Minus, Halldor Laxness - Icelandic five-piece Minus (pronounced "Me-Noose") first formed in the year of 1998 delivering their diverse and creative mix of hardcore, punk and metal. The band soon formed a growing fan base and introduced themselves to the rest of the world with their fast and ferocious album 'Jesus Christ Bobby'. The band gained instant praise from the likes of Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Terrorizer and NME. On the back of this initial success, Victory Records signed the band and went on to release two albums, the second of the two was released in June 2003 entitled 'Halldor Laxness'.

The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Boys Of Winter
2. Who's Hobo
3. Romantic Exorcism
4. Angel In Disguise
5. Flophouse Nightmares
6. Here Comes The Night
7. The Long Face
8. My Name Is Cocaine
9. The Ravers
10. I Go Vertigo
11. Insomniac
12. Last Leaf Upon The Tree

- Angel In Disguise (Video)
- Flophouse Nightmares (Video)
- Romantic Exorcism (Video)
- Insomniac (Video)

'Halldor Laxness' is a monstrous hardcore/metal album with a more melodic approach than their earlier releases. With influences from such bands as Dillinger Escape Plan and Converge, the group deliver a well-crafted and creative album that impacts you with its diverse song structures and guitar sounds/distortion. The brass accompaniment on the track "The Long Face" reflects well the band's urge to adjust and redefine their music style, bringing out an almost jazz-like feel to it.

The album is nothing short of truly inspired hardcore with a million depths and layers to it. Well-produced and reflecting the group's musical talent along with their creative songwriting, if you like your rock with a wall of super thick and chunky guitars thrashing out killer riffs over a blasting drum beat, then this album is definitely for you.