Sólstafir premiere second single and music video »Hún andar« taken from their upcoming album »Hin helga kvöl«!
Icelandic atmospheric post-metal collective Sólstafir premiere a music video for the second single »Hún andar« taken from their upcoming album, »Hin helga kvöl«, which will be released on November 8th, 2024 via Century Media Records.
»Hún andar« is available now on all major streaming platforms!
Courtesy of The Noise Cartel:
After exploring their heavy side with the title track of their upcoming album, »Hin helga kvöl«, Iceland’s Sólstafir are releasing »Hún andar« with a video that was produced by Nico for Pulse Films.
On the new single, guitarist and vocalist Aðalbjörn Tryggvason comments: “»Hún andar«, meaning ‘She breathes’, is an obituary to a living person whom I love very much, but the mind is gone due to mental illness and drug abuse.”
The pre-order for »Hin helga kvöl«, via Century Media, begins this Friday 9th August, HERE, and is due for release 8th November.
Photo by Katie Metcalfe
Earlier Sólstafir released »Hin helga kvöl«, whose video is showing the band performing in a graveyard.
»Hin helga kvöl« runs the gamut between Sólstafir’s black metal roots and their penchant for tuneful, anthemic rock, all while maintaining sprawling instrumentation where it counts most. It is Aðalbjörn Tryggvason’s voice that brings »Hin helga kvöl«’s message, tortured vitality and dramatic earnestness to the forefront. The signature orchestration of Sólstafir’s innate riff, tone and rhythm balances lush production and stripped-back vigor, with exhilarating time signature changes. At the heart of Hin helga kvöl are the heartfelt and electrifying personal performances of the band that highlight Sólstafir’s ability to merge genres seamlessly into something unheard of. The stunning eloquence in cover artist Rowan E Cassidy’s charcoal shadows perfectly illustrates the substrate ravines and breath-taking altitudes that Hin helga kvöl’s songs submit us to.
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 (13.11 – 24.11) and Helga (26.11 – 9.12).
Flying Fox AB and Doomstar Bookings proudly present:
Nordic Descent Tour 2024
Sólstafir
Oranssi Pazuzu
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 (IRE) 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.
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
Svavar Austmann – Bass
Hallgrímur Jón Hallgrímsson – Drums, Backing Vocals
Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson – Guitar
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well