Eistnaflug () was an indoor heavy metal music festival held in Neskaupstaður, Iceland during the second weekend of July.
Name The festival's name means "testicular flight" and is a pun on the name of ("sparks flying"), a family-oriented festival held in Neskaupstaður during the .
History The first festival began in August 2005 as a small, one-day party for a few Icelandic bands.
In 2017 the number of attendees was 2000–2500.
The line up usually consists of 30–40 bands, most of which are Icelandic. Some non-Icelandic bands that have performed at the festival are At The Gates (SE), Napalm Death (UK), Redfang (US), Secrets of The Moon (DE), Triptykon (CHE), (NL) and Cephalic Carnage (US). A few domestic bands that have often performed at the festival include Auðn, Dimma, , Kontinuum, Legend, Skálmöld, Sólstafir, The Vintage Caravan and many more.
Location Eistnaflug's home, Neskaupstaður, IcelandIceland concert event Iceland Airwaves to attract thousands of music lovers | IceNews – Daily News (population 1400), is a little town located on the Norðfjörður fjord in the municipality of Fjarðabyggð on the eastern coast of Iceland which is 700 km away from Reykjavík.
Eistnaflug's motto is ("No behaving like a jerk"). There has never been a report of a physical or sexual assault at the festival, a track record that is often compared to the much worse faring Þjóðhátíð festival.
2015–2019 headliners
2015 Source: Behemoth Carcass Enslaved Inquisition Kvelertak Rotting Christ
2016 Source: Amorphis Belphegor Immolation Marduk Melechesh Meshuggah Opeth
2017 Source: Akercocke Anaal Nathrakh Atari Teenage Riot Bloodbath The Dillinger Escape Plan Max & Igor Cavalera Return To Roots Neurosis Perturbator
2018 Source: Anathema Batushka Gus Gus Hatesphere Kreator Perturbator Tyr Watain
2019 Source: Hate Graveyard Primordial
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