Köld
{{Infobox album
| name = Köld
| type = studio
| artist = Sólstafir
| cover = Sólstafir_-_Köld_2009.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 21, 2009
| recorded = December 2007
| venue =
| studio = Music A Matic Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden
| genre =
| length = 70:35
| label = Spinefarm
| producer =
- Fredrik Reinedahl
- Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
| prev_title = Masterpiece of Bitterness
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Svartir Sandar
| next_year = 2011
}}
Köld is the third studio album by Icelandic post-metal band Sólstafir. It was released on January 21, 2009 through Spinefarm Records.{{cite news |title=Frýs í æðum blóð |url=https://timarit.is/page/5246958 |access-date=21 April 2021 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=10 February 2009 |page=30 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |author1=Bob Cluness |title=The Band That Came In From The Köld… |url=https://grapevine.is/icelandic-culture/music/airwaves/2010/10/15/the-band-that-came-in-from-the-kold/ |access-date=21 April 2021 |work=Reykjavík Grapevine |date=15 October 2010}} The cover art was done by Guðmundur Óli Pálmason.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/heldriver/3086696041/in/set-72157594225308861/ Sólstafir - Köld], heldriver's Photostream, Flickr. Retrieved on 2010-11-03. It was recorded in Gothenburg{{cite news |title=Ástin er köld |url=https://timarit.is/page/4189249 |access-date=21 April 2021 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=4 May 2008 |page=61 |language=Icelandic}} and all the songs are in English, except the title song "Köld".{{cite news |author1=Kristján Guðjónsson |title=Viljum ekki endurtaka okkur |url=https://timarit.is/page/6865326 |access-date=21 April 2021 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=8 July 2016 |pages=26–27 |language=Icelandic}}
In December 2019, Sólstafir performed a five-date European tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Köld's release.{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/solstafir-playing-free-brooklyn-brewery-show-during-taste-of-iceland-this-week/|title=Sólstafir Playing Free Brooklyn Brewery Show During Taste of Iceland This Week|last=Sacher|first=Andrew|website=Brooklyn Vegan|date=10 September 2019|accessdate=27 April 2021}}
Critical reception
In a March 2009 review, Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen of Morgunblaðið gave the record 4 stars out of 5, calling it a "Freezing cold beauty".{{cite news |title=Frostköld fegurð |url=https://timarit.is/page/5249139 |access-date=21 April 2021 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=19 March 2009 |page=43 |language=Icelandic}} In October 2009, Flosi Þorgeirsson of Reykjavík Grapevine stated that it was"Definitely one of the best Icelandic albums of the year".{{cite news |author1=Flosi Þorgeirsson |title=From Iceland - Sólstafir |url=https://grapevine.is/icelandic-culture/music/album-review/2009/10/06/album-review-solstafir/ |access-date=21 April 2021 |work=Reykjavík Grapevine |date=6 October 2009}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = 78 Days in the Desert
| length1 = 8:34
| title2 = Köld
| length2 = 8:59
| title3 = Pale Rider
| length3 = 8:05
| title4 = She Destroys Again
| length4 = 7:12
| title5 = Necrologue
| length5 = 8:30
| title6 = World Void of Souls
| length6 = 11:51
| title7 = Love Is the Devil (And I Am in Love)
| length7 = 4:43
| title8 = Goddess of the Ages
| length8 = 12:41
| total_length = 70:35
}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100827114337/http://www.solstafir.net/albums/4/koeld Kold] @ Sólstafir official site
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