One does not need to speak Sólstafir's Icelandic tongue to understand the spectrum of raw emotion evoked by every song. With its incredible array of highly diverse landscapes ranging from white glaciers via volcanoes, moss-green bubble-fields, deep fjords, and frost-cracked mountains to black beaches, Iceland has shaped a host of the astonishingly original in Sólstafir.

Their new opus highlights the contrasting influences that have inspired the band over the years, blending elements of the post (black) metal, post-rock, elegant ethereal melodies and unbridled passion upon which they've built their career. Much like the vast expanse of their homeland, the band once again embodies the ever-turning wheel of the four seasons with their shifting light and darkness.

The cover features "The Lady Of The Mountain" (1864), the female personification of Iceland by Johann Baptist Zwecker. A black and white woodblock replica by the artist is what Icelanders have known until recently when two citizens found the original hidden in a Welsh museum gallery where it had been in storage for a century. Now it is back home and adorning the cover of the new Sólstafir album.

Collector's double vinyl edition of this above release in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves. Presented on transparent blue vinyl with black and white splatters. Ltd x 800 copies worldwide. HEAVY ITEM!