AC/DC rokkmessa

Performers

• Rokkmessu sveitin

  Hljómsveit sem samanstendur af þaulvönum íslenskum rokkurum.

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  Stebbi JAK

  Musical performance with a selection of the best songs and Christmas music.

• Dagur Sig

  Singer

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  Blúsband Óskars Loga

  Blues band that has gained attention in Iceland.

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  Franz Gunnarsson

  Music director

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  Flosi Þorgeirsson

  Storyteller and musician

• Stefán Ari Stefánsson

  Musician, drums and vocals.

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  AC/DC

  AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll".

  AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage, in 1975. Membership remained stable until bassist Mark Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams in 1977. In 1979, the band recorded their highly successful album Highway to Hell. Lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption. The group briefly considered disbanding, but soon ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was selected as Scott's replacement. Later that year, the band released their best-selling album, Back in Black.

  The band's next album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, was also highly successful and was their first album to reach number one in the United States. AC/DC declined in popularity soon after drummer Phil Rudd was fired in 1983 and replaced by future Dio drummer Simon Wright. Poor record sales continued until the release of The Razors Edge in 1990, the only studio album to feature Wright's replacement Chris Slade. Phil Rudd returned in 1994 (after Slade was asked to leave in favour of him) and contributed to the band's 1995 album Ballbreaker. Stiff Upper Lip was released in 2000 and was well-received by critics. The band's most recent album Black Ice was released on 20 October 2008.

  AC/DC has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide, including 71 million albums in the United States. Back in Black has sold an estimated 45 million units worldwide and 22 million in the United States alone, where it is the fifth highest-selling album. AC/DC ranked fourth on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and the seventh "Greatest Heavy Metal Band Of All Time" by MTV. In 2004, the band was ranked number 72 in the Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

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  Back In Black
• Söngur: Dagur Sig
• Gítar / bakrödd: Óskar Logi Ágústsson
• Gítar / bakrödd: Franz Gunnarsson
• Bassi / bakrödd: Flosi Þorgeirsson
• Trommur / bakrödd: Stefán Ari Stefánsson
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  HAM

  Icelandic music group

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  Dimma

  One of the most popular rock bands in Iceland for the past decade.

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  The Vintage Caravan

  A popular Icelandic rock band known for their energetic performances.

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  Ensími

  Ensimi was formed in 1996 as an outlet for a few friends to get together and have some fun with music ideas, fusing together rock with electronics. There was no agenda to form a band at first but after their first demo recording got into the hands of an label A&R, they got offered a recording contract without even playing a single gig.

  Ensimi’s first album, Kafbátamúsík made a big splash in the music scene in 1998 earning them 2 Icelandic Music Awards for best new act and song of the year. Ensimi’s first real live performance was for the music documentary film and festival “Pop in Reykjavik” and they followed the album release with concerts around the country and were one of the few acts performing at the first Iceland Airwaves Festival. Kafbátamusik is considered one of the best albums ever released in Iceland to this day.

  After a busy live schedule and media hype, Ensimi got an offer to work with the legend, Steve Albini for their next album. With only a few weeks to record and no songs ready, the band locked themselves in a rehearsal space and banged out an albums worth of songs just in time for Steve’s arrival. Albini’s notorious approach to only work with tape machines and no digital wizardry showed the audience the raw side of Ensimi. The second album, BMX was released in 1999. It was a schizophrenic blend of rock songs which Albini recorded and the style of electro rock Ensimi introduced on the first album. Another round of tours and media appearances followed.

  Ensimi decided to leave their label and for the third and self titled album the band set up their own studio and recorded the album themselves. The album Ensími was released in 2002 and for the first time Ensimi did some tours abroad playing the SXSW festival, an east coast tour of US and other countries. Ensimi signed with a US label and a German management and plans were set in motion for a US / Europe release and tours. After years of silly arguments between the label and the management, the band decided to walk away and got themselves released from their contracts.

  In 2010 Ensimi emerged with a new album entitled Gæludýr which got much critical acclaim and did the usual local touring and festival appearances.

  Apart from Ensími, all of the band members have been actively working with many of the Iceland’s premier talents.

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  AC/DC Rokkmessa

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