Svartir Sandar
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| Svartir sandar | ||||
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| Released | October 14, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | May 2011 | |||
| Studio | Studio Sundlaugin[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 77:37 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
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| Sólstafir chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Lords of Metal | (95/100)[2] |
| Thrash Hits | (6/6)[3] |
Svartir sandar is the fourth studio album by Icelandic post-metal band Sólstafir. It was released on October 14, 2011, by Season of Mist.[4] A music video for the song "Fjara" was made in July 2011 and released in January 2012.[5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | English translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total length: | 39:49 | ||
| No. | Title | English translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total length: | 37:43 | ||
Personnel[edit]
Sólstafir
- Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – guitars, vocals, production
- Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson – guitars
- Svavar Austmann – bass
- Guðmundur Óli Pálmason – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Gunnar Ben – arranging, conducting
- Halldór A. Björnsson – keyboards, electric piano
- Jón Björn Rikharðsson – gong
- Steinar Sigurðsson – saxophone
- Gerður G. Bjarklind – spoken word
- Hallgrímur Jón Hallgrímsson – male backing vocals
- Ragnheiður Eiriksdottir – female backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Fredrik Reinedahl – production, mixing
- Birgir Jón Birgisson and Elizabeth Carlsson – engineering
- Göran Finnberg – mastering
References[edit]
- ^ Svartir Sandar on Discogs
- ^ http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=20288&lang=en [dead link]
- ^ "Album: Sólstafir – Svartir Sandar". Thrash Hits.
- ^ "SÓLSTAFIR: New Song Available For Streaming - Sep. 15, 2011". Blabbermouth. September 15, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ^ Music video of Fjara on Youtube. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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