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Genre
icelandic rock
Parent Genre: rock

Icelandic rock music is a unique genre that blends traditional Icelandic folk music with modern rock elements. It often features haunting vocals and atmospheric soundscapes, creating a sense of otherworldliness. The lyrics often touch on themes of nature, isolation, and the human condition. This genre has gained international recognition in recent years, with many Icelandic bands achieving success on the global stage.


Top artists of icelandic rock genre

KALEO
Sigur Rós
Bubbi Morthens
Hatari
Sálin hans Jóns míns
Kælan Mikla
Agent Fresco
Nýdönsk
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List of icelandic rock artists

Here is a list of icelandic rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the icelandic rock genre. You can find out what icelandic rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
KALEO
69 0 52 51 45 33 114 1559740
2
Sigur Rós
54 66 23 41 48 11 109 1235341
3
Bubbi Morthens
44 0 54 47 55 40 122 30647
4
Hatari
39 9 61 75 1 44 116 52765
5
Sálin hans Jóns míns
35 0 67 72 44 79 93 8690
6
Kælan Mikla
34 57 53 72 3 43 126 55369
7
Agent Fresco
31 11 43 69 25 40 128 35704
8
Nýdönsk
30 0 49 44 61 34 99 5687
9
Stuðmenn
30 0 68 43 45 52 123 6643
10
Mugison
30 0 60 38 75 38 113 14340
11
Valdimar
30 17 46 47 43 23 129 11524
12
Quarashi
29 1 65 89 1 64 111 13506
13
Moses Hightower
28 2 64 43 44 49 104 9314
14
Egó
28 0 55 68 21 76 148 1536
15
The Vintage Caravan
28 9 29 86 0 44 137 37812
16
KK
27 0 67 16 68 32 131 11240
17
Hjaltalín
27 21 39 29 57 24 115 16562
18
Bjartmar Guðlaugsson
26 0 78 56 36 96 165 2786
19
Memfismafían
26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1438
20
Brimkló
26 0 60 48 27 68 123 3197
21
Baggalútur
25 0 57 39 58 58 115 9679
22
Hljómar
25 0 45 47 42 47 108 3714
23
Jónas Sig
25 2 54 73 34 56 126 3311
24
Pálmi Gunnarsson
25 0 56 49 53 64 151 3615
25
Ljótu hálfvitarnir
25 0 62 50 44 68 146 2849
26
Ðe lónlí blú bojs
25 0 56 79 2 90 168 1254
27
Megas
25 0 60 16 79 56 108 3466
28
SSSól
24 0 61 59 12 61 118 2299
29
Magnús Eiríksson
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 1277
30
Utangarðsmenn
24 0 78 57 27 87 120 3691
31
Brunaliðið
24 0 60 44 50 54 113 2084
32
Á Móti Sól
24 0 50 45 58 37 118 3528
33
Eyjólfur Kristjánsson
23 0 64 64 37 67 123 826
34
Stjórnin
23 1 70 61 7 64 103 2635
35
HLH flokkurinn
23 0 52 41 46 53 111 2522
36
Sykur
23 2 76 60 9 29 127 4964
37
GCD
23 0 65 76 25 69 138 1874
38
Í svörtum fötum
22 0 54 69 14 50 131 2062
39
Jet Black Joe
22 0 47 41 27 24 99 3780
40
DIMMA
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 5070
41
Stuðkompaníið
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 83
42
Land og synir
22 0 51 63 10 54 116 1471
43
Magnús Þór Sigmundsson
21 31 46 29 68 24 103 1619
44
Singapore Sling
21 64 48 85 1 53 123 11888
45
Ríó tríó
21 0 64 48 28 64 103 1178
46
Dikta
21 0 48 40 61 36 89 7422
47
Mammút
21 26 48 58 2 21 100 16865
48
Egill Ólafsson
21 1 69 25 44 40 112 1849
49
Rúnar Júlíusson
21 12 55 40 62 28 110 1058
50
Brain Police
20 21 26 90 0 53 160 8904
51
Sprengjuhöllin
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1162
52
Herbert Guðmundsson
19 0 68 80 10 42 110 1107
53
Todmobile
19 0 53 48 31 22 92 3427
54
Hvanndalsbræður
18 0 56 63 14 80 144 1456
55
Spilverk þjóðanna
18 0 63 40 65 66 128 1875
56
Grýlurnar
18 0 64 56 34 74 126 2156
57
Dr. Gunni
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 656
58
Tilbury
18 74 57 55 12 48 127 2599
59
Upplyfting
18 0 47 60 9 41 74 1548
60
Grafík
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1513
61
Írafár
17 1 47 54 2 32 79 2035
62
Bítlavinafélagið
17 0 52 67 12 49 153 602
63
HAM
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 3010
64
Eirikur Hauksson
17 0 23 84 5 30 172 763
65
Trúbrot
17 0 52 33 50 52 76 1960
66
Das Kapital
17 0 49 84 16 69 126 460
67
Jeff who?
15 0 50 77 2 80 165 769
68
Snorri Helgason
15 0 39 27 71 18 87 2632
69
AmabAdamA
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 3923
70
200.000 naglbítar
15 0 62 73 1 81 125 1716
71
Sumargleðin
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 422
72
Ensími
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2704
73
Þursaflokkurinn
14 1 61 66 13 69 134 1697
74
Jóhann Helgason
13 0 57 29 86 26 104 757
75
Jan Mayen
12 1 27 78 0 19 122 278
76
Botnleðja
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016
77
Start
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 333
78
Gildran
12 0 42 19 94 26 136 454
79
Sólstrandargæjarnir
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 428
80
Dúkkulísurnar
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 189
81
Sniglabandið
12 0 68 76 49 85 165 613
82
Þrjú á palli
12 0 76 35 30 65 114 993
83
We Made God
11 49 30 66 0 10 129 5710
84
Hermigervill
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3746
85
Maus
10 0 46 41 58 25 140 1615
86
Mínus
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1795
87
Sign
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1656
