GREAT VAST FOREST
Ao vivo em Curitiba - Paraná
Sábado - 05 de Setembro de 2015 - às 19:30 Hs.
Complete Lineup
Surgath - Vocals
Sallos - Guitas
Blodmåne - Guitas
Amaymon - Bass
Draug - Drums
GREAT VAST FOREST BIOGRAPHY
Great Vast Forest was formed back in 1994 by Surgath (ex-Murder Rape) in Lages, one of the coldest cities of Santa Catarina, South of Brazil. The band is one of the pioneers of the new wave of Black Metal in the country.
According to Surgath, Great Vast Forest's style can be best described as Barbarian Black Metal, as it's agressive and cold but also epic and melodic, a perfect balance between Black and Viking Metal.
The band has released its first demo, "Where the Warriors Ride...", in 1999. Soon this demo became a cult in the underground and GVF signed a contract for two albums with the Brazilian label Evil Horde Records (Azaghal, Averse Sefira, Murder Rape).
The debut album, "Battletales and Songs Of Steel", came in 2002 with 10 songs and a beautiful artwork. Sometime after this release the band splited-up because of musical and political divergences between the members, since Great Vast Forest is infamous for being considered by many as a NSBM band.
After sometime on hold, GVF is back with a new line-up gathered by Surgath and is working on new material for the second full-length on Evil Horde. An EP entitled "Blood of Wolves" is recorded and will be released soon on GTV Rex.
GREAT VAST FOREST GENRES
Black metal
GREAT VAST FOREST: LYRICAL THEMES
Anti-Christianity, Paganism, Winter, Darkness, War
GREAT VAST FOREST ORIGIN
Brazil (Lages, SC), formed in 1994
GREAT VAST FOREST CURRENT RECORD LABEL
Evil Horde Records
Mutilation Records
GREAT VAST FOREST STATUS
Active
GREAT VAST FOREST CURRENT LINE-UP
Surgath - Vocals (ex-Murder Rape, Bewölkt, HadeSS, Astövidatüs, Asgaärd)
Trolläusen - Guitars (Asgaärd)
Gaurhoth - Guitars (Draugurz, Forest Poetry)
Demona - Bass (Alocer, ex-Impetus Maleficum)
Skäriath - Drums (Astövidatüs, HadeSS, Imperial Dawn)
Corvus Maleficarum - Keyboards
GREAT VAST FOREST: PREVIOUS LINE-UP
Guitars:
- Iconoclastor (Dark Celebration, Tiwaz)
- Goat Perversion
- Wolfgar
- Forseti
Bass:
- Devilish (Tiwaz)
- Lord Heinous
- Wolf (Canis Lupus, HadeSS)
Drums:
- E. Lordwizard (Drakonian Age, Infernal War 666)
Keyboards:
- A. Lordgrimm (Tiwaz)
- Moonfog (Drakonian Age)
Logo in the original form in which it was created, developed and signed by the master of logos Christophe Szpajdel in 1998
Discografia
Great Vast Forest - Rehearsal Session (Demo 1995)
1.Into the Cold Mist
2.The Glory of the Darkness
3.Without God (Katatonia Cover - 1994)
Great Vast Forest - (Demo 1997)
1.Cold Souls of the Forest
2.Funeral Winter
3.The Immortal Warrior
4.Majestic South
5.The Evil
6.Imperial Moon
7.Countess Bathory (Venom cover)
8.Begravelsesnatt (Gorgoroth cover)
Discografia
1.Into the Cold Mist
2.The Glory of the Darkness
3.Without God (Katatonia Cover - 1994)
1.Cold Souls of the Forest
2.Funeral Winter
3.The Immortal Warrior
4.Majestic South
5.The Evil
6.Imperial Moon
7.Countess Bathory (Venom cover)
8.Begravelsesnatt (Gorgoroth cover)
Where The Warriors Ride… (Demo 1999)
1. Masters of the Old War
2. Majestic South
3. Imperial Moon
1. Masters of the Old War
2. Majestic South
3. Imperial Moon
Evil Horde Records
1.Intro / The Rings of Power...
2.Pagan Kingdom
3.Wolvesclan
4.The Gate Behind the Mountain
5.Masters of the Old War
6.Cold Souls of the Forest
7.Majestic South
8.Stormtroops
9.Imperial Moon
10.And of Blood Was Covered the Hill.....
Battletales and Songs of Steel (Full-length 2008)
Mordor Records (Sweden) and by CD-Maximum
1.Intro / The Rings of Power...
2.Pagan Kingdom
3.Wolvesclan
4.The Gate Behind the Mountain
5.Masters of the Old War
6.Cold Souls of the Forest
7.Majestic South
8.Stormtroops
9.Imperial Moon
10.And of Blood Was Covered the Hill.....
Released by Hammer of Damnation
1.Intro / When the Wolves Call to the Battle
2.Frostland
3.Night Hordes
4.Pandemonic Creation
5.Honored Throne
6.Outro / Returning from Forest Unknown
Compilation Appearances:
Crush the World" (Tape, Mortuary Khage Productions, (1998)
Great Vast Forest - Imperial Moon
Great Vast Forest - Masters of the Old Wa
Great Vast Forest - Majestic South
...with the Strength of Warriors: Act 1" (CD, Lys Aeon, (2007)
Great Vast Forest - Frostland
GREAT VAST FOREST
The Years of Cold Winter and Darkness Tapes Compilation (2015)
CD DIGIPACK
Mutilation Records
1.Masters of the Old War
2.Majestic South
3.Imperial Moon
4.Intro
5.Frostland
6.Night Hordes
7.Pandemonic Creation
8.Honored Throne
9.Outro
10.Cold Souls of the Forest
11.Funeral Winter
12.The Immortal Warrior
13.The Evil (Unreleased Track)
14.Into the Cold Mist
15.Brave Blood Hero (Live in Curitiba, PR 2007)
16.Imperial Moon (Live in Curitiba, PR 2007)
17.Majestic South (Live in Lages, SC 2006)
18.Prelude to the Victory on Battlefield (Live in Blumenau, SC 2012)
19.Ride of the Valkyries (Live in Blumenau, SC 2012)
20.Countess Bathory (Venom cover 1997)
21.Black Metal War (Graveland cover 2006)
From The Dark Times To The Black Metal Legions
New album coming out soon with limited edition LP (VINYL) and CD
Battletales and Songs of Steel (LP 2015)
with limited edition 300 LP (VINYL)
Great Vast Forest
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Thorhammer fest- São Paulo /SP 07/09/2016
Thorhammer Fest 2016
Great Vast Forest Live
Great Vast Forest:
Completa Discografia
Edited by Panzer Hammer a Great Fan of the state of São Paulo Great Vast Forest:
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