Svartsot

Svartsot is a Danish folk metal band formed in 2005 in Randers.

Svartsot
Background information
Origin	Randers, Denmark
Genres	Folk metal
Years active	2005 - present
Labels	Napalm Records
Members	Cristoffer J.S. Frederiksen Hans-Jørgen Martinus Hansen Thor Bager Frederik Uglebjerg Michael Alm Simon Buje
Past members	James Atkin Danni Jelsgaard Cliff Nemanim Michael Lundquist Andersen Niels Thøgersen Martin Kielland-Brandt Claus B. Gnudtzmann Stewart C. Lewis Henrik S. Christensen Marcelo Freitas
Website	http://www.svartsot.dk/

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.^[1] On 22 February 2009 Svartsot announced their new band lineup was complete.^[2] 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.^[3]

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

Concert in Aalborg, 2015

Studio albums

• Ravnenes Saga (2007)
• Mulmets Viser (2010)
• Maledictus Eris (2011)
• Vældet (2015)
• Kumbl (2022)
• Peregrinus (2025)

Demos

• Svundne Tider (2006)
• Tvende Ravne (2007)