Anyone Heard Otyg?

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

I know Vintersorg is a part of this band as well. So far I have been more than pleased with Vintersorg and Borknagar, so I'm assuming this group would be worth checking out...unless I'm mistaken?

 

[iAMtheblackwizards]

Otyg is very worth checking out, but they are not very metal at all, so if youre looking for something more along the lines of borknagar and vintersorg, Otyg may not be the best bet for you. They are quite sweet regardless.

 

[JonnyD]

There are several Threads here about Otyg I suggest you hunt them down There is even a link to a Live Otyg track ... I like them myself an excellent mix of Folk and Metal

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

Hey, I like Blackmore's Night, so mellow folk-influenced music is right up my alley!

 

[The Metal Pigeon]

Its not like blackmore's night - there are sort of crunchy buzzing guitars throughout otyg music, but very 'happy' traditional-scandinavian sounding folky melodies that direct the songs. My guess is the lyrics are something very dark, but the music doesn't sound dark. I bought both albums from www.theendrecords.com and they were both worth it. Some of the most unique stuff I've heard.

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

Very cool!

I will have to grab one for sure!

 

[amf]

Seems like you've been convinced already but anyway... Otyg is one of my favourite bands and I warmly recommend them! Personally I love the lyrics (which are in swedish and about nature and folktales basically) but I'm sure you can appericate the music without understanding the lyrics.

And dont miss the three demos (Bergtagen, I Trollskogens Drömmande Mörker and Galdersång till Bergfadern), they are as good as the other albums, though with crappy sound quality.

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

Actually nature and folktales are cool, in my opinion.

But yeah...I won't know what's being sung. But I love listening to Vintersorg singing in Swedish. It's intoxicating.

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

I sampled a few songs...

"I Trollberg och Skog" and "Nar Alvadrottningen Krons" and both are quite delightful.

I like it alot...

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

And I finally got both of the CD's and I couldn't be pleased more. Though my family (my mother inparticular) hate the music. They just said it was 'weird.' No growling...hmmm...what's so weird?

Anyways, thanks for the help, guys and gals! I'm a huge fan of folk, folk rock, and folk metal, and this is about as pure a form of folk metal as it gets.

Oh, and by the way...is Otyg pronounced (Oh-toog) or (Oh-teeg)...or is it something completely different?

 

[Thidrek]

hmm.. it's pronounced like ooh-tig. but the "y" is a mixture between the sounds oo and ee. Try to form your lips to a "u" and speak a "ee". This is not exactly the sound but it is as near as can be explained through the internet
I'm not Swedish but learning the language

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

Hmmmmmmm...that's interesting...

Thanks for the help, though. I guess (Oh-tihg) is the right way to say it...

 

[Gripe]

Hehe, that must be quite hard if u're not from sweden, but it is pronounced just like Thidrek said, and actually, there's nothing that sounds like "th" in "Otyg", just "t"

 

[amf]

Hehe, that must be quite hard if u're not from sweden, but it is pronounced just like Thidrek said, and actually, there's nothing that sounds like "th" in "Otyg", just "t"

If you look closer you'll see that the H is after the Y and not the T.

 

[Gripe]

Aha

Ah, so you're also from Dalarna? ^^

 

[amf]

Yupp, neighbor. Living in the outskirts of Falun.

 

[Gripe]

Aha, sounds nice