The Leeds Gig Guide

Band Biography for Solstice:

There are at least 6 bands called Solstice...
(1) 80s Prog Rock, UK; (2) 90s Doom metal, UK; (3) 90s Death/thrash, US; (4) Female Acapella, US; (5) Rock, US; (6) Irish related, NZ;

1)Solstice (Prog, UK) were a part of the '80s progressive revival in the UK, and are similar in style to such bands as Marillion, Twelfth Night, Pendragon, and IQ. They released four studio albums: Silent Dance ('84), New Life ('93), Circles ('96), Spirit (2010); a live album, and a compilation. Their first three studio albums and were remastered and reissued with bonus tracks as 'Definitive Editions' in 2007. "The Cropredy Set" (live) was also re-released as a CD+DVD set.

2) Solstice (doom metal, UK) formed 1990 in Bradford and is currently signed to the Miskatonic Foundation, which the founding guitarist, Rich Walker is in charge of, the MIskatonic Foundation, which has released CDs by Twisted Tower Dire, Ritual Steel, Ironsword, Revelation (US), and The Lord Weird Slough Feg. He was also apart of one of the first and most infamous grindcore and noisecore band Sore Throat. Since formation, they are active to this day.

Releases by Solstice (doom metal, UK):
"Lamentations" Demo 1991
"MCMXCII" Demo 1992
"As Empires Fell" Demo 1993
"Ragnarok" Demo 1994
"Lamentations" CD 1994
"Halcyon" 10" EP / CD 1996
"Drunken Dungeon Sessions" Demo 1997
"The Sleeping Tyrant" 10" Pic Disc (Split with TWISTED TOWER DIRE) 1997
"New Dark Age" CD / LP 1998
"Halcyon" Digi pack CD / Pic Disc LP 1999
"Gloves Of Metal" 7" Picture Disc (Split With SLOUGH FEG) 2001
"Englander" 10" 2002



3) Solstice (death/thrash, US) also formed in 1990 and are signed to Steamhammer Records. They split-up for some time following their 1995 release "Pray", but have recently reformed. Rob Barrett (of Cannibal Corpse fame) was once a guitarist in the band. Features renowned death metal drummer Alex Marquez (Malevolent Creation) on drums.

4) Solstice (Acapella, US) are a group of women who are students at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. They preform a variety of pop arrangements and have one album, Awesomeness.

5) Solstice (Rock, US), earlier named Plainsong, was formed by Lori Lee (vocals and piano), Dylan Bulloch (guitar), Rohit Mittal (Drums) and Scott Weiss (Bass). They have done a good cover of Cranberries "Zombie", but they also make their own songs. Promising band.

6) From NZ - Led by Pat Higgins and featuring Mark Pearson and Tracey Weymyss, Solstice has evolved from Pat’s 2010 CD, “What You See is Not Your Own”. Drawing on Pat’s song-writing as well as material gleaned from Folk, Alt-Country, Jazz and Blues, the music is infused by the Irish tradition.

7) A blackened atmospheric crust band from the Lehigh Valley, PA.


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