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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.
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| 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 |
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.
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