Icelandic atmospheric post-metallers Sólstafir drop new studio album »Hin helga kvöl« and focus track »Vor ás«; out today via Century Media Records!
Icelandic atmospheric post-metallers Sólstafir share a visualiser video for »Vor ás« to celebrate the release of their new studio album, »Hin helga kvöl«, out today, November 8th, 2024 via Century Media Records.
Tracklist:
01. Hún andar
02. Hin helga kvöl
03. Blakkrakki
04. Sálumessa
05. Vor ás
06. Freygátan
07. Grýla
08. Nú mun ljósið deyja
09. Kuml
Courtesy of The Noise Cartel:
Today, Iceland’s Sólstafir have dropped their brand new album, »Hin helga kvöl«, out now via Century Media. To celebrate the release, they’ve also shared a visualiser for the focus track »Vor ás«.
The visualiser is based on the artwork of the album, the stunning eloquence in cover artist Rowan E Cassidy’s charcoal shadows perfectly illustrating the substrate ravines and breath-taking altitudes that »Hin helga kvöl«’s songs submit us to.
When asked to describe the music on »Hin helga kvöl«, lead vocalist and guitarist Aðalbjörn Tryggvason simply replies with one word: “alone”.
“Alone” is a perfectly succinct word for Sólstafir’s ardently unfiltered music where we discover ourselves, with a new found reverence for solitary reflection. This is »Hin helga kvöl«, the holy struggle for overcoming adversity in life. Sólstafir, meaning “crepuscular rays” in Icelandic, refers to those piercing rays of sunlight that break through dark clouds at dusk. This imagery perfectly captures the essence of »Hin helga kvöl«, a beacon of light and hope shining through the heaviest of times. As the band confronts their inner demons, shrugging off the trappings of Rock and Roll decadence, their music resonates with the universal struggle and triumph over hardship. »Hin helga kvöl« is the holy war that we all face within.
Photo credit: Void Revelations
»Hin helga kvöl« (= The Holy Suffering) is available in the following formats:
● Ltd. Gatefold pearlescent arctic-blue LP & Art print (500x) available from Impericon and Solstafir
● Ltd. Gatefold transp. light blue-lilac marbled LP & Art print (500x) available from cmdistro.de and various other retailers incl. a wooden box set (containing vinyl, Ltd. Digipak CD, ice scraper, autograph card, limited to preorder) available from Supreme Chaos
● Ltd. Gatefold white LP & Art print (500x) available from cmdistro.de and various other retailers
● Ltd. Gatefold red LP & Art print
● Black LP
● Ltd. CD Box Set (incl. faux leather bracelet, set of 3 buttons, bottle opener, alternative cover, Ltd. CD Digipak)
● Ltd. CD Digipak
● Digital Album
Order »Hin helga kvöl« HERE.
Sólstafir will also be embarking on the Nordic Descent Tour 2024 that features a very special line-up with Oranssi Pazuzu while the opening slot with be split between Hamferð and Helga.
13.11 – 24.11: Hamferð
26.11 – 9.12: Helga
13.11.24 (NL) Groningen – Oosterpoort
14.11.24 (NL) Nijmegen – Doornroosje
15.11.24 (NL) Maastricht – Muziekgieterij
16.11.24 (BE) Brussels – Botanique
17.11.24 (DE) Bielefeld – Forum
19.11.24 (FR) Lille – Splendid
20.11.24 (UK) Brighton Concorde 2
21.11.24 (UK) Manchester – Club Academy
22.11.24 (IE) Dublin – Opium
23.11.24 (UK) Glasgow – Queen Margaret Union
24.11.24 (UK) London – Electric Brixon
26.11.24 (FR) Paris – La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
27.11.24 (FR) Rennes – Antipode
28.11.24 (FR) Toulouse – Metronum
29.11.24 (ES) Pamplona – Totem
30.11.24 (ES) Madrid – Sala Mon
01.12.24 (ES) Barcelona – Razzmatazz 2
03.12.24 (IT) Milano – Alcatraz
04.12.24 (CH) Pratteln – Z7
05.12.24 (DE) München – Technikum
06.12.24 (AT) Vienna – Simm City
07.12.24 (PL) Warsaw – Proxima
08.12.24 (DE) Leipzig – Täubchental
09.12.24 (DE) Berlin – Metropol
Tickets available now: solstafir.is/live.
About Sólstafir:
Sólstafir are no strangers to the music world with their 20+ years of performing across the globe as they consistently amaze audiences with their hearts on their sleeves from the first note. With a full catalog of truly exceptional timeless hits to perform, as well as some much-anticipated new music, the atmospheric Icelandic rock n’ roll sound that is uniquely Sólstafir always delivers to those who bear witness to their epic sets that take you on a journey through the ice and snow, fire and lava and breathtaking soundscapes of their homeland.
Sólstafir is:
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – Guitar, Vocals
Hallgrímur Jón Hallgrímsson – Drums, Backing Vocals
Svavar Austmann – Bass
Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson – Guitar
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well