Svartsot

Svartsot is a Danish folk metal band from Randers, formed in 2005. The band combines tales from Danish history and folklore with folk and medieval-inspired melodies played on folk instruments, fused with melodic death metal. The band's name means "black sickness" in Old Danish, referring to a type of jaundice. Their most recent album, "Peregrinus", was released in 2025.