There are multiple artists who have recorded as Solstice:
1) Epic doom … Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists who have recorded as Solstice:
1) Epic doom metal band from Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
2) Death/thrash metal band from Miami, Florida, United States.
3) Hardstyle producer from Spain.
4) Progressive rock band from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.
5) Death/doom metal band from Warnsveld, Gelderland, Netherlands.
6) A cappella ensemble from the Bay Area, California, United States.
7) Folk group from New Zealand.
8) Alternative rock band from Belgium.
9) Progressive metal band from Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.

1) Solstice is an epic 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, amongst others. Since formation, they are active to this day and have released two full-length albums, numerous demos, two EPs and have also contributed to 3 splits. Their music can be compared to Candlemass, Solitude Aeturnus, Atlantean Kodex, While Heaven Wept and Scald.

2) Solstice is a death / thrash metal band from USA, formed in 1990 and signed to Emanzipation Production. They split-up for some time following their 1995 release "Pray", but reformed in 2006 and released the album "Casting the Die" in 2021. Rob Barrett (of Cannibal Corpse fame) was once a guitarist in the band. Features renowned death metal drummer Alex Marquez (Malevolent Creation) on drums.

3) Juan Vilchez Orellana, better known as Solstice is a hardstyle artist from Spain and producer for Dirty Workz. He started releasing in 2015.

4) Solstice is a progressive 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.

5) Solstice was a death doom metal band from Warnsveld, Netherlands, formed in 1992. Released two demos, and one EP titled "An Era of Weary Virtues".

6) Solstice is an a cappella group of women who are students at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, USA. They preform a variety of pop arrangements and have one album, "Awesomeness".

7) Solstice is a folk group from New Zealand, 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.

8) Solstice is an alternative rock band from Aarschot and Hasselt, Belgium. They formed in 2012 and released their self-titled debut EP on the 21st of December 2012 through Thanks But No Thanks Records.

Cromlech
Solstice Lyrics

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Lend me your steel moribund man
For three suns drown a kingdom (of dusk)
And (as lost portents) three moons wane
The soil drank our blood with insatiable thirst
A mute ocean sleeps behind dormant eyes
The warrior (that was I) a shadow in stone

I was the wrath beneath the heavens

In ebon forest, upon oaken throne

I was a liege at the end of light
By alchemiculte, petrified
Circean substratum (a conflux corrupt)
Invictus (I fell to Cthonian touch)
Heinous megalithic ruins yet stand
Carvous flesh reigns in my wake
Sapient, lorn, pariah to all
Three suns would see me still unborn

(Hail, Hail)
Lend me your steel moribund man
For three suns drown my kingdom (of dusk)

And (as lost portents) three moons wane
In righteous forged fury, I'd slake my thirst

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Solstice's song Cromlech are intense, dark and evoke a sense of despair that is rooted in a context of war and the insatiable thirst for power. The first verse begins with a call to arms ("Lend me your steel moribund man") and sets the scene of a kingdom on the brink of destruction. The imagery of the three suns and three moons is symbolic of the passing of time and the imminent end, while the soil drinking the blood of the fallen warriors is a metaphor for the cost of war.

The second verse is a personal reflection of the singer's role in the conflict. He was once a powerful ruler ("I was the wrath beneath the heavens") but now he is nothing more than a shadow trapped in stone. The juxtaposition of the powerful imagery of ebon forests and oaken thrones with the notion of being petrified is a striking image of the fall from grace. The use of the word "Circean", a reference to Circe - the Greek goddess of magic, further cements the themes of corruption and downfall.

The final verse is a plea to be given the chance to seek revenge and reclaim his lost kingdom. The use of the word "righteous" suggests that the singer believes in the moral justifications of violence and is willing to shed more blood to achieve his goals. The repetition of the first verse with minor changes is an attempt to give voice to the idea that history repeats itself and the cycle of violence is never ending.

Line by Line Meaning

Lend me your steel moribund man
Give me your sword, dying man

For three suns drown a kingdom (of dusk)
Three days of darkness destroyed our kingdom

And (as lost portents) three moons wane
And three moons disappeared as a bad omen

The soil drank our blood with insatiable thirst
The ground was soaked with our blood

A mute ocean sleeps behind dormant eyes
A dormant body with no life inside

The warrior (that was I) a shadow in stone
I am now a statue of myself, a warrior frozen in time

I was the wrath beneath the heavens
I was a force of anger and power

In ebon forest, upon oaken throne
I ruled with an iron fist in a dark forest

I was a liege at the end of light
I was a ruler during the end of days

By alchemiculte, petrified
Transformed into stone by an ancient power

Circean substratum (a conflux corrupt)
A corrupted place of transformation