SÓLSTAFIR

Release Year: 2024
Artist Origin: ICE
Style: heavy emotional psychedelic post rock

eighth album by Icelandic visionaries, following their move to renowned German label, marks a deliberate creative shift, proving that this unique outfit has no intention of growing stale within its own established sound or resting on past achievements, making a return to the more energetic, sharper roots of black metal, while maintaining an affinity for melancholic post rock, spacious guitar passages and enchanting Nordic atmosphere; according to vocalist and guitarist Aðalbjörn Tryggvason, it is important for the band to keep evolving and avoid stagnation, and this time the creative impulse also inspired them to experiment with shorter, more direct compositions without sacrificing a distinctive emotional depth - such renewed surge of energy, compelling melodies and contrasts between gloomy passages and explosive outbursts lend current recording a fresh vitality, preserving their authentic identity while continuing extraordinary, spellbinding journey; European black 180g vinyl edition comes with a pro-printed lyric insert