By 1982, singer and keyboardist Jaz Coleman from Killing Joke had visited Iceland many times, and become an acquaintance of Þeyr. This resulted in an opportunity for the Icelandic band to travel to London in November where they were offered a support slot with The Cure on a six-month tour. However, Þeyr felt that they were not yet ready, and returned to Iceland to sign a record deal with label Shout instead. In the spring of 1982, As Above… was released. The album contains mixed versions of previous songs, as well as the new song “Killer Boogie” and “Rúdolf”, which was misinterpreted and lead to accusations of nazism . After this, Þeyr went on with a series of gigs throughout Scandinavia and were featured on Friðriksson’s documentary Rokk í Reykjavík , performing two songs: “Killer Boogie” and “Rúdolf”, along many important bands like Purrkur Pillnikk and Tappi Tíkarrass among others.
By 1982, singer and keyboardist Jaz Coleman from Killing Joke had
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