Hey guys just trying to get a little publicity for my friends from the band Hekkenfeld. This guys are great. Hekkenfeld is the European name for Hekla, which is a well-known volcano in Iceland. The name comes from the book Islandsklukkan by the Icelandic Nobel price author Halldor Laxness. His main character in the book, Jon Hreggvidsson, gets the name Jon van Hekkenfeld as he travels in Europe and makes up horrific tales of Iceland and the Icelandic people; for example that Hekla (Hekkenfeld) is the entrance to hell itself.
“All men in Holland knew Hekkenfeld in Iceland where hell lies beneath, and wanted to hear all about this legendary mountain. They called the man “van Hekkenfeld.”
The name has also been used as a swear word. “Go to Hekkenfeld!” witch is even worse than “Go to Hell!”.
The name fits the band well. On a famous Old Icelandic map there is a picture of an erupting Hekla and underneath it says: “Hekla perpetuis damnata estib. et nivib. horrendo boatu lapides evomit” or ‘Hekla, damned with everlasting flames and snow casts up rocks with horrendous noise’. The band Hekkenfeld makes similar if not more noise than the mountain.
• Birgir Hilmarsson (Vocals 2000- )
• Jón Þorgrímur Friðriksson (Guitar and backing vocals 2000- )
• Stefán Sigurðsson (Bass 2002- )
• Óskar Ágústsson (Guitar 2000- )
• Unnsteinn Ólafsson (Drums 2001- )
Check it out guys! They are a great Icelandic Band!
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