The past years has seen them making friends and sharing stages and with the likes of Muse, The Distillers, Amen, Biffy Clyro, Hundred Reasons, Hell Is for Heroes, The Eighties B-Line Matchbox Disaster, and the already mentioned; Metallica, Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age.
Their 3rd release: 'Halldor Laxness' – titled in tribute to Iceland's Nobel Prize-winning author (1908–98) – contained a sound with less screaming and heavy instrumentals, and a softer more melodic approach.
They released their latest offspring in Iceland, named "The Great Northern Whale Kill", on 23 May 2007.
Since 2005, the band have reduced activity considerably, with Side Projects amongst some of its members, and longer periods of time between new releases.
Mínus revealed a surprise reunion on 17 July 2020, to mark drummer Bjossi's 40th birthday in Iceland, and played a 25-minute set for the occasion, consisting of several songs from Halldor Laxness.