History & Biography Formed by two brothers in England in 2006, the band quickly released a demo called Hellish Figurines. They must have purchased something at the Trump souvenir shop. The line-up was Ljosalfur on guitar, bass and drums and Dokkalfur on mike and guitar. Perhaps because of the band’s monicker the boys obtained a deal with Open Grave Records and issued the debut album in 2007. The label also released the demo. The band taped a video for the song The Bringer Of Light. The group was booked for the Bloodstock Open Air in 2009. A drummer and a bassist were added for the second album. Celebrating Impending Chaos was produced by Russ Russell who had worked with Nile. There was a video for the song The March Of The Cattle. Several shows with Abgott and at Infernal Damnation VIII were announced for 2011. Lord Blackwood was the band’s bassist for several years until 2018. Eradication Open Air with Diamond Head and others marked the band’s tenth anniversary.
The band’s monicker refers to the worship of pre-monotheistic religion worship of images and was inspired by the lyrics to Nile’s song of the same name.
Reviews PRIMITIVE GRAVEN IMAGE - HELLISH FIGURINES - OPEN GRAVE 
Primitive Graven Image is a band formed only in 2006 in England comprised of the brothers Dokkalfur and Ljosalfur. Presumably the duo’s last name is Alfur. Amazingly, the first track of the band’s demo-cum-mini-CD is called The Night Of Dokkalfur & Ljosalfur. Described as a black metal band by the duo and the label, song titles like None Shall Stand, Of What We Have Become and The Journey To The Forest betray no Satanic tendencies in title, although the unavailable lyrics might be another matter. The duo’s chief influence is the pounding throbs of Bathory, with The Journey To The Forest speeding up and demonstrating the Norwegian influences the group’s biography heralds.
Judging the group is difficult given the thin sound, the drum machines and muddied tone. The disc is clearly a teaser for an upcoming full-length so a more definitive call should be made then. The group’s early Samael, Bathory and Darkthrone influences will probably shine better then. - Ali “The Metallian”
PRIMITIVE GRAVEN IMAGE - TRAVERSING THE AWESOME NIGHT - OPEN GRAVE 
Primitive Graven Image is raw, Scandinavian sounding black metal out of the UK. Two brothers collaborate to take the early speedy black metal typical of the '80s and throw in some Emperor to take it into the '90s. The ten songs feature a production and particularly a guitar sound that is befitting the early influences of the band. The production serves to hinder and bury most if not all melody incorporated into the songs and thus renders most of the 48 minutes into a continuous high buzz saw sound. When the sound does get clear enough as it does on As I Wander one can hear a heavy metal influence to go with the varying tempos of the black metal presented. - Anna Tergel
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