Ian Read is an English neofolk & traditional folk musician.
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History
At the age of 16, Read became an adherent of Germanic neopaganism and began studying Germanic paganism. He was particularly interested in galdor or magical metrical poetry and the runes. Read learned to speak and read Old Norse and Old English in addition to German to further his studies in Northern European history and folklore. These interests later heavily influenced his musical pursuits.
Music
Read began his musical career with Current 93 and contributed vocals to the tracks, "Benediction" and "Malediction" on the 1987 album, Swastikas for Noddy as well as Loony Runes, recorded in 1990. He aided Douglas P. on the Death In June album, Brown Book and appeared on Crooked Crosses for the Nodding God, a reworking of Swastikas for Noddy, with new tracks and arrangements.
In 1987 Read joined Tony Wakeford's Sol Invictus along with Karl Blake. Read recorded three albums and an EP with Sol Invictus before leaving to form the band Fire + Ice in 1991.
Most recently, he has been involved in musical projects with the bands While Angels Watch, Darkwood, Forseti and Sonne Hagal, the latter two projects in which he sang vocals in German.
Other pursuits
In 1996 Read was named as a Rune-Master within the Rune-Gild. His Master Work was the Fire + Ice album Rûna that included a self-written and sung galdor (or galdr) of the Rune poem. Read presently holds the position of Drighten in the Rune Gild and currently co-publishes the periodical Rûna.
Read became the leader of the English branch of the Illuminates of Thanateros (IOT), in the early 1990s after founder Peter Carroll stepped down as leading Magus. Read is currently the editor of the IOT's Chaos International (magazine).
Discography of Ian Read
See also: Fire + Ice
| Year | Title | Under the name |
| 1987 | Swastikas For Noddy | Current 93 |
| 1987 | Brown Book | Death In June |
| 1988 | Looney Runes | Current 93 |
| 1988 | Against the Modern World | Sol Invictus |
| 1988 | In The Jaws Of The Serpent | Sol Invictus |
| 1989 | Crooked Crosses For The Nodding God | Current 93 |
| 1990 | Lex Talionis | Sol Invictus |
| 1990 | Sol Veritas Lux | Sol Invictus |
| 1990 | Trees In Winter | Sol Invictus |
| 1990 | Sacred War | Compilation |
| 1990 | Abattoirs Of Love 7" | Sol Invictus |
| 1991 | The Cathedral Of Tears | Death In June |
References
- Ian's Fire + Ice website
- An interview with Ian Read from Neo-Form Magazine
- An interview with Ian Read by Miguel Do Vale
- Interview with Ian Read by Gary Parsons on June 2, 1997 - appeared in Flux Europa
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