Svartsot is a Danish folk metal band formed in 2005 in Randers.
History
On 17 December 2008 Michael Lundquist Andersen, Niels Thøgersen, Claus B. Gnudtzmann and Martin Kielland-Brandt announced they had left the band because of different opinions on how to run a band and how the music should sound. The band's whistler, Stewart Lewis, is currently on a hiatus due to the continuing state of his wife’s ill health. On 22 February 2009 Svartsot announced their new band lineup was complete. Stewart Lewis was replaced for live shows, but was still considered a member of the band for some time.
In 2010, the band released a new album, Mulmets Viser, through Napalm Records. Despite Cristoffer J.S. Frederiksen being the only remaining member of the previous lineup, his position as the band's guitarist, composer and lyricist ensured that the band retained its musical identity. Mulmets Viser garnered a fairly positive critical response, although several critics pointed out that the band's strict adherence to their particular formula resulted in the album gradually losing listeners' attention as it progressed.
Band members
Current
Thor Bager - vocals
Hans-Jørgen Martinus Hansen - Irish whistles, mandolin, bagpipes and previously also accordion Cristoffer J.S. Frederiksen - lead guitar, mandolin, acoustic guitar Michael Alm - rhythm guitar Frederik Uglebjerg - drums Simon Buje - bass
Former
James Atkin - bass
Stewart C. Lewis - Irish whistles, bodhran, axes and other instruments
Danni Jelsgaard - drums
Michael Lundquist Andersen - guitar
Niels Thøgersen - drums
Claus B. Gnudtzmann - vocals
Martin Kielland-Brandt - bass
Cliff Nemanim - rhythm guitars
Marcello Freitas - drums
Henrik S. Christensen - bass
Discography
Studio albums
Ravnenes Saga (2007) Mulmets Viser (2010) Maledictus Eris (2011) Vældet (2015) Kumbl (2022)
Demos
Svundne Tider (2006) Tvende Ravne (2007)