Reykjavik, Iceland
Post-Metal
Page online:
February 16, 2011
Last update/review:
January 6, 2021
Sólstafir
Sólstafir has been quietly building a name for itself since their
formation in the mid-nineties,
apparently adopting a more black/viking style on their earlier
works but now branching into more post-black and post-rock territories.
To these ears, the best description of the style on
Köld , courtesy
of another 'net reviewer, is
Primordial
crossed with
Neurosis ,
with the vocals in particular often sounding quite similar to Alan of
Primordial.
Over the course of 70 minutes (most songs over 8 minutes in length)
there's plenty of light and shade, but with an overall sense of
icy winter that befits their homeland.
This band is coming into its own now, and deserving of a listen for those
into the more experimental side of atmospheric, post-black metal.
Current Members
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
guitars/vocals
SæÞór Marius SæÞórsson
guitars
Svavar Austman
bass
Hallgrimur Jón Hallgrimsson
drums
Former Members/Guests
Halldór Einarsson
bass
Guomundur Oli Pálmason
drums
Discography
Studio
Til Valhallar
EP
1996
Ásareiðin
Til Valhallar
Dauðraríkið
Hovudlausn
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
Halldór Einarsson
Guomundur Oli Pálmason
I Blooi Og Anda
2002
Undir Jökli
Í Blóði Og Anda
The Underworld Song
Tormentor
2000 Ár
Ei Við Munum Iðrast
Bitch In Black
Í Viking
Árstíðir Dauðans
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
Svavar Austman
Guomundur Oli Pálmason
Black Death
EP
2002
Black Death: The Ritual
Myrksvefn
13 : 13
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
SæÞór Marius SæÞórsson
Svavar Austman
Guomundur Oli Pálmason
Masterpiece Of Bitterness
2005
Spinefarm
I Myself the Visionary Head
Nature Strutter
Bloodsoaked Velvet
Ljósfari
Ghosts of Light
Ritual of Fire
Náttfari
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
SæÞór Marius SæÞórsson
Svavar Austman
Guomundur Oli Pálmason
Köld
2009
Spinefarm
78 Days in the Desert
Köld
Pale Rider
She Destroys Again
Necrologue
World Void of Souls
Love is the Devil (And I Am in Love)
Goddess of the Ages
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
SæÞór Marius SæÞórsson
Svavar Austman
Guomundur Oli Pálmason
Svartir Sandar
2011
Season Of Mist
Ljós í Stormi
Fjara
Þín Orð
Sjúki Skugginn
Æra
Kukl
Melrakkablús
Draumfari
Stinningskaldi
Stormfari
Svartir Sandar
Djákninn
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
SæÞór Marius SæÞórsson
Svavar Austman
Guomundur Oli Pálmason
Otta
2014
Season Of Mist
Lágnætti
Ótta
Rismál
Dagmál
Miðdegi
Nón
Miðaftann
Náttmál
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
SæÞór Marius SæÞórsson
Svavar Austman
Guomundur Oli Pálmason
Otta Sampler EP - Live Au Hellfest 2014
EP
2014
Tilberi
EP
2016
Tilberi
Til Valhal
Otta (elevator remix)
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
SæÞór Marius SæÞórsson
Svavar Austman
Guomundur Oli Pálmason
Berdreyminn
2017
Season Of Mist
Silfur-refur
Ísafold
Hula
Nárós
Hvít sæng
Dýrafjörður
Ambátt
Bláfjall
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
SæÞór Marius SæÞórsson
Svavar Austman
Hallgrimur Jón Hallgrimsson
Endless Twilight Of Codependent Love
2020
Season Of Mist
Akkeri
Drýsill
Rökkur
Her Fall from Grace
Dionysus
Til Moldar
Alda Syndanna
Or
Úlfur
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
SæÞór Marius SæÞórsson
Svavar Austman
Hallgrimur Jón Hallgrimsson