88
Logar
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 647
89
Fræbbblarnir
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 765
90
Trabant
9 2 55 79 0 35 113 974
91
Tappi Tíkarrass
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4671
92
Dátar
8 0 42 33 75 26 91 267
93
Purrkur Pillnikk
8 18 24 89 0 45 191 1398
94
Valgeir Guðjónsson
8 0 77 69 31 85 111 286
95
Skriðjöklar
8 0 52 61 4 58 151 557
96
For a Minor Reflection
8 88 31 28 48 7 110 5775
97
70 mínútur
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 82
98
Legend
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1763
99
Deep Jimi And The Zep Creams
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 250
100
Kiriyama Family
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1762
101
Dauðyflin
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1641
102
Unun
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 455
103
Skrattar
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 615
104
Thor's Hammer
6 1 49 78 16 70 104 680
105
Jóhann G. Jóhannsson
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 586
106
Fóstbræður
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 578
107
Baraflokkurinn
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 654
108
Ampop
5 2 34 32 22 7 117 504
109
Geiri Sæm
5 22 69 52 14 57 118 228
110
Þeyr
5 76 40 92 0 81 170 758
111
Rass
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 128
112
Dr. Spock
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 886
113
Pétur Ben
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1545
114
Ojba Rasta
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1490
115
Lucy in Blue
5 34 29 45 2 8 116 2327
116
Innvortis
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 452
117
MX-21
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
118
Morðingjarnir
4 1 44 90 1 96 147 522
119
Krownest
4 70 15 80 0 38 184 230
120
Foreign Monkeys
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 482
121
Great Grief
4 0 39 99 0 6 152 1193
122
Lights on the highway
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 425
123
S.H. Draumur
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 236
124
Blóðmör
4 2 64 82 0 35 88 587
125
Vonbrigði
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 526
126
Grísalappalísa
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 980
127
Strax
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 521
128
Múgsefjun
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 260
129
I Adapt
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 384
130
Q4U
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 580
131
Búdrýgindi
2 0 40 99 2 33 103 255
132
Benny Crespo's Gang
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 530
133
Tuð
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 156
134
Gaddavír
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 121
135
Friðryk
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
136
Elín Helena
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 275
137
Langi Seli
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 123
138
Óðmenn
1 0 62 66 35 84 156 210
139
Stjörnukisi
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 109
140
ROFOROFO
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 278
141
Pink Street Boys
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 589
142
Kolrassa krókríðandi
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 215
143
Skepna
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 186
144
Gavin Portland
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121
145
Megasukk
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98
146
The Heavy Experience
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67
147
Tófa
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147
148
Bisund
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
149
Megas & Spilverk þjóðanna
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
150
Reykjavik!
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 405
151
Örkuml
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
152
Andhéri
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
153
Sudden Weather Change
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147
154
Nóra
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
155
Skelkur í Bringu
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138
156
Meistarar dauðans
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138
157
Andrúm
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
158
Hellvar
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169
159
Saktmóðigur
0 0 40 85 0 57 88 120
160
Japanese Super Shift and the Future Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
161
Sjálfsfróun
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
162
Lokbra
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
163
Hairdoctor
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
164
Klink
0 57 63 83 0 4 126 76
165
Brúðarbandið
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43