Mithotyn was a folk metal

Folk metal

Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...

/black metal

Black metal

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....

 band from Mjölby

Mjölby

Mjölby is a city and the seat of Mjölby Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 11,927 inhabitants in 2005.Mjölby is located by the rivulet Svartån. The name "Mjölby" is derived from "Mölloby", which comes from mylna or mölna -- meaning "mill"...

, Sweden

Sweden

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History

Formed in 1992 as a blackened death metal act under the name Cerberus by founding members; Christian "Christer" Schütz, Stefan Weinerhall who stayed with the band to the end, and Johan who left shortly afterward. After one year, they renamed themselves to Mithotyn. As Mithotyn, they would not release an album until 1997. Much of the material featured on the three albums of their career were previously composed or featured on one of their previous demos such as the song "The Guardian" from Promo'96. The group released three albums: In the Sign of the Ravens

In the Sign of the Ravens

In the Sign of the Ravens is the first studio album by the Viking metal band Mithotyn. First released in 1997 on Invasion Records and Death Records in the US . The album was later reissued through Karmageddon featuring different artwork. This release was mistitled In the Sign of the Raven...

followed by King of the Distant Forest

King of the Distant Forest

King of the Distant Forest is the second studio album by the Viking metal band Mithotyn. Initially released on Invasion Records in 1997 and in the United States through Death Records featuring 11 songs and a purple cover. The album was re-issued a year later on the same label with different...

, and finishing with Gathered Around the Oaken Table

Gathered Around the Oaken Table

Gathered Around the Oaken Table is the third and final album released by viking metal band Mithotyn. First issued in 1999 on Invasion Records and Soundholic in Japan, this featured a cover image of a group sitting around an oaken table. The Japanese version contains one bonus track...

in 1999. Mithotyn officially dissolved in 1999 while Stefan Weinerhall and Karsten Larsson eventually formed Falconer

Falconer (band)

Falconer is a Swedish power metal band from Mjölby, formed in 1999. Founded by the former guitarist of Mithotyn, Stefan Weinerhall. Falconer carry on many of the traditions set by Weinerhall's previous band and play a style of power metal that utilises folk instrumentation and melody to create a...

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Albums

• In the Sign of the Ravens
  In the Sign of the Ravens
  In the Sign of the Ravens is the first studio album by the Viking metal band Mithotyn. First released in 1997 on Invasion Records and Death Records in the US . The album was later reissued through Karmageddon featuring different artwork. This release was mistitled In the Sign of the Raven...
  
  (1997)
• King of the Distant Forest
  King of the Distant Forest
  King of the Distant Forest is the second studio album by the Viking metal band Mithotyn. Initially released on Invasion Records in 1997 and in the United States through Death Records featuring 11 songs and a purple cover. The album was re-issued a year later on the same label with different...
  
  (1997)
• Gathered Around the Oaken Table
  Gathered Around the Oaken Table
  Gathered Around the Oaken Table is the third and final album released by viking metal band Mithotyn. First issued in 1999 on Invasion Records and Soundholic in Japan, this featured a cover image of a group sitting around an oaken table. The Japanese version contains one bonus track...
  
  (1999)

Demos

• Behold the Shields of Gold (1993)
• Meadow in Silence (1994)
• Nidhogg (1995)
• Promo'96 (1996)

Current members

• Rickard Martinsson − vocals
  Singing
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  , bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Stefan Weinerhall − guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Karl Beckmann − guitar, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Karsten Larsson − drums
  Drum kit
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Former members

• Helene Blad − vocals, keyboards (sister of Mathias Blad from Falconer)
• Christian "Christer" Schütz − vocals, bass guitar
• Johan − rhythm
  Rhythm guitar
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   and acoustic guitar
  Steel-string acoustic guitar
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  (was in the band when it was named Cerberus, left before it was named Mithotyn)