May The Force Be With You.

Thanks indeed to everyone who showed up in Switzerland, and in Denmark for the gigs, especially those  of you who travelled long distance to glimpse in real life the miracle of nature that is Paul's hair in action. Below are a selction of photograph's snapped at Lucerne by Mike Wiener, and it was great gig, possibly the best we've played in the last 12 months proving yet again we made the right choices in Paul as a frontman and Del as a drummer. The proof, as they say, is in the pudding. Don't forget the London show on June 3rd with Manilla Road at The Dome in Tufnell Park either, as Paul and Andy will be free after the show if anyone would care to buy them drinks.........by gum!

Last Orders At The Bar!

The last SOLSTICE gig of 2012, and most likely the last European gig before the recording and release of the "ENGLANDER" album will be - 

November 10th - Hammer Of Doom Festival, Germany. 

We will hopefully see some of you there. Also coming soon -

"Næfre Forlæte"
Limited 3 song Rehearsal Demo (Cassette)

1) Fortress England
2) I Am The Hunter
3) Death's Crown Is Victory

For those of you who do not own a cassette player, we will provide a free download of the songs upon request when ready, please note, FREE. You should not purchase these, or any other songs in the MP3 format by SOLSTICE for that matter via any internet medium. They are sold illegally if so, with no consent of the band. As we have have said before, the cassette tape will be limited and given away at future gigs, again for free. Or for a charitable donation to a worthwhile cause we may choose in the future. More on that soon.

"Næfre Forlæte" 

European Dates 2012 Shirt & Posters 

Brand new exclusive design by Adrian of Coven Art in Spain. Below is a sample of the incredible artwork he has created for us. Shirts will be black/white print on an iron grey garment.

Sounds Of War

We are currently looking for a sound engineer to work with us at our live shows. The successful candidate will get to travel with 5 juvenile delinquents masquerading as an Epic Metal Band across Europe to various gigs and make us sound palatable to peoples fragile ears, and not be afraid to use volume as a weapon of warfare. Contact us at the usual email address to be found around the web, or send a message via the facebook page.

Gig List Update

March 17th - Leeds, Royal park Cellars, ENGLAND
(+ ASOMVEL & TREE OF SORES)

April 8th - Lancaster, The Yorkshire House, ENGLAND
(+ ASOMVEL, SLANDER, ELIMINATOR & More)

May 5th - Copenhagen, DENMARK

(Heavy Days In Doomtown Festival)

May 19th - Lucerne, Treibhaus, SWITZERLAND
(+ PETRIFIED + BOTTLE LAZY DOOM BAND)

June 3rd - London, The Dome, ENGLAND

(+ MANILLA ROAD + More TBC)

July 21st - Possneck, GERMANY
(Hell's Pleasure Festival + MORBUS CHRON, VANDERBUYST, MIDNIGHT & More)

September 29th - Dublin,IRELAND
(Dublin Doom Day Festival + REVELATION, PROCESSION & More)

October 13th - Leeds, The Cockpit, ENGLAND
(Full Moon Dog Festival + ORANGE GOBLIN, ASOMVEL, DARK FOREST & More)

October 20th - Rotterdam, Baroeg, HOLLAND

(Dutch Doom Days Festival)

Switzerland Flyer

English Epic Metal shirts - Final stock

We have only 17 of these shirts left, and we will not be printing anymore. Despite the design being popular, we feel it's time for a new shirt design this summer. The last of these shirts are priced at £10 GBP plus shipping. Payment can be made via the medium of paypal. To purchase one, please contact us via metalculte@hotmail.com. Sizes available, and numbers we have of each size are as follows :

X-Large x 2

Large x 10

Small x 5

Leeds March 17th Flyer

Above is the flyer for our show in Leeds on March 17th with ASOMVEL, and Leeds' TREE OF SORES. We'll be adding some more shows in Europe to the list below ASAP. To those who are interested, we should have a couple more German shows, and a return to Greece, plus currently looking at dates in Norway, Holland, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. Thankyou to all who have contacted us so far looking to book the band.

Last week we began to fine tune the current set, and look again at new equipment upgrades and replacements so we can deliver the heaviest possible show. In years gone by, we would have been satisfied with £4.99 guitar cables, cheap Japanese effects pedals  and knackered transistor amplifiers - but thankfully those days are many years behind us (Though it would seem that some people still love them!??).

There's little else to say at the moment, except, epic metal is war! Oh yeah, and buy some more shirts from Nightgaunt or Metal Supremacy. Go on, you know you want to.....honest. No, really, you do...(cue evil laughter)