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SOLSTICE

THE IRON FIST OF ENGLAND

About Me


Watch this page as pictures, a history and all news is uploaded over the coming weeks.
PLEASE NOTE : Do NOT send personal messages, we simply do not have the time to reply. We appreciate your support, but it simply would be too much to answer them all on top of the other tasks at hand - thankyou! All are read and the contents noted for future reference.
LATEST NEWS 2/08 - ONLY THE STRONG Double LP to be released on Germany's IRON KODEX Records, a collection of ultra rare and classic demo recordings from all the bands first 10 years of existance - see the blogs!! we're still fucking here, don't think for a minute the posers will escape our wrath!! hail metal!!
NEWS 4.4.07 - The reissues of the first three SOLSTICE CD's "Lamentations" (1994), "Halcyon" (1996) and "New Dark Age" (1998) are now available on CYCLONE EMPIRE
Lovingly remastered by ACHIM KOHLER of HOUSE OF AUDIO Studio in Germany(SODOM, SACRED STEEL, PRIMAL FEAR amongst many others) these are leagues ahead of the original pressings in audio quality, and with the added inclusion of bonus tracks, sleeve notes by the legendary RUSS SMITH of Black Tears and all new layouts, they are worth every penny of your hard earned beer money.
The "BLOOD FIRE DOOM" Box is currently been worked upon, and news regarding its release date will be available in the next couple of months....the wait is nearly over, with an additional DVD filled with all the footage we could muster of England's finest export.

Discography
"Lamentations" Demo 1991
"MCMXCII" Demo 1992
"As Empires Fell" Demo 1993
"Ragnarok" Demo 1994
"Lamentations" CD 1994
"Halcyon" 10" EP / CD 1996
"Drunken Dungeon Sessions" Demo 1997
"The Sleeping Tyrant" 10" Pic Disc (Split with TWISTED TOWER DIRE) 1997 (Limited to 333 copies)
"Drunken Dungeon Sessions II" Demo 1998
"New Dark Age" CD / LP / Cassette 1998
"Halcyon" Digi pack CD / Pic Disc LP 1999 (LP limited to 333 copies)
"Gloves Of Metal" 7" Picture Disc (Split With SLOUGH FEG) 2001 (Limited to 500 copies)
"Englander" 10" 2002
"Lamentations" LP 2006 (Limited to 500 - 100 copies Black vinyl with Beer bag, 400 copies Red Vinyl)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/13/2006
Band Website: www.miskatonic.cc"miskatonic.cc
Band Members:
CURRENT LINE UP
ADRIAN MILES - Lead Vokills
RICHARD M. WALKER - Guitars
TOM PHILLIPS - Guitars
DICCON HARPER - Bass & effects
LENNAERT ROOMER - War Drums
Influences: Pagan Altar, Bathory, Saint Vitus, Candlemass, Desolation Angels, Hell, Apocalypse, War Cry, Manowar, Brocas Helm, Discharge and Sandy Denny.....
H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E.Howard, Incredibly strong ales, Mead, Jagermeister, Gin & Tonic, Cheap sherry...The sound of metal so loud it cracks the beams and of course, the legendary SECTION 18 of the C.O.T.D.
Sounds Like: Epic Heavy Metal.
Record Label: http://www.cyclone-empire.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ONLY THE STRONG LP tracklisting

Side 1ABSOLUTION IN EXTREMIS (Demo 1 1991)NIGHT FALLS (Demo 1 1991)MIDWINTER SERENADE (Demo 1 1991)DOMECVLTE (Demo 1 1991)Side 2YOUR HAUNTED EYES (Demo 2 1992)GRAVEN DEEP (Demo 2 1992)NO MANS LAND (Un...
Posted by SOLSTICE on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:58:00 PST

ONLY THE STRONG Double LP

The Iron Fist of England prepares to strike again! The 2LP "Only the strong" will be the ultimate vinyl-chronicle of one of the most legendary Epic Doom Metal Bands ever. Almost 100 minutes of unrelea...
Posted by SOLSTICE on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:53:00 PST

SOLSTICE news Oct. 08

SOLSTICE news Oct. 08 Gigs Currently, Rich & Diccon are both playing in UK Doom legends PAGAN ALTAR (View a few clips of the sold out show at London's ULU here http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=i4gmS...
Posted by SOLSTICE on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:08:00 PST

New SOLSTICE vocalist

PRESS RELEASE "After several years searching, and going through numerous candidates myself and Lennaert Roomer finally made a decision regarding the future vocalist for the band. We came to the conclu...
Posted by SOLSTICE on Mon, 21 May 2007 01:16:00 PST

SOLSTICE Reissues

The SOLSTICE reissues are now at press and will be out shortly on CYCLONE EMPIRE Records of Germany - http://www.cyclone-empire.com Lovingly remastered by ACHIM KOHLER of HOUSE OF AUDIO Studio in Germ...
Posted by SOLSTICE on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:29:00 PST

SOLSTICE "Blood Fire Doom" Shirts

New SOLSTICE "Blood Fire Doom" Shirts are now available from http://www.ancientarts.de Navigate to the clothes section.......
Posted by SOLSTICE on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:17:00 PST

"LAMENTATIONS" LP out NOW!!

Today, On October 18th 2006, the limited vinyl version of "LAMENTATIONS is finally available from our family at METAL SUPREMACY Records in Germany. Pressed on 400 copies in Red Vinyl, and an ultra lim...
Posted by SOLSTICE on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:57:00 PST