Iceland’s Sólstafir will be releasing their highly anticipated album, Berdreyminn, on May 26th via Season of Mist, and we have another new song for your listening pleasure today. The band has already shared the ‘Ísafold’ and ‘Bláfjall’ singles online, and thanks to Roadburn, you can hear ‘Silfur-Refur’ below!
Here’s what front man Aðalbjörn “Addi” Tryggvason said on the track: “The song ‘Silfur-Refur’ revolves around having a sick ghost version of yourself taking control of your life. You resist with all you have, but you simply don’t stand a chance. It travels with you all the time, asleep or awake. The song was written in a few parts – with the intro being one of them. We knew right away that this would be the opener of the album.” The singer also adds a few words about the B-side: “The other track, ‘Scorpion Moonrise’ was written in only one day, on which we also recorded the demo. The moment, the opening riff kicked in, I already pictured Mat singing it since the riff reminded me so much of Hexvessel – as in their powerful live performances that we have witnessed many times while touring with them. As we are good friends and have followed Mat’s career in Void, Code, DHG, Hexvessel, Beastmilk, and Grave Pleasures, we all agreed that he would be the perfect guy to lay down his vocals on it. We just love the result and he made the song into what it is today.”
