Solstafir
Formed: 1994
From:
Reykjavik,
Iceland
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Solstafir News
Below is our complete Solstafir news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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Solstafir Posts Song From 2002 7" EP
Icelandic act Solstafir has posted the song "Myrksvefn" online, which is off the band's limited release 2002 7" EP "Black Death." You can check out the song in the clip below.
Solstafir Posts Song From Latest Album
Iceland's Solstafir has posted online the 11 minute track "World Void Of Souls" of the band's 2009 album "Köld," which can be heard in the video clip below.
You can also check out Solstafir's video for the song "Pale Rider" at this location.
Solstafir Posts "Pale Rider" Video
Iceland's Solstafir has uploaded a video of the song "Pale Rider," which is set to Segundo de Chomón's 1907 film "Satan s'amuse." The video clip can be viewed below.
Solstafir Adds More Finnish Shows
Iceland's Solstafir has announced three additional Finnish shows in late September and early October. The dates are as follows:
30.09 Turku - Klubi
01.10 Oulu - Metalheim Fest
02.10 Helsinki - Metalheim Fest
The complete list of upcoming Solstafir tour dates are as follows (December dates will be supporting Swallow the Sun and Mar de Grises):
9/16 2010 The Lexington London, UNITED KINGDOM
9/30 2010 Klubi Turku, FINLAND
10/1 2010 Teatria Oulu, FINLAND
10/2 2010 Nosturi Helsinki, FINLAND
12/1 2010 Steinbruch Theater Darmstadt, GERMANY
12/2 2010 Magnet Berlin, GERMANY
12/3 2010 GERMANY - East Club Bischofswerda, Sax, GERMANY
12/4 2010 PROGRESJA WARSAW, POLAND
12/5 2010 Exit Chmelnice Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
12/6 2010 Randal Club Bratislava, SLOVAKIA
12/7 2010 Arena Wien, State of e, AUSTRIA
12/8 2010 Hirsch Nürnberg, GERMANY
12/9 2010 Kiff Aarau, Schweiz, SWITZERLAND
12/12 2010 Be Cool Barcelona, CT, SPAIN
12/13 2010 Ritmo y Compas Madrid, Madrid, SPAIN
12/14 2010 MUSIC BOX LISBOA, LISBOA, PORTUGAL
12/15 2010 HARD CLUB Porto, Douro, PORTUGAL
12/16 2010 Tartufo Bergara, æjjhæhjækj, SPAIN
12/17 2010 Le Ferrailleur Nantes, La Loire, FRANCE
12/18 2010 Glazart Paris, FRANCE
12/19 2010 Underworld Camden Town, UNITED KINGDOM
12/20 2010 KADE Zaandam, NETHERLANDS
12/21 2010 matrix Bochum, GERMANY
12/22 2010 Haus 11 Stuttgart, GERMANY
Swallow The Sun Announces European Shows
Finland's Swallow the Sun has issued the following brief announcement about upcomign European tour dates: "We are proud and more than happy to announce that we will be joining forces with Sólstafir and Mar de Grises for another European tour next December! See you there!" The currently announced dates are as follows:
1.12. Steinbruch Theater, Darmstadt, Germany
2.12. Magnet, Berlin, Germany
3.12. Eastclub, Bischofswerda, Germany
4.12. Progresja, Warsaw, Poland
5.12. Exit Chmelnice, Prague, Czech Republic
6.12. Randal Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
7.12. Arena, Wien, Austria
8.12. Hirsch, Nürnberg, Germany
9.12. Kiff, Aarau, Switzerland
11.12. TBA, France
12.12. Be Cool, Barcelona, Spain
13.12. Ritmo y Compas, Madrid, Spain
14.12. Music Box, Lisboa, Portugal
15.12. Hard Club, Porto, Portugal
16.12. Tartufo, Bergara, Spain
17.12. Le Ferrailleur, Nantes, France
18.12. Glazart, Paris, France
19.12. Underworld, London, UK
20.12. Kade, Zaandam, Netherlands
21.12. Matrix, Bochum, Germany
22.12. Haus 11, Stuttgart, Germany
Solstafir Posts "She Destroys Again" Video
Icelandic metallers Sólstafir have posted a video online for the song "She Destroys Again," which can be viewed below (Warning: Not Work Appropriate). The band also commented on the video:
"This video was shot entirely using a manual 35mm slr camera. It took me over a year, working on and off, to finish it. There is no digital post processing, except that the photos were combined and arranged in Final Cut. All effects are 100% manual and hand made. When I was already half way through making the video my computer crashed. Stupid me had no backups so I had to start from scratch. Luckily I still had all the negatives though. You can view stills from the video here. I Hope you enjoy!"
Antichristian Festival Canceled
The website for the 2010 edition of Iceland's Antichristian festival has been updated to announce the festival is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. No additional information on the cancellation was listed. The festival was set to take place on Friday April 9th and Saturday April 10th and the lineup included Solstafir, Beneath, Atrum, Severed Crotch, Bastard, Gone Postal, Chao, Svartidauði and Gruesome Glory. Information on ticket refunds can be found at this location.
Solstafir Confirmed For Roskilde Festival
Icelandic metallers Sólstafir have announced they will perform at Denmark's Roskilde Festival, which will take place the first weekend of July, 2010. More information on the festival can be found at this location. Sólstafir have the following upcoming tour dates:
4/30 2010 Ragnarök Festival Rieden/Kreuth
7/1 2010 Roskilde Festival Roskilde, Sjælland
8/5 2010 Wacken Open Air Wacken
8/19 2010 Summer Breeze Open Air Dinkelsbuehl
Solstafir Announces Festival Appearances
Icelandic metallers Solstafir have announced they will be performing at two upcoming European festivals. The details are as follows:
4/30 2010 Ragnarök Festival Rieden/Kreuth
8/19 2010 Summer Breeze Open Air Dinkelsbuehl
Sample Solstafir tracks are available for streaming through the band's official MySpace page.
