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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Halim |
| Origin | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland |
| Genres | Hard rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | R&R Music |
| Members | Ragnar Zolberg Arnar Grétarsson Hálfdán Árnason Ragnar Ólafsson Heimir Hjartarson Aggi Friðbertsson Hrafnkell Örn Leo Margarit |
| Past members | Egill Örn Rafnsson Sigurður Ágúst Hörður Stefánsson Baldvin Freyr Silli Geirdal Jon Skäre |
Sign is an Icelandic rock band that was formed in 2000, as Halim,[1] 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 was a guitar player in the Swedish band Pain of Salvation. [2] 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.
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.[3]
In 2013 Sign released their fifth album called "Hermd",[4] 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.
