NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Pagan Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Canada
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Nature, Heathenism, Battle, History
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2012
Created in late 2003 by David Parks, the vision of DARK FOREST remains
to create an epic style of atmospheric metal fuelled by a connection
with heritage, history and nature.
Parks began the initial
writing process in late 2003 with songs such as Among Silent Pine,
Warwinds, and Under The Northern Fullmoon. The writing process continued
from here until early 2005. A four track demo was arranged and released
that summer and titled Demo 2005. It received many positive reviews,
and was also hailed one of the most promising demos of that year by
reviewers.
Demo 2005 broke out into the Canadian and international metal community
in summer 2005 and gained much respect and support with sales reaching
from Germany to Japan. Parks continued the writing process and laid the
groundwork for the first full-length DARK FOREST album. Interest also
grew in Europe during this time and media labeled early DARK FOREST
releases as ‘Vinlandic Pagan Black Metal’. With this said, there is no
formal genre which Parks wishes to be bound to. March 2006 marked the
completion of the writing process for the first full-length album Aurora
Borealis. It was self-recorded by Parks in summer 2006 and released in
September 2006.
Tracklist:
01. Redisovery Of The New World
02. Like Towers They Reach To The Sky
03. Vesperia
04. A Few Acres Of Snow
05. Hearth
06. Northmen Of The New World
07. Árborg
08. Bjarne Herjúlfsson