Solace is the first full length album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by the Norwegian metal band Lengsel

Lengsel

Lengsel is a progressive black metal band that formed in 1995 in Norway. They released one album, called Solace, on Endtime Productions in 2000, which was subsequently licensed to Solid State Records for an American release. The second album The Kiss, The Hope was released on 2007...

. An renowned and acclaimed album, Solace initially released on Endtime Productions as a digipak edition in 2000. Around this time the vocalist and guitarist was also a bass player for fellow Norwegian band Extol

Extol

Extol is a Christian progressive extreme metal band from Bekkestua, Norway, that was formed in 1993. In 2007, they announced they were splitting up to work on separate projects. The band is known for playing a variety of different styles of metal which include progressive death metal, melodic death...

, who had at the time become an immensely popular band on the American label Tooth and Nail Records' imprint, Solid State Records

Solid State Records

Solid State Records is a Christian record label, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian,...

. Label owner Brandon Ebel licenced Solace for Solid State, marketing it with stickers on the album cover stating that it includes members of Extol. The album was also licensed for the German label Black Sun Records.

Sonically, the album emphasizes on the melodic Scandinavian school of black metal. The vocals are not typical for black metal, taking a more mid-range rasp rather than guttural shrieks or growls, balancing it with occasional clean vocals. The lyrics deal with themes of longing and poetic ponderings on spiritual struggles.

According to Allmusic, the album was "critically acclaimed".

Track listing

1. "Solace" - 1:04
2. "Revival" - 6:15
3. "Opaque" - 4:16
4. "Hours" - 7:05
5. "Coat of Arms" - 5:58
6. "Stille Dualisme" - 5:47
7. "The World Monotone" - 6:20
8. "Avmakt" - 6:34

Production credits

• Recorded at Endless Studios by Lengsel
  Lengsel
  Lengsel is a progressive black metal band that formed in 1995 in Norway. They released one album, called Solace, on Endtime Productions in 2000, which was subsequently licensed to Solid State Records for an American release. The second album The Kiss, The Hope was released on 2007...
  
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• Executive producer: Samuel Durlig.
• Produced by Lengsel.
• Engineered by Tore Ylwisaker.
• Mixed at Fagerborg Studio by Børge Finstad, Tore Ylwisaker and Lengsel, track #4 mixed at Endless.
• Art direction by Durling, cover painting by Marie Sveen Sthaal, photos by Wreland.
• All keyboards and acoustic guitars recorded by Ole Halvard Sveen.