''Forests of Witchery'' is the debut album by symphonic black metal band

Thy Serpent Thy Serpent is a Finnish black metal band from Espoo. It started out as a solo project by Sami Tenetz in 1992. A full lineup was acquired in 1995. History After two demos, he signed a record deal with Spinefarm Records. Azhemin, Agathon and ...

. This was the band's first collaborative work; the previously released demos were created solely by Sami Tenetz, who currently is

rhythm guitarist In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass gui ...

of the band. It has a more doom/gothic feel than later albums.

Track listing

# Flowers of Witchery Abloom # Of Darkness and Light # A Traveller of Unknown Plains # Only Dust Moves... # Like a Funeral Veil of Melancholy # Wine from Tears

Credits

*All music by Thy Serpent. *All lyrics by Antti Litmanen except A Traveller of Unknown Plains by Myst *Engineered by Ahti Kortelainen *Sami - guitars *Luopio - bass, backing vocals *Azhemin - synth, vocals *Agathon - drums 1996 albums Thy Serpent albums {{1990s-black-metal-album-stub