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There are many bands called Solstice:
1) 80s prog rock, UK. 2) 90s doom metal, UK. 3) 90s death/thrash, US. 4) Dutch death-doom metal. 5) Female a cappella, US. 6) Folk group from New Zealand. 7) Alternative rock band from Belgium.

1) Solstice is a prog rock band from Milton Keynes, England and part of the ’80s progressive revival in the UK. 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 is a doom metal band from Bradford, UK formed in 1990, and 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.

http://www.myspace.com/solsticeenglander

3) Solstice is a death / thrash metal band from USA, formed in 1990 and 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.
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  • Xandriaquee

    I love Lori Lee's Solstice. Her voice is so similar to Amy Lee's. <3

    14 May 8:31pm Reply

  • woohoo567

    New Dark Age is godly (2)

    3 Apr 11:45pm Reply

  • aphoticapathy

    Death/Thrash Metal Solstice.. their self-titled album is nice.

    21 Mar 1:21pm Reply

  • metalinvader34

    Transmogrified

    9 Mar 9:42pm Reply

  • masterofmuppets

    New Dark Age is godly

    6 Mar 1:19am Reply

  • jonowev

    ROB BARRETT. FLORIDA DEATH/THRASH. END OF FUCKING STORY!!!!!

    6 Feb 2:12pm Reply

  • Xenthrax

    Doom Solstice is amazing.

    24 Jan 10:38pm Reply

  • MetalManni

    Doom Solstice - exceptional music! [4] - And their feeling is a little comparable to Atlantean Kodex. Check them out as well!

    6 Jan 10:22pm Reply

  • HonyMead

    Thrash/Death Solstice is AWESOME

    4 Jan 2:47pm Reply

  • Flight123

    Fair enough, super_rubeno09, I think my real shot is at Last FM. I guess at my grand old age, I have a longer time horizon... WasNotWhyNot - nice sentiment - I have nothing against metal at all, I was brought up with it. My general point is that often bands take themselves (and their self-image) too seriously and this afflicts all genres...

    18 Dec 2012 Reply

  • super_ruben09

    Even if the metal Solstices knew about the prog Solstice, they were broken up in the time both of them formed (meaning the name was not being used at that point in time). I'm sorry if they didn't foresee the original Solstice reforming or music nerds bitching about it 22 fucking years later, but I'm sure they'd change their name immediately if they knew that you had to look at the picture of a band you don't listen to on last.fm.

    17 Dec 2012 Reply

  • WatsonPepeLives

    Miami death

    17 Dec 2012 Reply

  • WasNotWhyNot

    man, it must be terrible that people represent the music they like and ignore the kind they don't have time for. I thought everyone was balanced and open minded on this planet, but I guess we're all actually selfish.

    17 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Flight123

    Not another miserable bunch of earnest metal bands unable to check if a band was first to the name - in this case, the prog band! No excuse for it, even pre-Internet. I speak from bitter experience. Made worse by Last FM's inability to differentiate the bands so I get the ugly mug-shot of some grim metallers posing in a graveyard/winter landscape, etc.

    11 Dec 2012 Reply

  • super_ruben09

    I like both the doom and the death/thrash Solstice but the doom one is my favourite, New Dark Age is an immense album.

    20 Nov 2012 Reply

  • MetalMeghier

    Rob Barrett is a fuckin' BEAST!

    11 Nov 2012 Reply

  • WoodWoman

    @Gilad-Pellaeon: they'll be entering the studio next year to record new stuff.

    25 Oct 2012 Reply

  • idiotmoron

    a bouquet of rotting flowers lining the mass graves of humanity

    1 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Supertransonic

    Alex Marquez is a fuckin BEAST!

    23 Sep 2012 Reply

  • excellentsword

    New Dark Age was too good for its own good, that's why.

    8 Sep 2012 Reply
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