Niceland (band)
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Niceland, formerly Iceland, was an Icelandic heavy metal band established in 1983 by Jaz Coleman from Killing Joke and Icelandic band Þeyr.
In 1982, Jaz Coleman, the leading vocalist of Killing Joke, moved to Iceland next to his guitarist Geordie Walker in pursuit of resurrecting the Icelandic rock scene. There, they contacted some musicians and started playing with Þeyr, which was an accomplished new wave group not only in Iceland, but in Scandinavia as well.
By 1982, Þeyr's lineup consisted of singer Magnús Guðmundsson, guitarists Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson and Þorsteinn Magnússon, bassist Hilmar Örn Agnarsson, and drummer Sigtryggur Baldursson.
However, Þorsteinn Magnússon left the band to begin his own solo project, Stanya, soon releasing an album titled Líf. Singer Magnús took his place in the group.