Sólstafir

The bottom line is, Guðmundur is no longer in the band, because of a deep personal conflict that involves all three remaining members and cannot be solved. He is well aware of this.

The decision to part ways was absolutely not something that happened overnight, and we are genuinely pained by the way things have turned out. If the three of us had felt there was any way of mending the damage and moving forward with Guðmundur, then of course we would have - and we did make genuine efforts to do so. That is the reason for our silence. Waiting so long to make a statement was wrong on our part, and for that, we apologize. There are so many personal levels to this split. It has been very difficult to find the words while still respecting our individual privacy, Guðmundur's included.

Despite what we have read that appears to have been written in anger, bitterness, and seemingly spite, we continue to hold no ill will toward Guðmundur and sincerely want to thank him for all of his hard work and being such a huge part of the band for all these years. We acknowledge this fact every day and of course, he will receive his fair share. There was never any intention not to do this. We will never forget his role in Sólstafir, which is why we remain silent about the reasons now and in the future. We can only hope you respect and understand this.

Sólstafir will continue as a three piece with a session percussionist, just as we have since January of this year. We hope to see you all on the road and can only ask for your continued support.

With much love and respect,
Sólstafir"

Angesichts der Vorwürfe, die Gummi zwei Tage zuvor wortreich auf seinem Blog artikulierte, und des Shitstorms, der darauf folgte, klingt das Statement am ehesten noch nach Schadensbegrenzung. Angesichts der kurzfristigen Ausbootung von Guðmundur bei der vergangenen Tour (wir berichteten) hatten sich bereits Gerüchte um seine Zukunft und die seiner Bandkollegen verbreitet. Das nun bekannt gewordene Zerwürfnis wirft ein neues Licht auf die Motivation von Aðalbjörn Tryggvason und Konsorten, die Hintergründe über Pálmasons fortgesetzte Abwesenheit konsequent in Schweigen zu hüllen. Es bleibt nur zu hoffen, dass die Auseinandersetzung ohne größeren Schaden für beide Parteien gelöst werden kann.