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Icelandic prog rock group originally known as Hinn Íslenzki Þursaflokkur but changed their name after their first LP release to the shorter Þursaflokkurinn, however when they regrouped in 2006 they reverted to the original name.


Þursaflokkurinn (English: the hobgoblins), often written in a simplified way ("Thursaflokkurinn"), is an Icelandic progressive rock group that was mainly active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Similar to the Dutch band Focus, Þursaflokkurinn combined rock music with influences of classical music and jazz, enhancing their sound by adding elements of Scandinavian folk music and sometimes eccentric vocals resembling the Rock in Opposition work of, for instance, the Swedish band Samla Mammas Manna.

Since their foundation in Reykjavík in 1978, the group consisted of Egill Ólafsson (vocals, keyboards) and acoustic guitar, guitarist Þórður Arnason, bassoonist Rúnar Vilbergsson, bassist Tómas Magnus Tómasson and drummer Ásgeir Óskarsson.

Between 1978 and 1980, the band mainly played progressive rock with influences of folk, psychedelic and jazz rock. Most of the songs are based on Icelandic folk songs; especially the debut album includes many traditional folk tunes which all have been turned into a progressive rock arrangement.


Members: Ásgeir Óskarsson (Stuðmenn, Pelican, Paradís), Egill Ólafsson (Stuðmenn), Karl J. Sighvatsson (Flowers, Trúbrot ), Rúnar Vilbergsson, Tómas M. Tómasson (Mods, Pops, Stuðmenn) , Þórður Árnason (Rifsberja, Pops, Stuðmenn)


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