Myrk

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t would be with Icons of the Dark (2003) that would be the only non-demo release by Myrk featuring Icortus (Real Name: Natasja Dagbjartardóttir; vocals), Myrkur (Real Name: Bjarni Rúnar Hallsson; a.k.a. Bjarni; guitars), Gaddur (Real Name: Jakob Jónsson; a.k.a. Kobbi; guitars), Storm (Real Name: Erling Orri Baldursson; bass) and Skog (Real Name: Kristján Einar Guðmundsson; drums) after forming in 1995 and undergoing several membership changes including the previous members of Atli (Real Name: Atli Sigurjónsson; keyboards), Jökull (guitars) and Aðalbjörn Tryggvason (drums). Many of the members former of Mictan. The act would split the next year.

Behind the scenes of that recording and subsequent split would start when Gaddur (a.k.a. Kobbi; guitars) joined in late 2002 to release the aforementioned Icons Of The Dark at a friend's home studio, a recording that they were never happy with the sound, but by the summer, Gaddur decided to move to a different part of the country so friend Zeraph to become the second guitarist for gigs. All was going great for the band until in November when those old disagreements returned when Myrkur and Icortus got into a personal disagreement regarding the band, soon after the rest of the guys left the band too, leaving just Kobbi and Bjarni to continue on.