Sólstafir is an Icelandic post-black metal band, formed in 1995 The band's name is the Icelandic word for crepuscular raysSólstafir was formed by 3 friends, Aðalbjörn Tryggvason, Halldór Einarsson and Guðmundur Óli Pálmason in January 1995 Later that year, the band recorded its first demo tape Í Norðri and at the end of the year recorded their second demo, Til Valhallar Til Valhallar was never released as a demo, and four of the six songs were released as an EP by View Beyond Records It was later re-released in 2002 with all six songsIn 1999, Sólstafir entered the studio to record their debut full-length album By that time Halldór had left the band, and in 1997 and 1998 Sólstafir released two promos as a two-piece For the recording of the debut full-length, Sólstafir recruited Svavar Austmann as Halldór’s replacement Although the recording of Í Blóði og Anda had started in 1999, the album was not released until 2002 due to endless delays and mishaps
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