The first festival began in August 2005 as a small, one-day party for a few Icelandic bands.
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), The Monolith Deathcult [de] (NL) and Cephalic Carnage (US).
A few domestic bands that have often performed at the festival include Auðn, Dimma, Saktmóðigur [is],[1] Kontinuum, Legend, Skálmöld, Sólstafir, The Vintage Caravan and many more.
Eistnaflug's home, Neskaupstaður, Iceland[2][3] (population 1400), is a little town located on the Norðfjörður fjord in the municipality of Fjarðabyggð[1] on the eastern coast of Iceland which is 700 km away from Reykjavík.
Eistnaflug's motto is Bannað að vera fáviti!