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No relation to Solstice, the British ProgRock band founded by guitarist Andy Glass, and active from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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No relation to Solstice, the British ProgRock band founded by guitarist Andy Glass, and active from the 1980s to the 2020s. 2020s, or the 90s thrash/death metal band featuring Rob Barrett of Music/CannibalCorpse and Malevolent Creation fame.
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* FilkSong: Some of the songs on ''New Dark Age'' talk about [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan the Barbarian]] and the [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Cthulhu Mythos]].
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Generally around a 7. The first two albums reach an 8 at points, and the various interludes are a 1-2.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Morris Ingram sounds quite a bit like Simon Matravers.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Morris Ingram sounds quite a bit like Simon Matravers.Matravers.
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* StartMyOwn: [[Music/MyDyingBride Hamish Glencross]] would go on to start Godthrymm, which sounds like ''New Dark Age'' but with touches of Gothic and Stoner influence.
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* StartMyOwn: [[Music/MyDyingBride Hamish Glencross]] would go on to start Godthrymm, which sounds like ''New Dark Age'' but with touches of Gothic and Stoner Sludge influence.
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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: The first two albums practically require a thesaurus.
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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: The first two albums practically require a thesaurus.thesaurus.
* StartMyOwn: [[Music/MyDyingBride Hamish Glencross]] would go on to start Godthrymm, which sounds like ''New Dark Age'' but with touches of Gothic and Stoner influence.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Morris Ingram sounds quite a bit like Simon Matravers.
* StartMyOwn: [[Music/MyDyingBride Hamish Glencross]] would go on to start Godthrymm, which sounds like ''New Dark Age'' but with touches of Gothic and Stoner influence.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Morris Ingram sounds quite a bit like Simon Matravers.
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* EpicRocking: Most of their songs are over the 6 minute mark.
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* NewSoundAlbum: ''White Horse Hill'', although that's to be expected of an album released twenty years after the previous album. Subverted by ''Halcyon'', [[CreatorsOddball which sounds almost nothing like the rest of the band's material]], being closer to the likes of {{Music/Manilla Road}}.
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* NewSoundAlbum: ''White Horse Hill'', although that's to be expected of an album released twenty years after the previous album. Subverted by ''Halcyon'', [[CreatorsOddball which sounds almost nothing like the rest of the band's material]], being closer to the likes of {{Music/Manilla Road}}.
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[floatboxright:Influences:
+ Music/{{Bathory}}, Music/{{Manowar}}, Music/{{Celtic Frost}}, Music/{{Candlemass}}, {{Music/Black Sabbath}}, Music/{{Discharge}}
]
Solstice are an [[DoomMetal epic doom metal]] band from Bradford, England. [[MeaningfulName They were founded on June 21st in 1990.]]
The band is infamous for the instability of its lineup, to the point where no two albums have had the same vocalist. Or bassist. Or second guitarist.
Solstice has released three albums and one unique EP[[note]]Although Solstice have released more [=EPs=], most of the material on those eventually made their way on to one album or the other. Halcyon's material was never put on any album.[[/note]] over the course of their career:
* ''Lamentations'' (1994)
* ''Halcyon'' EP (1996)
* ''New Dark Age'' (1998)
* ''White Horse Hill'' (2018)
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!!Tropes associated with the band:
* DoomMetal: One of the more well known bands in the epic doom subgenre.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: All of the albums end with an atmospheric outro.
* HeavyMetal: Most material has some influence from traditional metal. The influence is more prevalent on later releases and the ''Halcyon'' EP.
* FilkSong: Some of the songs on ''New Dark Age'' talk about [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan the Barbarian]] and the [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Cthulhu Mythos]].
* IAmTheBand: Rich Walker, being the only member on every release.
* LongestSongGoesLast: True for all of the albums, assuming you consider the outros part of the last song.
* LoudnessWar: Averted on most releases. The remaster of ''New Dark Age'' is [=DR12=].
* MetalScream: Type 1 shows up on ''New Dark Age''.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Generally around a 7. The first two albums reach an 8 at points, and the various interludes are a 1-2.
* NewSoundAlbum: ''White Horse Hill'', although that's to be expected of an album released twenty years after the previous album. Subverted by ''Halcyon'', [[CreatorsOddball which sounds almost nothing like the rest of the band's material]], being closer to the likes of {{Music/Manilla Road}}.
* OneSteveLimit: Downplayed. There is guitarist Richard Walker and Drummer Rick Budby.
* RevolvingDoorBand: It is rare for a member, barring guitarist Rich Walker and drummer Rick Budby, to be present on more than one or two releases.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: The first two albums practically require a thesaurus.
+ Music/{{Bathory}}, Music/{{Manowar}}, Music/{{Celtic Frost}}, Music/{{Candlemass}}, {{Music/Black Sabbath}}, Music/{{Discharge}}
]
Solstice are an [[DoomMetal epic doom metal]] band from Bradford, England. [[MeaningfulName They were founded on June 21st in 1990.]]
The band is infamous for the instability of its lineup, to the point where no two albums have had the same vocalist. Or bassist. Or second guitarist.
Solstice has released three albums and one unique EP[[note]]Although Solstice have released more [=EPs=], most of the material on those eventually made their way on to one album or the other. Halcyon's material was never put on any album.[[/note]] over the course of their career:
* ''Lamentations'' (1994)
* ''Halcyon'' EP (1996)
* ''New Dark Age'' (1998)
* ''White Horse Hill'' (2018)
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!!Tropes associated with the band:
* DoomMetal: One of the more well known bands in the epic doom subgenre.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: All of the albums end with an atmospheric outro.
* HeavyMetal: Most material has some influence from traditional metal. The influence is more prevalent on later releases and the ''Halcyon'' EP.
* FilkSong: Some of the songs on ''New Dark Age'' talk about [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan the Barbarian]] and the [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Cthulhu Mythos]].
* IAmTheBand: Rich Walker, being the only member on every release.
* LongestSongGoesLast: True for all of the albums, assuming you consider the outros part of the last song.
* LoudnessWar: Averted on most releases. The remaster of ''New Dark Age'' is [=DR12=].
* MetalScream: Type 1 shows up on ''New Dark Age''.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Generally around a 7. The first two albums reach an 8 at points, and the various interludes are a 1-2.
* NewSoundAlbum: ''White Horse Hill'', although that's to be expected of an album released twenty years after the previous album. Subverted by ''Halcyon'', [[CreatorsOddball which sounds almost nothing like the rest of the band's material]], being closer to the likes of {{Music/Manilla Road}}.
* OneSteveLimit: Downplayed. There is guitarist Richard Walker and Drummer Rick Budby.
* RevolvingDoorBand: It is rare for a member, barring guitarist Rich Walker and drummer Rick Budby, to be present on more than one or two releases.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: The first two albums practically require a thesaurus.
