The group was founded in 1992 in Keflavík as Kolrassa krókríðandi (Black-ass Hookrider)[1] by four women, all aged sixteen: Elíza M Geirsdóttir (vocals and violin), Sigrún Eiríksdóttir (guitar), Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir (bass) and Birgitta Vilbersdóttir (drums).
[2] In 1994, they released Kynjasögur ("Family Stories") with Anna Margrét Hraundal (guitar) and Karl Ágúst Guðmundsson (trumpet and keyboard) replacing Birgitta.
Two years later, in 1996, they released Köld eru kvennaráð ("Cold are the counsels of women," likely referencing a famous line from Njáls saga).
[3] They headlined a mini UK tour in the autumn of 1999, with Coldplay joining them as co-headliner.
[5] They broke up the following year, with most of the band returning to Iceland except Elíza, who remained in London to continue studying music.