OTYG - Bergtagen The Handsome Family "Reptile Brain Music" - Imperial

"Reptile Brain Music" - Imperial State Electric's third studio album was originally released in 2013

bird messengers and white witchcraft alongside pagan themes of death and rebirth

Up to that point I hadn’t met anyone with any an interest in any of my musical discoveries

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

California in 1966

OTYG - Bergtagen The Handsome Family "Reptile Brain Music" - ImperialCult 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