Svartby Is A Folk Metal Band From Saint-Petersburg Russia. The Band Sings About Wild Magical Creatures Living In Fictional Place "Svartby" Black Village - Witches Goblins Dwarfs - Definitely Unkind To Human Folk But At The Same Time Merry Nature-Loving And Nice Living Beings With A Good Sense Of Humor. The Lyrics Are In Swedish. The Lyrics Of The Debut Album Were Heavily Criticized By Swedish Listeners Even The Name "Kom I Min Kittel" Became "cum In My Cauldron" In Swedish Ears Not "come Into My Cauldron"as The Band Meant . So To Avoid Misunderstanding And Possible Grammar Mistakes The Band Asked Their Swedish Friends To Check Lyrics For Further Releases "Tomte" EP And Second Full Length "Riv Hugg Och Bit" . Line-Up Torhall – Vocals Bass Lindwurm – Guitars Giftsvamp – Keyboards Lyrics Fenrir – Drums Ex-Members Hemskalf – Guitars Clean Vocals 2004-2005 Hök - Guitars 2005-2009 Somna - Drums 2004-2009 Svartby Chronicles 2003 - Giftsvamp Starts Playing Keyboards After A 4-Year Break – With Thoughts Of Dark Magical Creatures. So Echoes Of Melodies Were Born. - Brutal Death Band NORDLICHT Giftsvamp – Bass Lindwurm - Guitars Get Acquainted With A Rock-N-Roll Band RROLL And Future SVARTBY's Frontman Torhall. 2004 - Melodies Become Songs Ideas Become Lyrics - Lindwurm And Giftsvamp Quit NORDLICHT And SVARTBY Is Formed In June. - Hemskalf Is Employed To Sing Clear Vocals And Be The Second Guitar - Torhall Joins The Band In August - Somna Joins The Band In October 10 2005 - First Demo-EP “Kom I Min Kittel” Recorded In February - SVARTBY’s First Gig In June - Hemskalf Leaves SVARTBY In October - Hök Joins SVARTBY In October 10 - First SVARTBY Gig With Hök In October 28 2006 - SVARTBY Starts Recording Debuting Album - Great Gig Activity 2007 - First Gig Outside Saint-Petersburg In June. SVARTBY Becomes A Touring Band - “Kom I Min Kittel” Album Devoted To Witches Of The Black Village Is Released At FONO Records In July - SVARTBY Records New 5-Song “Tomte” EP. - “Tomte” EP Is Available For Free Downloading In November 28 - “Skogens Ursinne” Song Is Included To “Pagan Battle Tunes” Compilation Cd. 2008 - Kom I Min Kittel Album Is Released In Europe By Trollzorn Label In February. - SVARTBY Is Signed At Trollzorn In July - The Band Records New Album “Riv Hugg Och Bit” Devoted To The Dwarves Of The Black Village 2009 - Hök And Somna Leave The Band Because They Don't Want To Play Folk-Metal Anymore. - New Drummer Of Svartby - Fenrir Who Also Plays In Folk Metal Band Der Galgen. - Svartby Becomes A Band Of 4 Members Torhall - Vocals Bass Lindwurm - Guitars Giftsvamp - Keyboards Lyrics Fenrir - Drums in Order To Gain A More Thrash/rock-N-Roll Drive. - Riv Hugg Och Bit Album Is Released In August 29 At Trollzorn