Sólstafir "Ótta"

Ótta (an old time form for the time of the day from 3 to 6 AM) is the fifth album by the Icelandic heavy metal band Sólstafir. It was released on August 29, 2014 through the record label Season of Mist.

Track listing:

All lyrics written by Sólstafir; all music composed by Sólstafir.

1. "Lágnætti" "Midnight", lit. "Low Night" 8:44
2. "Ótta" "Dead of Night" 9:38
3. "Rismál" "Dayrise", lit. "Sunrise-time" 4:24
4. "Dagmál" "Morning", lit. "Daytime" 5:39
5. "Miðdegi" "Midday" 4:18
6. "Nón" "Noon" 7:47
7. "Miðaftann" "Mid Evening" 5:39
8. "Náttmál" "Nighttime" 11:15

Dedicated to the memory of LSK.

The album was reviewed by Jonas Renkse for Metal Hammer UK.

Recording information:

Recorded @ Sundlaugin, Mosfellsbær, Iceland, December 2013 & January 2014.

Mastered @ Tube Mastering, Herts, England.

Sólstafir "Svartir Sandar"

Svartir sandar is the fourth album by the Icelandic band Sólstafir. It was released on October 14, 2011 through Season of Mist. A music video for the song Fjara was made in July 2011 and released in January 2012.

Track listing:

Disc 1 (Andvari)

1. "Ljós í stormi" (Lights in a Storm) – 11:35
2. "Fjara" (Beach) – 6:44
3. "Þín orð" (Your Words) – 6:13
4. "Sjúki skugginn" (The Sick Shadow) – 5:07
5. "Æra" (Honour) – 5:02
6. "Kukl" (Humbug) – 5:08

Disc 2 (Gola)

1. "Melrakkablús" (Prairie Hound Blues) – 9:58
2. "Draumfari" (Dream Tripper) – 3:40
3. "Stinningskaldi" (Strong Breeze) – 1:15
4. "Stormfari" (Storm Tripper) – 3:37
5. "Svartir sandar" (Black Sands) – 8:22
6. "Djákninn" (The Deacon) – 10:51

English translations:

Title: Black Sands (a reference to Iceland's volcanic soil)

Recording information:

Recorded in Studio Sundlaugin and various places in Iceland in May 2011.

Sólstafir "Köld"

Köld is the third album by Icelandic post-metal band Sólstafir. It was released on January 21, 2009 through Spikefarm Records. The cover art was done by Guðmundur Óli Pálmason.

Track listing

1. "78 Days in the Desert" – 8:34
2. "Köld" – 8:59
3. "Pale Rider" – 8:05
4. "She Destroys Again" – 7:12
5. "Necrologue" – 8:30
6. "World Void of Souls" – 11:51
7. "Love is the Devil (and I am in Love)" – 4:43
8. "Goddess of the Ages" – 12:41

A video was made for "Love Is the Devil (And I Am in Love)", written and directed by Guðmundur Óli Pálmason.

Recording information:

Recorded at Musa A Matic Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden in December, 2007.

Mastered at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland.

Sólstafir "Til Valhallar (EP)"

Till Valhallar is an EP, released September 8th, 1996 an re-released in 2003.