''Svartir sandar'' is the fourth album by the

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Sólstafir Sólstafir is an Icelandic post-metal band formed in 1995 and currently signed to Season of Mist. Originally a black metal band, they transitioned to a post-metal-influenced style on their second album '' Masterpiece of Bitterness''. History Só ...

. It was released on October 14, 2011, by

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. A music video for the song Fjara was made in July 2011 and released in January 2012.Music video of Fjara
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Track listing

;Disc 1 (Andvari) # "Ljós í stormi" (Lights in a Storm) – 11:35 # "Fjara" (Beach) – 6:44 # "Þín orð" (Your Words) – 6:13 # "Sjúki skugginn" (The Sick Shadow) – 5:07 # "Æra" (Honour) – 5:02 # "Kukl" (Humbug) – 5:08 ;Disc 2 (Gola) # "Melrakkablús" (Prairie Hound Blues) – 9:58 # "Draumfari" (Dream Tripper) – 3:40 # "Stinningskaldi" (Strong Breeze) – 1:15 # "Stormfari" (Storm Tripper) – 3:37 # "Svartir sandar" (Black Sands) – 8:22 # "Djákninn" (The Deacon) – 10:51

Personnel

Sólstafir *Aðalbjörn Tryggvason: guitars, vocals *Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson: guitars *Svavar Austmann: bass guitar *Guðmundur Óli Pálmason: drums, percussion Additional personnel *Hljómeyki Choir arranged and conducted by Gunnar Ben *Halldór A. Björnsson: keyboards and electric piano *Jón Björn Rikharðsson: gong *Steinar Sigurðsson:

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*Gerður G. Bjarklind:

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*Hallgrímur Jón Hallgrímsson: male backing vocal *Ragnheiður Eiriksdottir: female backing vocal

Production

*Produced by Aðalbjörn Tryggvason and Fredrik Reinedahl *Recording Engineers: Birgir Jón Birgisson and Elizabeth Carlsson *Mixed by Fredrik Reinedahl *Mastered by Göran Finnberg at The Mastering Room

References

2011 albums Sólstafir albums Season of Mist albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub