Svartir Sandar

Svartir sandar
Studio album by
Sólstafir
ReleasedOctober 14, 2011
RecordedMay 2011
StudioStudio Sundlaugin[1]
Genre
Length77:37
LabelSeason of Mist
Producer
  • Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
  • Fredrik Reinedahl
Sólstafir chronology
Köld
(2009) 		Svartir sandar
(2011) 		Ótta
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

Disc 1 (Andvari)
No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."Ljós í stormi"Lights in a Storm11:35
2."Fjara"Beach6:44
3."Þín orð"Your Words6:13
4."Sjúki skugginn"The Sick Shadow5:07
5."Æra"Honour5:02
6."Kukl"Humbug5:08
Total length:39:49
Disc 2 (Gola)
No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."Melrakkablús"Prairie Hound Blues9:58
2."Draumfari"Dream Tripper3:40
3."Stinningskaldi"Strong Breeze1:15
4."Stormfari"Storm Tripper3:37
5."Svartir sandar"Black Sands8:22
6."Djákninn"The Deacon10:51
Total length:37:43

Personnel

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

  1. ^ Svartir Sandar on Discogs
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "Album: Sólstafir – Svartir Sandar". Thrash Hits.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Music video of Fjara on Youtube. Retrieved December 14, 2012.


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