XIII (13) was founded in 1993 by Hallur Ingólfsson who had previously been a member of bands such as HAM, Gypsy and Bleeding Volcano.
XIII released “SALT”, its first record, in 1994, the music was dark and heavy and had an immediate place in the international rock scene. The record was then released to great critical acclaim in Europe by No Bull records, a subsidiary of Koch records.
In 1995 XIII released its second album called “Serpentyne”. The music was slightly more refined and than on...