Everyone's favorite Icelandic cowboys are back, this time with their most mature and refined record to date. Sólstafir's Hin helga kvöl is nothing short of a masterpiece. I first discovered Sólstafir ...

Now on their seventh album, Sólstafir’s sound has become recognisable even before the Icelandic vocals kick in. With expansive guitars that elevate to rich emotional heights while retaining a rawness ...

Iceland’s Sólstafir have been hell-bent on touring the U.S. over the past year: they did a brief East Coast run with Junius last year leading into Maryland Deathfest, then hit most of the western ...

Icelandic blackened post metal outfit Solstafir always carried a hint of 70’s hard rock classicism in them. Hell, many bands do. It’s difficult to imagine them or countrymen Sigur Ros existing without ...

If you’re not tuned into the progressive metal scene in Europe, the Icelandic band Sólstafir might not ring a bell — but the group has made a significant impact across the Atlantic, and especially in ...

Featuring the demented return of Corey Taylor and co, a syncopated jaw-shatterer from Decapitated and the rest of the best in the heavy music scene Few bands have the ability to generate excitement ...

Atmospheric Reykjavik metal adventurers Sólstafir have revealed plans to cross the pond this spring to promote their most recent collection, Ótta. The Icelandic outfit laid out their tour plans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Solstafir. Icelandic post-rock quartet Sólstafir have announced a European tour for November and December. The upcoming 24-date ...

If Sigur Rós embody Iceland’s ethereal, enigmatic grandeur, their countrymen Sólstafir represent its darker, more igneous side. Then there’s closer Kuml, which mixes dramatic, Heilung-style chanting ...

Howling metal. A lone rider crossing a glacier. Towering synths clawing at the stratosphere. Icelandic magicians Sólstafir long ago proved themselves adept at cramming the skyscraping majesty of a ...