---
title: "Sigur Rós"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/sigur-ros"
genre: "Post Metal"
country: "Iceland"
formed: 1994
---

# Sigur Rós

**Sigur Rós** is a post metal band, from Iceland, active 1994 to present.

Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band that formed in 1994 in Reykjavík. It comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi's falsetto vocals, and their use of bowed guitar, Sigur Rós incorporate classical and minimal aesthetic elements. Jónsi's vocals are sung in Icelandic and non-linguistic vocalisations the band terms Vonlenska. They have released eight studio albums, and attracted critical and commercial attention with their second album Ágætis byrjun.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigur_R%C3%B3s

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Sigur Rós |
| Genre | Post Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Formed | 1994 |
| Releases in catalog | 16 |

## Genres

[Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Georg Hólm](https://themetalnet.com/musician/georg-holm) | Background vocals, Glockenspiel, Keyboard, Bass guitar, Toy piano | 1994 to present | Current |
| [Jónsi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jonsi) | Lead vocals, Guitar, Bowed string instruments, Keyboard, Harmonica, Banjo, Bass guitar | 1994 to present | Current |
| [Kjartan Sveinsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kjartan-sveinsson) | Oboe, Flute, Synthesizer, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Background vocals, Keyboard, Tin whistle, Banjo | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/agust-var-gunnarsson) | Membranophone, Percussion | 1994 to 1999 | Former |
| [Orri Páll Dýrason](https://themetalnet.com/musician/orri-pall-dyrason) | Percussion, Membranophone, Sampler, Keyboard | 1999 to 2018 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [Von](https://themetalnet.com/album/7b3844d1-5125-3158-8aed-90e0b6f61def) | Album |
| 1999 | [Ágætis byrjun](https://themetalnet.com/album/62b427b8-1c52-34e7-b250-da2aa3e44860) | Album |
| 2001 | [Rímur EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d6ff8f1-27c5-38b9-a5a7-8914040f1c70) | EP |
| 2002 | [( )](https://themetalnet.com/album/950a650b-1e8d-3097-92af-9f7686bba4f1) | Album |
| 2004 | [Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do](https://themetalnet.com/album/4d56b463-6fd6-3f04-8141-074a0018fba9) | EP |
| 2005 | [Takk…](https://themetalnet.com/album/47d8e9e2-dc13-3d94-afee-1f8c38cec091) | Album |
| 2006 | [Sæglópur](https://themetalnet.com/album/5268c5bf-f1dd-3d7f-a3db-4d25c21c358e) | EP |
| 2008 | [Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust](https://themetalnet.com/album/15143341-de7d-3c64-90a1-2fffe2c4b5a9) | Album |
| 2012 | [Valtari](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c78acfc-3253-42b9-abdf-06085e99d71b) | Album |
| 2013 | [Kveikur](https://themetalnet.com/album/9fa7397e-7212-425f-8158-87c3bfb79602) | Album |
| 2017 | [Route One](https://themetalnet.com/album/b67d5f9d-831e-4d88-984f-d0f7587f4157) | Album |
| 2019 | [22° Lunar Halo](https://themetalnet.com/album/0e38be18-6c2e-4c44-af56-0744ba488570) | Album |
| 2019 | [Sigur Rós Presents Liminal Sleep](https://themetalnet.com/album/68b3e4db-e0ce-42ed-83ac-0e9b4db6e5bd) | Album |
| 2019 | [Variations on Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/321ee51f-ef6c-404d-8a69-25d0f23090b8) | Album |
| 2023 | [ÁTTA](https://themetalnet.com/album/7a6e4394-1bbe-434c-a8e0-679d5d58e649) | Album |
| 2025 | [Takk…](https://themetalnet.com/album/d4da6808-2e66-49bc-9068-1a4538c7e27b) | EP |

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- [Ólafur Arnalds](https://themetalnet.com/band/olafur-arnalds) (listened together)
- [Caspian](https://themetalnet.com/band/caspian) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Tool](https://themetalnet.com/band/tool) (listened together)
- [Choroszcz](https://themetalnet.com/band/choroszcz) (same tags)
- [Erudite Stoner](https://themetalnet.com/band/erudite-stoner) (same tags)
- [In Der Welt](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-der-welt) (same tags)
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## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/sigurros
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sigurros
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAmt29QykFXnuIqQoEEnEFg
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6UUrUCIZtQeOf8tC0WuzRy
- bandcamp: https://sigurros.bandcamp.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sigurros/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1417
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/is/artist/73720797

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/sigur-ros](https://themetalnet.com/band/sigur-ros). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt