Carving an Icon

Carving an Icon
Studio album by Viper Solfa
Released	February 20th, 2015
Recorded	Transient Lab / Strand Studio / Spacemachine Studio in Oslo, Norway Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France, in May -July, 2014
Genre	Extreme metal, gothic metal
Length	52:42
Label	Massacre Records
Producer	Terje Refsnes

Carving an Icon is the debut album by the Norwegian extreme / gothic metal band Viper Solfa, released under the German record label Massacre Records, on February 20, 2015.

The album has the support of Vibeke Stene (known for her work with Tristania) in the composition of "Whispers and Storms".

Almost a year after Viper Solfa have settled in Kristiansand, Norway, the band signed a contract with Massacre Records in 2014, after composing and rehearsing several songs.

The recording sessions took place between May and July 2014 in Transient Lab (mostly), the Strand Studio in Oslo, Norway and several vocal tracks were recorded in the Spacemachine Studio. The recording and mixing were completed in Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes, who previously worked with groups of similar genres such as Trail of Tears, Tristania, Sirenia and Carpathian Forest among many.Carving an Icon was finally released on 20 February 2015.

The cover art was created by renowned Brazilian graphic designer Marcelo Vasco, creator of the covers of bands such as Machine Head, Dimmu Borgir and Borknagar.

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