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The Profile

Forgotten Woods are a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991, known for melancholic, misanthropic songwriting and a strong influence on depressive black metal. After As the Wolves Gather (1994) and The Curse of Mankind (1996), they went on hiatus and returned with Race of Cain (2007), released by ATMF after No Colours declined due to lyric controversies; the band explicitly rejected NSBM in interviews. Members were also involved in the side project Joyless.

Norwegian black metal group; early works drew comparisons to Burzum; hiatus after mid-90s and return in 2007; Race of Cain released by ATMF following a dispute with No Colours over lyrics; the band publicly rejected NSBM; connection to side project Joyless.

Forgotten Woods are a Norwegian black metal band with a melancholic, misanthropic edge. Reviews cover their 1994 debut As the Wolves Gather, the 1996 high point The Curse of Mankind, the EP Sjel av natten, and the provocative 2007 comeback Race of Cain. Critics note Burzum’s influence, raw production, and unusually thoughtful lyrics. The 2007 album sparked controversy with No Colours before being released by ATMF; the band rejected NSBM in interviews.

Notable Quotes

❝ Who the hell do they think we are? NSBM is beyond idiocy! Ours was simply a metaphor describing mass hysteria, brainwashing, and the general idiocy of the herd.

❝ The components of this album are pain, despair, and solitude, like any good depressive black metal album worth its name.

❝ A forest... a forgotten forest, where you can release your own sadness, your own screams of pain, while sweet and hypnotic music surrounds you, making you feel one with nature.

❝ "As The Wolves Gather" is a very good album, full of emotions that can be shared by everyone and not only by those living particularly harsh situations: a great merit of the work, this, which makes it appealing to fans of extreme metal and beyond.