 The band was expanded with vocalist Elín Reynisdóttir, who at the time was singing at a church choir, guitarist Jóhannes Helgason from a rock band called Piccolo, and drummer Sigtryggur Baldursson from Hattimas.They called themselves Frostrósir (Frostroses) and played rock music and some Icelandic songs at dancehalls in Reykjavík and its surroundings.After a while they decided to change the band's name and came up with "Þeyr", which was drawn from a poem by Skuggi and it means "Wind" or "Thaw" in old Icelandic.