Genre(s):
Epic Doom Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Lovecraft Horror, Warrior Codes, Ancient Folklore
Origin:
United Kingdom (Bradford)
Formed In:
1990
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Adrian Miles - Vocals (Seasons of Sorrow)
Richard M. Walker - Guitars (Sore Throat, Sludgelord, Napalm Death (session), Isen Torr, Wartorn (UK), Warfear, Discontrol, Nailbomb (UK), Harmony As One, Bio-Hazard (UK))
Tom Phillips - Guitars (While Heaven Wept)
Diccon Harper - Bass (Demoniac (Nzl), Voice of Destruction, DragonForce, Pagan Altar)
Lennaert Roomer - Drums (Wartorn (UK), Nailbomb (UK), Harmony As One, Discontrol, Boycot, Distress, Claustrophobia, Chorus Of Ruin)
Former/Past Member(s):
Vocals:
Morris Ingram
Simon Matravers (ex-Mourn)
Mark Stoisavlevic
Guitars:
John (Gian Pyres) Piras (ex-Cradle of Filth, ex-Extreme Noise Terror, Screamin' Daemon, Dragonlord (Session))
Hamish Glencross (My Dying Bride, ex-Seer's Tear)
Rob Mendes
Bass:
Lee "Chaz" Netherwood
Brendan Dawson (ex-Serenity (UK))
Drums:
Gary Riley (Serenity (UK))
Shaun Steels (ex-Anathema (UK), ex-My Dying Bride)
Rick Budby - Drums
Additional notes
Founding guitarist Rich Walker is the head of the infamous Miskatonic Foundation, which has released CDs by Twisted Tower Dire, Ritual Steel, Ironsword, Revelation (US), and The Lord Weird Slough Feg). He was also part of one of the first and most infamous grindcore and noisecore bands, Sore Throat.
Not to be confused with:
Solstice (US) - Death/Thrash Metal from Miami, Florida, United States
Solstice (NL) - Doom/Death Metal from Warnsveld, Gelderland, Netherlands
Not to be confused with:
Solstice (US) - Death/Thrash Metal from Miami, Florida, United States
Solstice (NL) - Doom/Death Metal from Warnsveld, Gelderland, Netherlands
Discography:
Solstice - Lamentations [demo] - 1991
Solstice - MCMXCII [demo] - 1992
Solstice - As Empires Fell [demo] - 1993
Solstice - Ragnarok [demo] - 1994
Solstice - Lamentations [full-length] - 1994
Solstice - Halcyon [ep] - 1996
Solstice - Drunken Dungeon Session [demo] - 1997
Solstice - New Dark Age [full-length] - 1998
Solstice & Twisted Tower Dire - Twisted Tower Dire / Solstice [split] - 1997
Solstice & The Lord Weird Slough Feg - Split [split] - 2002
Solstice - Death's Crown Is Victory [ep] - 2013
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Official site:
http://www.miskatonic.cc/band_sol.html
