Orri Páll Dýrason (; born on 4 July 1977) is an Icelandic musician. From 1999 till 2018 he was the

drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums. Most contemporary western music ensemble, bands that play Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, or Contemporary R&B, R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeepi ...

for the band

Sigur Rós Sigur Rós () is an Icelandic post-rock band that formed in 1994 in Reykjavík. It comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Jónsi, Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal soun ...

, which he joined in 1999, shortly after the recording of the studio album ''

Ágætis byrjun (, ''A good beginning'') is the second studio album by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, released on 12 June 1999. The album was recorded between the summer of 1998 and the spring of 1999 with producer Ken Thomas. represented a substantial d ...

'', when the previous drummer, Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, left the band. Orri has recorded five studio albums with

: '' ( )'' (2002), '' Takk...'' (2005), ''

Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust ''Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust'' (, ''With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly'') is the fifth full-length studio album by the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, released on 23 June 2008. All the lyrics for the album were original ...

'' (2008), ''

Valtari ''Valtari'' (, ) is the sixth studio album by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. It was released on 23 May 2012 by Parlophone. The album reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart and seven on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album was met with po ...

'' (2012), and ''

Kveikur ''Kveikur'' (pronounced , ''fuse'' or ''candlewick'') is the seventh studio album from Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. It was released 12 June 2013 in Japan, on 17 June internationally, and on 18 June in the United States through XL Recording ...

'' (2013). He also contributed to ''

Hvarf/Heim ''Hvarf/Heim'' is a compilation album by Sigur Rós. Its original CD release comprises two discs: ''Hvarf'' contains studio versions of previously unreleased songs (with the exception of "Hafsól", which was released as the B-side of " Hoppípol ...

'' (2007), where "Hvarf" contains studio recordings of previously unreleased songs.

Personal life

Orri's father is the former footballer Dýri Guðmundsson, who made five appearances for the Icelandic national team. Orri has a daughter, Vaka, for whom the first track from the '' ( )'' album is named. and two sons, Dýri Angantýr (born January 2010), and Jón Stormur (born November 2012). He's also the stepfather to his fiancé's daughter, Kría (born July 2008). He is married to María Lilja Þrastardóttir, a journalist and a feminist activist from Iceland. They are currently living in London. In September 2018, he was accused of sexual assault by a fan on Instagram. Orri published a post on Facebook where he claims his innocence but "in light of the scale of this matter" he chose to step down from the band whilst attempting to clear his name.

References

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