Solstafir | Hin Helga Kvol (2024) (CD) | CD

Sólstafir is a metal band from Iceland that began by playing viking and black metal. On later albums its sound became more complex, bringing in goth rock, post-rock, stoner rock and sludge elements within long, epic songs.

Hin Helga Kvöl is an album by Sólstafir, issued as one CD by Century Media Records, with a release date of 8 November 2024. It was recorded at Flóki Studios in Skagafjörður, Iceland, in May 2023, and mixed by Fredrik Reinedahl. Aðalbjörn Tryggvason and Jóhann Rúnar Þorgeirsson are credited as producers, and the title translates as The Holy Suffering. The album has eight tracks that blend the band's melancholic sound with elements from their past.

Track List

1. Hún Andar
2. Hin Helga Kvöl
3. Blakkrakki
4. Sálumessa
5. Vor Ás
6. Freygátan
7. Grýla
8. Nú Mun Ljósið Deyja
9. Kuml (Forspil, Sálmur, Kveðja)