Reykjavik
This Light Installation Lets You Play a Building Like an Instrument
A playable organ installation lights up a massive facade in Reykjavik.
Zhrine's New Album 'Unortheta' Elevates Icelandic Extremity to Atmospheric New Heights
Stream the latest killer release from the depths of Iceland's lethal extreme metal scene.
Scenes from Iceland's First International Black Metal Festival, Oration MMXVI
Photographer Laufey Elíasdóttir captured the darkness, danger, and intensity of Svartidauði, Misþyrming, Wormlust, Sinmara, and more in stark black and white.
'Neptún' Magazine Captures the Weirdness of Iceland
Neptún is a biannual print mag that surveys Iceland's most promising photographers. The co-editor talked with us about the publication and her favorite up-and-coming Icelandic artists.
Iceland's Bang Gang Is an Art-Pop Oddity
Few musicians have penned an erotic comedy show AND an opera about red wine rivers and incest. We travel to Reykjavik to meet the celebrated and underrated Barði Jóhannsson.
Man Builds Palace of Recycled Things in an Icelandic Junkyard
We spoke to film director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson about his hand-built home, gypsy witchcraft, and stewardesses.
Uni Stefson Uses Falsetto to Look at Modern Masculinity with "Man Feelings"
The Reykjavík-based crooner is one of Iceland's biggest up-and-comers.
My Night Getting Drunk with the ‘EVE Online’ Vikings
The game's annual Fanfest is a must for its most dedicated players—and it pays to show up with a taste for "burning wine."
Misþyrming's New Album Proves that the Best Black Metal in the World Right Now Comes from Iceland
Listen to the incredible debut album from one of Iceland's most exciting new black metal bands.
Iceland to Build a Pagan Temple—Followers of Odin, Freya, and Thor, Rejoice
After floating their intentions in January, a group of pagans in Iceland earlier this week announced that they would break ground on a new temple to the old Nordic gods within the month.
This Beatmaking Icelandic Grandma Has Made More Albums than The Based God and is Adored by Bjork
Exploring the legend of Grandma Lo-Fi.
Picture Perfect: Jack Latham
The Welsh photographer travels to Iceland to capture areas of interest around the"Reykjavik Confessions" case – in which six people confessed to a murder they didn't commit.