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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 Sólstafir was formed in 1995 by guitarist/singer Aðalbjörn Tryggvason, bassist Halldór Einarsson, and drummer Guðmundur Óli Pálmason. The band's name is the Icelandic word for sun beams (crepuscular rays). They soon recorded the demos ''Í Norðri'' and ''Til Valhallar''. Halldór then left the band, and Aðalbjörn and Guðmundur recorded a promo tape as a duo in 1997. During this period, Svavar Austmann joined as the new bassist and the band began recording their debut full-length album, '' Í Blóði og Anda''. The album was not released until 2002 due to various recording delays and label disputes. Shortly after that album was completed, second guitarist Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson joined the band and made his debut on the 2002 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endless Twilight Of Codependent Love
''Endless Twilight of Codependent Love'' is the seventh album by the Icelandic post-metal band Sólstafir. It was released on November 6, 2020 through the record label Season of Mist, and streamed two days early on YouTube. The album cover is a reproduction of a painting by Johann Baptist Zwecker of the Lady of the Mountain, the female personification of Iceland. ''Metal Hammer'' named it as the 34th best metal album of 2020. Track listing Credits Personnel Sólstafir * Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – guitar, Singing, vocals * Sæþór M. Sæþórsson – guitar * Svavar Austmann – Bass guitar, bass * Hallgrímur J. Hallgrímsson – Drum kit, drums, backing vocals Production * Birgir Jón Birgirsson – Record producer, production Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Endless Twilight of Codependent Love 2020 albums Season of Mist albums Sólstafir albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berdreyminn
''Berdreyminn'' is the sixth album by the Icelandic heavy metal music, heavy metal band Sólstafir. It was released on May 26, 2017 through the record label Season of Mist. Track listing Credits Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. Personnel Sólstafir * Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – guitar, Singing, vocals * Sæþór M. Sæþórsson – guitar * Svavar Austmann – Bass guitar, bass * Hallgrímur J. Hallgrímsson – Drum kit, drums, backing vocals Additional musicians * Snorri Sigurðarson – trumpet, flugelhorn * Ingi Garðar Erlendsson – trombone, tuba * Erna Ómarsdóttir – french horn * Halldór Á. Björnsson – piano, Keyboard instrument, keyboards * Amiina – String instrument, strings * Margrét Soffía Einarsdóttir – soprano vocals on "Hula" Production * Birgir Jón Birgirsson – Record producer, production * Jaime Gómez Arellano – production, Audio mixing (recorded music), mixing * Aðal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ótta
''Ótta '' (an old appellation for the time from 3 to 6 AM) is the fifth album by the Icelandic heavy metal band Sólstafir. It was released on August 29, 2014 through the record label Season of Mist. The tracks of the album represent the traditional Icelandic times of the day. Track listing Credits Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. Personnel Sólstafir * Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – guitar, vocals * Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson – guitar * Svavar Austmann – bass * Guðmundur Óli Pálmason – drums Additional musicians * Hrafn Thoroddsen – hammond organ on "Náttmál" * Halldór Á. Björnsson – piano * Bjarni M. Sigurðarson – banjo * Amiina – strings * Hildur Ársælsdóttir – strings * Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir – strings * María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir – strings Production * Birgir Jón Birgirsson – production, mixing * Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – production * Silli Geirdal – co-pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Köld
''Köld'' is the third album by Icelandic post-metal band Sólstafir. It was released on January 21, 2009 through Spinefarm Records. The cover art was done by Guðmundur Óli Pálmason. It was recorded in Göteborg and all the songs are in English, except the title song "Köld". In December 2019, Sólstafir performed a five-date European tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ''Kölds release. Track listing # "78 Days in the Desert" – 8:34 # "Köld" – 8:59 # "Pale Rider" – 8:05 # "She Destroys Again" – 7:12 # "Necrologue" – 8:30 # "World Void of Souls" – 11:51 # "Love is the Devil (and I am in Love)" – 4:43 # "Goddess of the Ages" – 12:41 Reception In a March 2009 review, Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen of Morgunblaðið gave the record 4 stars out of 5, calling it a "''Freezing cold beauty''". In October 2009, Flosi Þorgeirsson of Reykjavík Grapevine Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svartir Sandar
''Svartir sandar'' is the fourth album by the Icelandic band Sólstafir. It was released on October 14, 2011, by Season of Mist. A music video for the song Fjara was made in July 2011 and released in January 2012. on ''Youtube''. Retrieved December 14, 2012. 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< ...
