Icon of Coil is a
Norwegian electronic music band. The band was established as a solo project in 1997 by
Andy LaPlegua who was joined by former Sector 9 (now Moonitor and
Zombie Girl) bandmate
Sebastian Komor to perform live. With the release of
Shallow Nation, the band's first single, Komor joined full-time. In 2000, Christian Lund joined the live lineup. Later that year the band's first full-length album,
Serenity is the Devil, was released, which climbed to number one on the
Deutsche Alternative Charts. Shortly thereafter, Lund became a full-time band member.