Maledictus Eris

"Maledictus Eris" is the third full length studio album from the Danish folk/Viking metal band Svartsot. Released August 9, 2011 on the Napalm Records label. With this album, Svartsot journeys to a 14th century Denmark ravished by the plague. The tracks on Maledictus Eris describe the fate of those confronted with the horrors of the Black Death. The Danish folk metal masters envelop these dark tales with sweeping mid-tempo rhythms that revel in appealing Nordic folk melodies. The concept of "Maledictus Eris" ("Cursed Thou Shall Be") also flows over into the album's impressive artwork, as Gyula Havancsák (Tyr, Grave Digger,…) is able to masterfully capture the somber atmosphere.