2005 Rock / Viking Metal/ Black Metal LP Re-issued
Solstafir are an Icelandic metal band who seem to be one of those bands that are hard to classify, always a good thing in my book. Elements from black and Viking metal as well as progressive and psychedelic rock form the bulk part of their sound. This is their second full-length album, and an album that I strongly feel should be deserving of a proper review here on Sputnik.
It’s a pretty unique 70 minute musical journey that will either leave a splendid impression on you or leave you out in the cold to rot. It takes a lot of balls to start off an album with a 20 minute song but that is exactly what they have done with the rather strangely titled beginning track, ‘I Myself The Visionary Head’, which starts off with a randomly sung operatic female vocal introduction after which the drums, guitars, bass and vocals start kicking in. I might as well point out now that either the vocals or long song lengths could be the most likely candidates to put off new l
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MP3
a1
I Myself The Visionary Head
b1
Nature Strutter
b2
Bloodsoaked Velvet
c1
Ghosts Of Light
c2
Ljósfari
d1
Ritual Of Fire
d2
Náttfari
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