Ólafur Arnalds

Born:: 1987, they're 25 and Icelandic.
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Snapshot:: An Artist with 5 releases.

Ólafur Arnalds (born 1987) is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland.

Arnalds was a drummer of hardcore/metal bands Fighting Shit and Celestine, as well as others. He also contributed banjo, guitar and piano for in his friend's solo project "My Summer as a Salvation Soldier".

In 2004, Arnalds composed and recorded the intro and two outros for tracks on the album Antigone by German metal band Heaven Shall Burn. He has also composed string arrangements for the English band 65daysofstatic.

On 12 October 2007, Arnalds' first solo album Eulogy for Evolution was released. It was followed by the EP Variations of Static in 2008. In the same year, Arnalds toured with Sigur Rós. He is also reported to have sold out The Barbican Hall in London.

In April 2010, Ólafur released a new album entitled "...and they have escaped the weight of darkness".

Ólafur updated his official website with nine samples in anticipation of the upcoming album, "...and they have escaped the weight of darkness". Pre-orders for the album were made available on 24 March 2010.

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