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Í Blóði Og Anda
''Í Blóði og Anda'' (English: ''"In Blood and Spirit"'') is the first full-length album by Sólstafir. The track ''Í Víking'' samples dialog from the film ''When the Raven Flies''. Track listing #"Undir Jökli" (Under The Glacier) – 4:36 #"Í Blóði Og Anda" (In Blood And Spirit) – 4:30 #"The Underworld Song" – 4:20 #"Tormentor" – 2:02 #"2000 Ár" (2000 Years) – 4:17 #"Ei Við Munum Iðrast" (We Will Repent) – 9:04 #"Bitch in Black" – 8:28 #"Í Víking" – 9:03 #"Árstíðir Dauðans" (Seasons Of Death) – 10:33 References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masterpiece Of Bitterness
''Masterpiece of Bitterness'' is the second full-length album by Icelandic band Sólstafir, as well as their debut album with Spinefarm Records. It was released on 27 December 2005 on CD and later also on vinyl. Track listing # I Myself the Visionary Head – 19:58 # Nature Strutter – 9:26 # Bloodsoaked Velvet – 5:21 # Ljósfari – 8:58 # Ghosts of Light – 8:47 # Ritual of Fire – 14:32 # Náttfari – 3:16 References 2005 albums Sólstafir albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season Of Mist
Season of Mist is an independent record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pagan metal, and death metal records, the label moved on to releasing albums of avant-garde metal, gothic metal and punk bands as well. The label has two offices, one in Marseille, France and one in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Music From the beginning, Season of Mist focused on releasing more extreme metal records by stylistically diverse bands like Oxiplegatz, Bethzaida and Kampfar. With the signing of Norwegian legends Mayhem in 1999, the label's profile clearly shifted towards black metal and attracted internationally renowned artists like Carpathian Forest, Rotting Christ, Arcturus, and Solefald, with the latter two representing a marked progressive and avant-garde side to Season of Mist. While staying close to its black metal roots w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
''Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles'' (''BW&BK'') is a Canadian heavy metal magazine. Although based in Toronto, Canada, ''BW&BK'' features writers from the US, Germany and the UK, allowing the magazine to represent metal music from an international prospective. Covering many facets of extreme music, ''BW&BK'' features a reviews section which reports on current records circulating through the underground metal world, a Metal Forecast section which tracks the release date of upcoming recordings, and a website (named just BraveWords) which reports current metal news. ''Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles'' was founded by former ''M.E.A.T.'' magazine staffer Tim Henderson and author Martin Popoff in 1994. History Early 1990s Henderson, who had published several photocopied issues of a newsletter called ''Metal Tim Bits'' (the title a play on the Tim Bit donut served at the popular Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons), encountered Popoff in the Toronto HMV's metal section and Popoff began dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brutal Assault
Brutal Assault is an open-air extreme metal festival that takes place in the 18th-century army fortress Josefov, located in Jaroměř, Czechia. It is held each August early in the month from Wednesday until Saturday. The festival started in 1996, originally focused on grindcore. For many years, it was a small event with mainly Czech and Slovak bands performing. It changed location several times and grew into a large event by 2006, when over 7,000 people attended the festival in Svojšice. After moving to Josefov, attendances grew further to 15,000 in 2012 and the festival has operated two alternating main stages since. Currently, Brutal Assault features artists that perform all forms of extreme metal, including some of the genre's most prominent figures, as well as artists with dark and intense styles from genres outside of heavy metal such as punk rock, experimental rock and electronic. The festival motto is: "Against violence and intolerance". Location Brutal Assault tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Black Metal Musical Groups
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