The Icelandic rock band Mínus originally formed in 1998 as a hardcore metal band after meeting as two seperate bands in a shared band room in a local youth hall. After meeting for several months they entered and won battle of the bands, they went on to released the album "Hey Johnny!" that later followed by the more progressive "Jesus Christ Bobby". Their most recent album "Halldór Laxness" was named after a famous icelandic author and the only Icelander to have won the Nobel Prize.