One of the most stunning and original bands to have emerged from the metal scene in recent years, Iceland’s Sólstafir are about to return from the wilderness on with the follow-up to 2011’s breakthrough album, Svartir Sandir.
PREMIERE: Sólstafir offer the first taste of their stunning new album
Icelandic voyagers bring the beauty - and the banjo.
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