I don't know much about the Icelanders Sólstafir. They kinda have a dirty Metal Cowboy look going on in their promo pictures so i didn't know what to expected when their newest album Köld started to play. The album opening track '78 Days in the Dessert' is an instrumental which starts off the album in the vain of newer Agalloch. It is also one of many songs that clocks in at over 8 minutes. Actually only two songs are under that. Which makes for some epic black metal influenced Icelandic Metal. I really enjoyed the clean vocals which i cant say about most metal bands of this or any style. Production wise Köld is top notch. The second track 'Köld' Slows things down a bit and takes you to a depressive atmospheric land sung in Icelandic. The next 6 tracks i believe are all sung in English. If you haven't heard any Icelandic Metal before like I have then Sólstafir's Köld is a fucking good place to start.

Solstafir - Ritual of Fire