Finsterforst
| Finsterforst | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Genres | Folk metal, pagan metal, black metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels | Napalm Records |
| Associated acts | Cryptic Forest |
| Website | finsterforst |
| Members |
Johannes Joseph Oliver Berlin Tobias Weinreich Cornelius "Wombo" Heck Sebastian "AlleyJazz" Scherrer David Schuldis Simon Schillinger Peter Hamm (live) |
| Past members |
Marco Schomas Stephan Stahl (live) |
Finsterforst is a German folk-metal band from Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, whose lyrical themes deal with nature, German myths, and fantasy worlds. Formed in 2004, the group has released three full-length studio albums, one extended play and one compilation album.
Finsterforst means "dark forest" and it is a reference to "Schwarzwald" ("black forest"), a wooded mountain range in the band's home state.
Besides the usual line-up of instruments used in metal (electric guitars, bass, drums), the band's sound relies heavily on accordion melodies, with the occasional use of instruments, such as the tin whistle and the oboe. The band's genre is often dubbed pagan metal because of its use of harsh vocals.
Cryptic Forest is a German black-metal band from Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg that is related to Finsterforst. Several band members play in both bands.
The band was formed at the end of the year 2004 by Tobias Weinreich, Sebastian "AlleyJazz" Scherrer, Simon Schillinger and Marco Schomas. Because the line-up was not complete, the group decided to focus on songwriting.
Since the band felt it needed a real accordion-player, Johannes Joseph joined the line-up in the spring of 2005, followed by rhythm guitarist David Schuldis in October the same year.
In spite of missing a drummer, the band booked Iguana Studios in Buchheim, Baden-Württemberg, and, at the end of December 2005, three songs were recorded with the help of a drum machine. The songs were released as the Wiege der Finsternis EP in March 2006.
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