Auðn is an Icelandic atmospheric black metal band formed in 2010. The band consists of members Hjalti Sveinsson, Aðalsteinn Magnússon, Andri Björn Birgisson, Hjálmar Gylfason, and Sigurður Kjartan Pálsson. The band's name translates to "desert," "wilderness," or "desolation" in Icelandic. The band issued its self-titled debut studio album, Auðn, in 2014 through the labels Metallic Media and Black Plague Records. In 2016, the band represented Iceland in the W:O:A Metal-Battle, winning the regional heat and securing third place in the final competition at Wacken Open Air. The band released its second album, Farvegir Fyrndar, in 2017 through Season of Mist. Following a performance at the Summer Breeze festival in 2018, the band released the album Vökudraumsins fangi in 2020. In August 2022, the band performed again at Wacken Open Air.
