Old Forest - Into the Old Forest LP
OLD FOREST formed in London, England in 1998. Comprised of guitarist/bassist Beleth and vocalist/keyboardist Kobold, the duo set out to make cold, archaic black metal in the tradition of early EMPEROR, DARKTHRONE and other like-minded Norwegian arsonists. Their 1998 demo “Of Mists and Graves” displayed a strong vision of what was to come, with a raw production befitting the gravelike atmosphere of the music. The group would follow up the next year with their first full-length “INTO THE OLD FOREST.” A record of pure, undiluted black metal, the LP shows OLD FOREST realizing their full potential. A grim miasma hangs over its eight tracks, with lurching and forlorn melodicism coupled with vicious blasting and violent riffs. Kobold’s ornate keyboard work adds a layer of gothic horror to the whole affair, its sinister aura placing this alongside the high points of 90s black metal. OLD FOREST would not release another record for nearly a decade, but this document places them in the pantheon of classic second-wave black metal. Nuclear War Now! Productions is proud to bring this record back into circulation.
OLD FOREST formed in London, England in 1998. Comprised of guitarist/bassist Beleth and vocalist/keyboardist Kobold, the duo set out to make cold, archaic black metal in the tradition of early EMPEROR, DARKTHRONE and other like-minded Norwegian arsonists. Their 1998 demo “Of Mists and Graves” displayed a strong vision of what was to come, with a raw production befitting the gravelike atmosphere of the music. The group would follow up the next year with their first full-length “INTO THE OLD FOREST.” A record of pure, undiluted black metal, the LP shows OLD FOREST realizing their full potential. A grim miasma hangs over its eight tracks, with lurching and forlorn melodicism coupled with vicious blasting and violent riffs. Kobold’s ornate keyboard work adds a layer of gothic horror to the whole affair, its sinister aura placing this alongside the high points of 90s black metal. OLD FOREST would not release another record for nearly a decade, but this document places them in the pantheon of classic second-wave black metal. Nuclear War Now! Productions is proud to bring this record back into circulation.
OLD FOREST formed in London, England in 1998. Comprised of guitarist/bassist Beleth and vocalist/keyboardist Kobold, the duo set out to make cold, archaic black metal in the tradition of early EMPEROR, DARKTHRONE and other like-minded Norwegian arsonists. Their 1998 demo “Of Mists and Graves” displayed a strong vision of what was to come, with a raw production befitting the gravelike atmosphere of the music. The group would follow up the next year with their first full-length “INTO THE OLD FOREST.” A record of pure, undiluted black metal, the LP shows OLD FOREST realizing their full potential. A grim miasma hangs over its eight tracks, with lurching and forlorn melodicism coupled with vicious blasting and violent riffs. Kobold’s ornate keyboard work adds a layer of gothic horror to the whole affair, its sinister aura placing this alongside the high points of 90s black metal. OLD FOREST would not release another record for nearly a decade, but this document places them in the pantheon of classic second-wave black metal. Nuclear War Now! Productions is proud to bring this record back into circulation.
Label: NWN!
Licensed from Old Forest
First NWN pressing of 500 copies
3mm jacket and 11" insert
Tracklist:
1.Grond (Hammer of the Underworld)
2.Death in the Cemetary
3.To Haunt the Old Forest
4.Hymn of the Deep
5.Glistening...
6.Where Trees Are Withered
7.Shadow Whispers
8.Become the Gods of War
