current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title background genre origin name
vintersorg daniel fredriksson mattias marklund cia hedmark fredrik nilsson vintersorg , fission , waterclime , borknagar , folkearth , havayoth , cronian 1995 -- 2002 , 2012-present napalm otyg
 group_or_band folk metal skellefteå , sweden otyg
otyg

otyg is a folk metal band from sweden , featuring andreas hedlund , the frontman for vintersorg .
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 and willow flute .
all the lyrics are written in swedish .
two songs from the band were used in the mmorpg granado espada : `` 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 .
