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Also known as
  
Halim

Members
  
Ragnar Zolberg

Years active
  
2000–present

Record labels
  
R&R Musik, © R&R Musik

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Associated acts
  
Skid Row Wednesday 13 The Wildhearts Aiden Pain of Salvation

Past members
  
Egill Örn Rafnsson Sigurður Ágúst Hörður Stefánsson Baldvin Freyr Silli Geirdal Jon Skäre

Origin
  
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland (2000)

Albums
  
Thank God for Silence, Hermd, Fyrir Ofan Himininn, Vindar og Breytingar, The Hope

Genres
  
Hard rock, Alternative rock

Similar
  
Remco Hakkert, Lay Low, Spring, Bullet, XTC

Profiles

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Sign is an Icelandic rock band that was formed in 2000, as Halim, to compete in the Icelandic version of the Battle of the bands called Musiktilraunir. The band 's frontman and founding member Ragnar Zolberg is also a solo artist and a guitar player in the Swedish band Pain of Salvation. Sign has toured with bands such as Wednesday 13, The Wildhearts, Aiden, The Answer, Skid Row and played a show with Alice Cooper in Iceland. In August 2007 Sign played their first headline tour of the UK.

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On 10 June 2008, Sign opened for Whitesnake in Reykjavik, Iceland. On 14 June 2008, Sign were the first band to play on the mainstage at Download Festival, Donington Park.

Sign recorded a cover of Iron Maiden's "Run to the Hills" on the tribute album Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden released by Kerrang! magazine.

In 2013 Sign released their fifth album called "Hermd", the album is currently only available in Iceland. The album was co-produced by Sign, Daniel Bergstrand and Sorg&Umbreit and recorded at Dugout Studio in Uppsala, Sweden and Principal studios, Germany.

Members

Current members
  • Ragnar Zolberg - vocals, guitars (2000–present)
  • Arnar Grétarsson - guitars (2004–present)
  • Heimir Hjartarson - bass (2007–present)
  • Hálfdán Árnason - bass (2012–present)
  • Aggi Friðbertsson - guitar, keyboards (2008–present)
  • Ragnar Ólafsson - keyboards, vocals (2013–present)
  • Hrafnkell Örn - drums (2013–present)
  • Leo Margarit - drums (2013–present)
    • Former members
  • Egill Örn Rafnsson - drums (2000–2009)
  • Sigurður Ágúst - bass (2000–2003)
  • Hörður Stefánsson - guitars (2000–2001)
  • Baldvin Freyr (Baddi) - guitars (2001–2004)
  • Silli Geirdal - bass (2004–2007)
  • Jon Skäre - drums (2009–2012)

    • Albums

  • Vindar og Breytingar (2001)
  • Fyrir Ofan Himininn (2002)
  • Thank God for Silence (2005)
  • The Hope (2007)
  • Hermd (2013)

    • EP

  • Sign EP (2004)
  • Out from the Dirt EP (2012)

    • Singles

  • "So Pretty" Single (2006)

    • Sampler

  • Maiden Heaven (2008)
  • Higher Voltage!: Another Brief History of Rock (2007)

    • Tours

  • 16 September - 5 October 2006 - Opening for Wednesday 13 on 18 concerts in Germany, Great Britain, The Netherlands, France and Belgium.
  • May 2007 - Opening for The Wildhearts in Great Britain
  • 8–17 August 2007 - Signs first head-line tour in Great Britain, 10 concerts.
  • 13 November - 1 December 2007 - Opening for Skid Row on 13 concerts in Great Britain and Iceland.
  • 1–11 April 2008 - 7 concerts in Iceland with Benny Crespo's Gang and Dr. Spock
  • 13 May - 1 June 2008 - Opening for Wednesday 13 on 11 concerts in Great Britain
  • 10 June 2008 - Opening for Whitesnake in Iceland
  • 1–31 October 2008 - Opening for Aiden in UK and Europe

    • Songs

    With the StarsHermd · 2013
    Phantom and IHermd · 2013
    Ghostly We WalkHermd · 2013

    References

    Sign (band) Wikipedia
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