Snæfellsjökull (band)

Snæfellsjökull is a Icelandic heavy metal band from. Formed in 1987 by brothers Matthias Oli and Ragnar Hauksson 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 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, a largely R&B-based label, 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 supplied by PIR. The band recorded Insomnia at in  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.