Sólstafir (IS)
From Reykjavík
Popularity
Sólstafir has 2 upcoming shows in the Netherlands. The next one is on February 19, 2027 at Doornroosje, Nijmegen. All 2 tour dates
About
Also known as: Solstafir
Sólstafir started out as an Icelandic black metal band in 1995 and slowly drifted into something far bigger and stranger. Their name means sun beams, which suits a sound that mixes heavy riffs with wide, atmospheric post rock and post metal. Their debut, Í Blóði og Anda, sat on the shelf until 2002 thanks to recording delays and label disputes, but the band kept evolving. Reviewers compared Köld (2009) to Enslaved and Neurosis, and by Svartir Sandar (2011) they were stepping away from black metal towards the experimental space of fellow Icelanders Sigur Rós. The song "Fjara" from that record even made a list of Iceland's top 100 songs of the past 20 years. Later albums like Ótta added strings and piano, and Berdreyminn charted across Europe in 2017. Their eighth album, Hin Helga Kvöl, arrived in 2024 on Century Media, the label they are signed to now.
