Emerging in the late 90s, a time when British black metal was almost non-existent, Old Forest were one of the few UK bands to capture the magic of 90s Scandinavian black metal. Indeed, the trio took primary inspiration from early to mid-90s Norwegian bands such as early Gehenna, Burzum, Darkthrone, Emperor and Enslaved, combining this with lyrics and themes from England's rich history, nature and folklore. OLD FOREST's new album 'Graveside' is a re-affirmation of the band's purpose and aims, and 'Graveside' differs from its predecessor in many ways. The UK trios' 8th album since 1998 embraces a definite primitive and regressive approach to both its writing and recording ; it is a work of deliberate imperfection. From the first notes, it is obviously replete with references both musically and lyrically to those tried & tested themes of Black Metal and horror classics - but always with reverence, and never platitudinous.'Graveside' is an indulgence in (and of) the most celebrated and earliest 'naive' works of such luminaries of the early 90's scene as Emperor, Satyricon, Dimmu Borgir, Gehenna and others. As such, 'Graveside' shows OLD FOREST's willingness to regress back to their roots and once more adopt instinctive and spontaneous composition and recording, whilst casting aside such trivial matters as 'innovation' or 'perfection'. Those who embrace its deliberate imperfections will hear a ferociously honest return to the youthful blasphemy of Black Metal and a rejection of the overtly commercial. --- Why choose Cult Never Dies: • Quick service and careful packaging. • Each order comes with a free fanzine & catalogue with exclusive interviews. • Responsive customer service - if you have any problems during the ordering process, or at any other time, just email [email protected] • You are directly supporting the metal underground and an active entity within the scene, as opposed to an uninvolved third party retailer. To see more of what we do visit our homepage at www.cultneverdies.com --- Ordering Notes: • If this is a preorder, all items will ship together when released. If you require any items more urgently we recommend you place those in a separate order to the preorder items. • This webstore will always show you the total to be paid (shipping and item cost) before taking any payment, you will never be charged without first confirming your purchase. • You don't have to register to order, it's optional! • Shipping price is calculated by weight. As with most mail orders the price of shipping per item drops the more you are ordering (ie. the shipping for 2 shirts is only a little more than for 1 shirt and so on). • We are based in the United Kingdom. - If you wish to pay by paypal you will be taken to the paypal site when you are ready to add postage and pay. You will be taken here to see your total before confirming - again, don't worry, you haven't committed to buying until you actually then click to confirm payment. • If you want tracking, please click the tracking option.
