been much reduced and with the recent success of both bands our situation grew untenable.

Zhrine therefore gladly welcome Tumi Snær Gíslason, who formerly played in fellow Icelandic bands Angist and Ophidian I into our fold as a full member. He will already start to perform with us during the upcoming North-American tour with Ulcerate and Phobocosm.

We sincerely wish our friend Stefán all the very best in his future endeavours and would like to thank him for his generous musical contributions throughout the years. Without Stefán, ‘Unortheta’ would definitely not have become the same album that we are still very proud of.”