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’.
Watch the visualiser for ‘Vor ás’ here.
Order Hin helga kvöl here.
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.
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
Click here: https://solstafir-band.lnk.to/HinHelgaKvol.
SÓLSTAFIR will also be embarking on the Nordic Descent Tour 2024 via FlyingFox AB and Doomstar Booking, that features a very special line-up with OranssiPazuzu and opening slots from Hamferð and HELGA. UK dates below:
20.11.24 – Concorde 2, Brighton
21.11.24 – Club Academy, Manchester
23.11.24 – Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow
24.11.24 – Electric Brixton, London
Tickets available now: https://solstafir.is/live.
