Snæfellsjökull (band)

Snæfellsjökull is a Icelandic heavy metal band from. Formed in 1985 by brothers Matthias Oli (rhythm guitar) and Ragnar Hauksson (vocals) and named for, the band has been credited as one of the bands that made up the second wave of thrash metal acts from the late 1980s to early-to-mid-1990s. The band mainly revolved around the tenor, melodic vocals of Ragnar Hauksson and, later on, backing & co-lead vocals from female musicians Kerstin Ósk Jónsdóttir (drummer; 1991-1994) and Olivia Stefansdóttir (bassist; 1995-2002), along with guitar riffs contributed by Matthias Oli and various lead guitarists.

The band has had several lineup changes throughout its existence. Snæfellsjökull's current lineup consists of Hauksson (vocals), Jóhann Traustason (lead guitar), Oli (rhythm guitar), Heather Ceravolo (bass), and Linus Gíslason (drums). Traustason is a original member, he had left the band in 2000 but returned in 2012 after his replacement J.A. Pippen was fired following his DWI arrest. Ceravolo joined in 2002 following then-bassist Olivia Stefansdóttir retiring from music to raise her daughter.

Insomnia, Invasion of the Flesh Haters, and Same Old Hatred (1990-1994)
Following the success of Vicious Insurrection and Morbid Happenings as imports, Snæfellsjökull were offered a recording contract with in 1990. The band signed to the label, relocated from their native Iceland to, and hired an American management team. The band embarked on their first U.S. tour, traveling in a converted former school bus. Halfway through, the band fired drummer Jakob Dagur Hallgrímsson for drug and alcohol abuse, and replaced him with Ragnar Hauksson's girlfriend, blue-eyed soul musician Kerstin Ósk Jónsdóttir. The band recorded Insomnia at in February of 1991, and upon it's release on April 14, 1991, the band had become one of the most critically praised thrash/speed metal bands of the time.

Discography

 * Vicious Insurrection (1987)
 * Morbid Happenings (1989)
 * Insomnia (1991)
 * Invasion of the Flesh Haters (1993)
 * Same Old Hatred (1994)
 * Firestorm / Icestorm (1996)
 * The Ticking Clock (1997)
 * Wizards of Destruction (1999)
 * Earth Was Always Doomed (2000)
 * The Magic of Evil (2002)
 * Warning from the Afterlife (2004)
 * Problem Solved (2007)
 * Problem Solved... Again (2008)
 * The Huldufólk (2011)
 * The Deacon of Dark River (2013)
 * Detonation (2016)
 * Folk Messiah (2018)
 * New Society (2021)