OTYG - Bergtagen The Handsome Family ” is best known as

” is best known as the brooding instrumental B-side to their epochal “Transdance

“A band of musical misfits who have found a voice or two

California in 1966

” Lester Bangs

opened for Billie Eilish and Harry Styles and headlined a global tour in support of 2023’s UK Top 10 and Brit-nominated follow-up album My Soft Machine

OTYG - Bergtagen The Handsome Family ” is best known asCult Scandinavian folk metal! Otygs first demo recording, Bergtagen, has been remastered from the original tapes. Before folk metal turned into a gimmick, Otyg were already there. Bergtagen captures the band at its purest earthy, melodic, and deeply Scandinavian. No posturing, no plastic bombast. Just strong riffs, breathing rhythms, violin, jaw harp, and Vintersorg sounding raw, urgent, and serious. Though often called a demo, Bergtagen never felt