black metal that sounds like a forest

[damnromulans]

Doesn't matter if it's a winter, autumn, springtime or summer forest. I'm sick of albums with promising forest-related cover art and having it not sound like a goddamn forest (note: obviously does not require a forest on the album art). Must sound organic and not be atmospheric to the point of feeling abstract or like background music.

In this particularly cry for help, keyboards/strings-saturated is a plus. Think old Dimmu Borgir ("For All Tid" + "Stormblast"), Vordven, "Det Som Engang Var," Summoning to some extent, old Ulver, Gris, older Dornenreich, etc.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Marblebog - "Forestheart"
Trollskogen - "Einsamkeit" (Haven't heard their other albums)
Die Toten kehren wieder mit dem Wind - any

Solid stuff.

 

[MasterOLightning]

Forgotten Woods - The Curse of Mankind (everyone should listen to this anyway)
Altoriu Seseliai - Margi Sakalai
Alatyr - s/t
Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
Walknut - Graveforests and Their Shadows

 

[Hail The Wizard!]

Horn
Arckanum

 

[Einherjar86]

Wodensthrone- Loss
Fen- The Malediction Fields (this reminds me of Ulver sometimes)
Black Lotus- Harvest of Seasons

 

[Eligos]

Ekpyrosis - Mensch aus Gold
Negura Bunget - Om
Lux Divina - From the Tomb to the Nature's Blood
Melkor - Ferne
Njiqahdda - Yrg Alms
Skagos - Ast
Velnias - Sovereign Nocturnal
Woods of Ypres - Against the Seasons

All posts above mine are full of good recs.

 

[Einherjar86]

I was trying to remember Lux Divina earlier today but could not think of their name to save my life. So thanks for posting that!

Om is a great record, but 'n Crugu Bradului better conjures the forest atmosphere for me, actually; though this might be because the titles translates into "Through the Depths of the Fir Tree Heights."

 

[Eligos]

There's nothing quite like a Spaniard singing Norwegian and English with a Norwegian accent.

I dunno, Om is definitely the album that defines the fog that sets over the forests of Transylvania for me. 'n Crugu Bradului sounds a little more... I dunno, mountainous? Prehistoric?

 

[waif]

Where the hell is Xorv?

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Die Toten kehren wieder mit dem Wind - any

I forgot you finally checked DTKWMDW out. Awesome stuff, all four albums. Arckanum is a fucking great rec too...first two albums sound exactly like a troll-infested forest.

 

[SkiesAtOurFeet]

Kerbenok - O. Should you enjoy Negură Bunget, you shall most certainly enjoy Kerbenok. The influence from Negură upon Kerbenok's music is unmistakable.

Wyrd - Huldrafolk. Should you enjoy Drudkh, Huldrafolk will be enjoyable.

 

[Hail The Wizard!]

Wodensthrone- Loss
Fen- The Malediction Fields (this reminds me of Ulver sometimes)
Black Lotus- Harvest of Seasons

Fuck yeah British forest metal glory

 

[Master_Yoda77]

I forgot you finally checked DTKWMDW out. Awesome stuff, all four albums. Arckanum is a fucking great rec too...first two albums sound exactly like a troll-infested forest.

I checked them out a while ago when you first told me too, but yeah, really solid stuff.

 

[Eligos]

Altoriu Seseliai

 

[theoden236]

Sjodogg
October Falls
Kampfar

 

[SkeletonWitch]

Can't believe no one mentioned Forest of Fog.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

 

[Utfrysning]

Drudkh and Kampfar definitely.

 

[damnromulans]

Drudkh are a little snoozetastic but I only have "Autumn Aurora." It's about that time, where I really should actually find/listen to the recs on this thread.

So far the most successfully "forest" album I've heard is "Virstele..." by Negura Bunget.

 

[Draehl]

Drudkh are a little snoozetastic but I only have "Autumn Aurora."

I'm surprised Sunwheel didn't do it for ya. The standout track on that album, to be sure. Not completely "foresty" but still quite amazing.