Solstafir Issues Tour Blog
Solstafir has issued the following recap of their recent tour dates:
"Nürnberg – Hirsch – Monday 05. October We arrived in Nürnberg with a massive Pálinka hangover, imported straight from Budapest. I was too wasted to help out with the load in and just tried to sleep the hangover away. The gig was not one of our best, but again the audience seemed to like it.
"Setlist:
Intro (Náttfari)
78 Days in the Desert
Köld
Nature Strutter
Pale Rider
Ritual of Fire
"Pratteln – Z7 – Tuesday 06. October: The Z7 club in Pratteln is without doubt the biggest venue of this tour (except for Turbinehalle in Oberhousen – but that was a festival). With the biggest indoor stage and PA system I had ever seen, I knew we would at least have a good time playing, even if the hall would be empty. Sure thing the hall was not really packed, but ca 200 people paid in, which is good enough considering it was a Tuesday night and Pentagram and Trouble played there the night before, and Cannibal Corpse two night before that. And with a schedule like that almost every night, Z7 is almost over saturated with good concerts. More...
Solstafir Issues Tour Report
Solstafir has issued the following recap of their recent tour dates:
"Day Off: We arrived in a camping site somewhere in Germany at around midday. The sun was shining and the weather was nice. I really wanted to go for a walk and take some photos, but first I had to sort a few things out over the internet for my studies. As I was about to buy some internet access with my other card I noticed it was gone too! Fucking great! I had lost both my cards in Hamburg! I spent the day finding a way to access the internet and then sorting out some of these credit cards problems, like having my cards cancelled, while everyone else was having a good day. When I had finished the sun was already setting, so no nice walk taking photos for me. I went to bed frustrated, not even affording to buy dinner ‘cause I spent my last money on buying the internet access. Not the way I wanted to spend the day. We also got the news that Köld was totally sold out and out of print everywhere. We had already sold our last copies before the Paris gig, so we were hoping to get some more. The only good thing that day was that I found my ipod.
"Stuttgart: Stuttgart was another good gig for us, despite Addi feeling really ill before the show and not being sure if he was up for the job. The place was fairly packed and the reaction of the audience really good. Afterwards we even met a girl with a Sólstafir tattoo on her arm. The first fan tattoo we’ve seen. After the gig we also got the good news that our back drop that we had lost had been found in Oberhausen and will be sent to us later on the tour.
"Setlist: Intro (Náttfari), Köld, Pale Rider, Ritual of Fire More...
Solstafir Issues Tour Recap
Solstafir has issued the following recap of their recent tour dates:
"Köbenhavn: After taking the boat back from Sweden to Denmark it took us a few hours just to get the bus into the street of the venue. Some part of the street had been closed or what not and Christian our loyal German bus driver was having problems with getting the bus to fit in there. But he made it eventually with German efficiency. There has never been much rock’n’roll in Denmark and I didn’t expect a huge crowd. The venue (The Rock) is big and grand, and my expectations proved right, it was more than half empty. We still had a great time there, meeting up with our friends Thomas and his father and old roadcrew, the entire roadcrew Óli Tröllabarn. A roadie that works like 3 men and drinks like 5! We did our best for the ca 30-40 people that actually did show up and did a pretty good show in an awesome sound. Afterwards we had a few beers with the other bands and our roadcrew in front of 7-11, just like true rockstars!
Setlist:
Intro (Náttfari)
78 Days in the Desert
Köld
She Destroys Again
Pale Rider
Ritual of Fire More...
Solstafir Issues Road Report
Solstafir has issued the following recap of their recent European tour dates:
"So, it’s been a few days already and memories are starting to become vague, some would say because of alcohol abuse in the bus, but I think it’s mostly down to old age.
"We kicked off the tour in Finland with a gig in a small town called Jÿvaskÿla after spending some lost time at our friend’s Sami’s unofficial office, Pub Ikkuna in Helsinki. The Jÿvaskÿla gig went way better than we expected, a good crowd and a great reaction. And the aftershow party was awesome too thanks to the Cavus and Pressure points guys. Big cheers to them! But not everyone survived that night. Late in the night Svavar smashed one of his two basses in a fit of extreme rage because the kebab place decided to close down just as he was about to order his kebab. We’re just thankful that he wasn’t in a pizza place! More...
Eternal Tears of Sorrow Announces Finnish Shows
Finland's Eternal Tears of Sorrow has announced the following Finnish shows:
October 10th @ Dante's Highlight, Helsinki (w/ CURIMUS).
October 16th @ S-Osis, Turku (w/ Sólstafir and Frostbitten Kingdom).
Solstafir Posts New Music Video Online
Sólstafir has posted a new music video online for the song "Love is the Devil (and I am in Love)," which comes from their latest album "Köld." The video can be viewed below. More...
Code Announces European Tour Dates
UK progressive black metal band, Code, has issued the following update regarding the details of their upcoming European tour:
"In September and October this year we will be traveling across Europe spreading our otherworldly musings. Joining us will be Icelandic cowboys Solstafir and German occultists Secrets of the Moon. We will be operating a rotating headline policy so get there early to be sure to see us all. We will also be joined by Borknagar for the shows on the 24th, 25th and 26th [of] September." More...