Cold, Dark, And Creepy

Back before Swedish bands got all hip, there was Garmarna.

Garmarna isn't your traditional rock band. They play a weird mix of rock-influenced folk music, of old Swedish ballads that are plugged in. A lot of their music is sorta depressing, but what can you expect from a land that only gets an average of two hours of sun a day?

I particularly like this song, called Vedergallningen, or Vengeance. The lyrics start out like this:

Before the cock crowed I was born
Far are the paths that I follow
My mother was dead before the dawn
Long long she awaited her sorrow

and just sort of get worse from there.