Otyg are a

folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for exampl ...

band from Sweden, featuring

Andreas Hedlund Andreas Hedlund (born 17 September 1973), better known by his stage names Vintersorg and Mr. V, is a Swedish vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who has played in several heavy metal bands. Biography Hedlund's musical career came to be at or aro ...

, the frontman for

Vintersorg Vintersorg (; "Winter Sorrow" in English) is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron (Wolfthrone in English). Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly ro ...

. During their existence, Otyg released two albums with songs written in traditional Scandinavian folk style, featuring traditional Scandinavian instruments not frequently heard in heavy metal, such as the

keyed fiddle A nyckelharpa (, "keyed fiddle", or literally "key harp", plural ) is the national musical instrument of Sweden. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to cha ...

and

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. All the lyrics are written in

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. Two songs from the band were used in the

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: "Huldran" and "Trollslottet". In an interview in May 2012 Andreas Hedlund stated that Otyg is now reactivated and a new album is going to be released. In an interview in July 2014 Andreas stated that new Otyg album is already written, but he lacks the time to record it in studio.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Älvefärd'' (1998) * ''Sagovindars boning'' (1999) ;Demos * ''Bergtagen'' (1995) * ''I trollskogens drömmande mörker'' (1996) * ''Galdersång till bergfadern'' (1997)

Band members

Current line-up

– guitars, keyboards, vocals (1995-2002, 2012–present) *

Mattias Marklund Mattias Marklund (born 14 September 1974) is a guitarist who plays in Vintersorg, Casket Casey, The Derelict Dead, and TME. He also did guest guitar work for Vintersorg bandmate, Andreas Hedlund's progressive rock band, Waterclime. Discograph ...

– guitars (1995-2002, 2012–present) * Cia Hedmark – vocals,

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(1995–2002, 2012–present) * Daniel Fredriksson – bass,

, mouth harp,

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(1995-2002, 2012–present) * Fredrik Nilsson – drums (1998–2002, 2012–present)

Former members

*Samuel Norberg – mouth harp (1995–1997) *Stefan Strömberg – drums (1995–1997)

References

Swedish folk metal musical groups Napalm Records artists Musical groups established in 1995 {{Sweden-band-stub