''Forests of Witchery'' is the debut album by Finnish
symphonic black metal
Symphonic black metal is a subgenre of black metal that emerged in the 1990s and incorporates symphonic and orchestral elements.
History
One of the earliest forerunners in what would come to be the sound of symphonic metal was Celtic Frost ...
band
Thy Serpent
Thy Serpent is a Finnish black metal band from Espoo. It started out as a solo project by Sami Tenetz in 1992. A full lineup was acquired in 1995.
History
After two demos, he signed a record deal with Spinefarm, Spinefarm Records. Azhemin, A ...
, released on 30 September 1996. This was the band's first collaborative work; the previously released demos were created solely by Sami Tenetz, who currently is
rhythm guitarist
In music performances, rhythm guitar is a guitar technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass ...
of the band. It has a more
doom/gothic feel than later albums.
The track ''Only Dust Moves...'' was featured on Finnish
symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a cross-genre style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitars ...
band
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neval ...
's debut single
The Carpenter.
Track listing
Credits
*All music by Thy Serpent.
*All lyrics by
Antti Litmanen except A Traveller of Unknown Plains by Myst
*Engineered by Ahti Kortelainen
*Sami – guitars
*Luopio – bass, backing vocals
*Azhemin – synth, vocals
*Agathon – drums
References
1996 albums
Thy Serpent albums
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