The post of sheriff was mandated by the Old Covenant, an agreement between the Icelandic Commonwealth and the Kingdom of Norway.

With this documentary, Friðriksson showcases the alternative music scene through several performances of the post punk / New Wave most important bands at that time taken from different concerts and accompanied by, some times, short interviews with musicians, and it portrays the lifestyle of the Icelandic youth faced to the establishment and advocated to anarchy, who were trying to find their own identity.

* Maus ( band ), an Icelandic rock band

The Sugarcubes ( Sykurmolarnir in Icelandic ) were an Icelandic alternative rock band formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992.

Leaves are an Icelandic alternative rock band formed in 2000.

Category: Icelandic rock music groups

* Þursaflokkurinn, an Icelandic progressive rock group the name of which means " The Hobgoblins " in English

The name of Icelandic progressive rock group Þursaflokkurinn translates as " The Hobgoblins " in English.

* HAM, an Icelandic rock band

Category: Icelandic punk rock groups

Category: Alternative rock albums by Icelandic artists

* Leaves ( Icelandic band ), a five-piece alternative rock band formed in 2001

Crews of Icelandic fishing boats and commercial aircraft would buy rock records in America, England and Germany and bring them back home to Iceland.

Also, the US Navy base in Keflavík, Iceland, operated a radio station for the troops ( AFRS 1484 on the radio dial ) that mainly played rock music and was very popular with young Icelanders in the Reykjavík area and remained important to Icelandic rock music until at least the mid 1970s.

Beginning in about 1969, the English language period of Icelandic rock began, with bands like Trúbrot, Náttúra and Pelikan becoming popular.

The mid to late 1970s saw the rise of Gunnar Þórðarson and Magnús Eiríksson, who revitalized the field of Icelandic rock and created a more distinctive national style.

Notable mid to late 1980s Icelandic rock bands include Grafík and Tobmobile as well as the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes featuring Björk.

From the late 1980s continuing to the present ( 2005 ) the band " Sálin hans Jóns mins " or just " Sálin " has had a strong presence on the Icelandic rock scene.

According to Wainwright, the name comes from the Icelandic stack meaning ' a columnar rock ' and the correct translation of this should be High Rocks.

Kristnihald undir Jökli fused traditional Icelandic classical music with techno, Electronic music, and rock.

In 1982 Jaz Coleman, the leading vocalist of Killing Joke, moved to Iceland next to his guitarist Kevin ' Geordie ' Walker in pursuit of resurrecting the Icelandic rock scene.

Iður til Fóta was a single released in 1981 by the Icelandic New Wave / rock group Þeyr through Eskvímó and it was edited in 10 " format.

Mjötviður Mær, released in 1981, was the second album by Icelandic New Wave / rock group Þeyr.

* Miranda ( album ), an album by Icelandic band Tappi Tíkarrass

Björk had the longest career out of any of the members-she had recorded an album as early as 11 years old, and in her late teens, she joined the Icelandic post-punk band Tappi Tikarrass, who released two albums before splitting in 1983.

On November 17, 2006, the band had a one-off reunion concert at Laugardalshöll sport arena in Reykjavík, Iceland, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut single with all profits going to the non-profit Smekkleysa SM to promote Icelandic music.

Featured in the soundtrack is a song called " Brennu-Njálssaga ," composed by the Icelandic New Wave band, Þeyr with the collaboration of Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson.

" Gobbledigook " is also the first single from Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós's album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust.

Others who recorded for the label included Zounds, Flux of Pink Indians, The Cravats, Conflict, Icelandic band KUKL ( who included singer Björk ), classical singer Jane Gregory, and the Poison Girls, a like-minded band who worked closely with Crass for several years.

* Of Monsters and Men, an Icelandic indie band

( ) is the third full-length album from Icelandic band Sigur Rós, first released in October 2002.

was the second album by the Icelandic alternative rock-pop band The Sugarcubes, released in October 1989.

* Sigur Rós, an Icelandic post-rock band

On November 20th and 21st 2008, the Icelandic band Sigur Rós played at the venue in support of their album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust.

Icelandic popular music today includes many bands and artists, ranging from pop-rock groups such as Á Móti Sól ( Rockstar: Supernova Magni's band ), Quarashi, Bang Gang, Amiina, to solo ballad singers like Bubbi Morthens, Megas, Björgvin Halldórsson and Páll Rósinkranz, all the way to reggae band Hjálmar and Bulgarian indie-folk band Stórsveit Nix Noltes.

Icelandic folk band Þrjú á palli recorded it in 1971 as " Lífið er lotterí " with lyrics by Jónas Árnason.

The Video is a music video compilation released in VHS format by the Icelandic band The Sugarcubes, whose most famous member is the renowned singer Björk.

Singer, songwriter, and composer Björk, formerly the lead singer of the Icelandic band The Sugarcubes, works in a variety of musical genres.

* 1976 – Georg Hólm, Icelandic bassist ( Sigur Rós )

* 1977 – Orri Páll Dýrason, Icelandic musician ( Sigur Rós )

The singer of the Icelandic group Sigur Rós, Jón Þór Birgisson, often uses vocals without words, as does Icelandic singer / songwriter, Björk.

* Kraumur Music Fund, supports Icelandic artists, Björk and Kjartan Sveinsson of Sigur Rós are board members ( in English )

With the instrument he has performed along with the Icelandic band Sigur Rós.

*" Gong ", song on the album Takk ... by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós has gained international fame performing mostly in Icelandic. The earliest indigenous Icelandic music was the rímur, epic tales from the Viking era that were often performed a cappella.

In 2008, the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós used one of McGinley's images for their fifth album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust.

At the end of 2001, Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós became the first recipients following a ceremony at the Hollywood Knitting Factory.

Von (, Hope ) is the debut album of Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós.

Von brigði is a remix album of Icelandic band Sigur Rós ' first album, Von.

The album was produced by Ken Thomas, who is best known for his work with Icelandic band Sigur Rós.

Jón Þór Birgisson of Icelandic band, Sigur Rós, picked up the record at a record store in Reykjavík, Iceland, and asked LaValle to support their upcoming U. S. tour.

LaValle received an invite from Sigur Rós to record in their Icelandic studio.

In June 2012 the Icelandic band Sigur Ros released a video starring LaBeouf, in which he appeared naked.

The same is the case for the Vonlenska ( Hopelandic ) language employed by Icelandic group Sigur Rós.

Sundlaugin has been used for recording and mastering by many Icelandic musicians and others, including Amiina ( which often tours with Sigur Rós ) and Jimmy Lavelle from The Album Leaf.

The growth of Bad Taste slowed after The Sugarcubes broke up in 1992 and even though it had a subsequent contract with Sigur Rós, the band moved to an English label ( although Bad Taste still handles their Icelandic market ).