The Quarashi Vibe

Three Decades of Noise

30th Anniversary

Quarashi is louder than ever! The 30th anniversary is breaking barriers with new music, a huge stadium show and items from the vault to celebrate with fans all around the world, bringing 30 years of history to life!

Days Of Strange EP

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Quarashi News Enter the Vault Take Me To The New Stuff

New Song

Do It Again

Out Now — Single

DO it again

“Do It Again” is the brand new, 2026 single from Quarashi. Bringing together the grit of experience and the 90’s punch that established the bands’ Reykjavík rap rock legacy 30 years ago the band is back and hitting harder than ever!

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Official Merchandise

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Pre-orders, vinyls, tees, hoodies, and hats . The 30th anniversary collection, straight from the band's official store.

Quarashi — Days of Strange 12-inch vinyl

Iceland International

Quarashi merch — t-shirts, hoodies and hats

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Quarashi on vinyl — presale now open, released 18 September

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The Catalog

Discography

The Inner Circle

The Members

The men behind the legend.

Sölvi

Hössi

Steini

Ómar

Tiny

Items That Shaped the Story

30 Years of Artifacts

From the Vault

Quarashi Live at Laugardalshöllin 2002

On September 12th 2002, Quarashi performed at Laugardalshöllin on their return back to Iceland following their tour of the USA. 24 years later on September 19th 2026, the band performed at the same venue in celebration of Quarashi's 30th anniversary. The 2002 show got rave reviews, broke records and showed everyone what a determined band from tiny Iceland was truly capable of. Here is that whole show, uncut, the way it was meant to be seen!

The Vault

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Music videos, live cuts, and deep vault rarities - straight from the official Quarashi channel.

Quarashi - An Intimate Portrait - Hössi

Quarashi - An Intimate Portrait - Steini

Quarashi - An Intimate Portrait - Sölvi

Quarashi - An Intimate Portrait - Ómar

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The Journey

QUARASHI TIMELINE

1996

The Beginning

Sölvi Blöndal, Steinar Fjeldsted and Höskuldur Ólafsson, form Quarashi in Reykjavík, Iceland. Their debut EP 'Switchstance' is released on Lax Records, showcasing a blend of rap, rock and electronic music, introducing a new vibe to the Reykjavík music scene.

1997

Quarashi

Quarashi releases their self titled album after the runaway success of Switchstance, establishing the band as a force in Icelandic music with their raw energy and bilingual lyrics.

1999

Xeneizes

Quarashi's second album 'Xeneizes' drops with harder beats and sharper rhymes. The rest of the world starts to take notice and Quarashi's fanbase expands far outside Iceland.

2002

Jinx

Jinx is released on Columbia and Time Bomb Recordings, becoming Quarashi's US debut. The singles 'Stick 'Em Up' and 'Mr. Jinx' appear in multiple forms of media including 2 Fast 2 Furious, Alias, Smallville, and NBA on TNT commercials as well as video games. The band toured the world and were part of the 2002 Warped Tour lineup.

2003

Mess It Up & OPEE

After Höskuldur leaves the band, Quarashi is left with the question 'what next?'. The answer came with a collaboration with Icelandic rapper Opee and the track 'Mess It Up' in July 2003. 'Mess It Up' ended up became one of the most popular song of the year proving the band was nowhere near finished.

2004

Guerilla Disco

Guerilla Disco becomes Quarashi's fifth studio album featuring a new permanent lineup with underground Icelandic rapper Egill 'Tiny' Thorarensen joining in 2003.

2005

Hiatus

After nearly a decade of groundbreaking music, Quarashi disbands in 2005, leaving behind five studio albums and a legacy as Iceland's most influential rap rock act.

2011

Anthology, Beat Em, Besta Festival and Nasa Gigs

After six years of silence, Quarashi suprises everyone by announcing their return, a gig at an outdoor music festival Besta Útihátíðin on 9 July 2011. The news of the return return blew the scale of anticipation and fans old and new gather to celebrate one of Iceland's biggest band. The return was so successful that the band scheduled two extra gigs at Nasa nightclub. The return led to a compilation of album of their 19 years of work with a bonus track Beat Em. A live album recorded at Nasa and a Besta Útihátíðin also followed.

2014

Rock On and Þjóðhátíð í Eyjum

After years of recording silence, Quarashi resurface with 'Rock On' the band's first new single since the hiatus and the quiet first step toward a return. All five members join forces and perform at Iceland's outdoor festival in Iceland, Þjóðhátíð í Vestmannaeyjum.

2016

The Reunion and Þjóðhátíð í eyjum

After their hugely successful performance at Þjóðhátíð í Eyjum in 2014, Quarashi announces they will return to Þjóðhátíð 2016. The band also releases a new song, Chicago with all five members taking part.

2021

Greatest Tricks

Quarashi releases the compilation album 'Greatest Tricks', collecting the band's biggest hits and fan favorites spanning their entire career. It's the first official Quarashi vinyl released.

2026

30th Anniversary

Three decades of epic grooves, thunderous beats and sharp rhymes have brought us here. A commemorative stadium concert at Laugardalshöll in Reykjavík, new music, and this digital museum honoring every bar, every beat, every moment. Quarashi is ready to kick ass!

From the Archives

Press & Features

Transcripts, scanned clips, classic reviews, and features spanning thirty years of coverage. It's the written record of Quarashi.

The Quarashi Vibe — Good Eggs Never Crack — Quarashi's 30th Anniversary Concert at Laugardalshöllin

Review

The Quarashi VibeSeptember 19, 2026

Good Eggs Never Crack — Quarashi's 30th Anniversary Concert at Laugardalshöllin

The Quarashi Vibe was on the floor at Laugardalshöllin for the 30th anniversary show - five thousand fans, red light, the astronaut's return, The Vintage Caravan, a setlist full of hits and deep cuts, and a Stick 'Em Up finale.

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Interview

BylgjanSeptember 7, 2026

All In — The 30th Anniversary Interview

Quarashi sat down with Ívar at Bylgjan ahead of the 30th-anniversary show at Laugardalshöll — on the new song, the sold-out 2002 homecoming, meeting Eminem and Guns N' Roses, and going all in on September 19th.

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RÚV Rás 2 — Quarashi Turns 30 — Morgunverkin on Rás 2

Interview

RÚV Rás 2September 10, 2026

Quarashi Turns 30 — Morgunverkin on Rás 2

Ómar, Sölvi and Steini joined Andri Freyr Viðarson on Morgunverkin ahead of the 30th anniversary show — on death metal beginnings, record-store Reykjavík, the Subterranean verse that got Ómar the job, and a party at Laugardalshöll.

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