Carpathian Forest played their first concert in 1998 at the Quart Festival, Kristiansand Norway supporting Immortal and Satyricon. This saw the introduction of Vrangsinn. A short studio session followed, with Tchort and Kobro being made permanent members. The following EP was called He's Turning Blue, followed by the albums Strange Old Brew and Morbid Fascination of Death - these were both recorded at the same time and were produced by Terje Refsnes at Sound Suite studio in Sandnes. Nordavind left the band after this studio session due to personal issues with Tchort being promoted to guitarist. Vrangsinn was promoted to bass, and Blood Pervertor to keyboard duties for following sessions and tours.[1]
With this lineup, the band recorded their fourth album, Defending the Throne of Evil, released by Season of Mist. This album was the first to feature symphonic sounds, as witnessed with "It's Darker than You Think". The album was generally well-received.
The following year, Carpathian Forest made two releases - We're Going to Hollywood for This, a live DVD, the title of which was a play on their compilation album We're Going to Hell for This, and another compilation entitled Skjend Hans Lik, which featured many new tracks, as well as some remastered ones from Bloodlust and Perversion.
The band's most recent release was in 2006, with Fuck You All!!!!, an album which has similar structures to Black Shining Leather.
The band last played live at the Inferno Festival in 2009, and confirmed rumors that a new album was in the works.
Line Up
Nattefrost - Vocals
Vrangsinn - Bass
A Kobro - Drums
BloodPervertor - Guitar
Former/past member(s)
J. Nordavind - Guitars, Bass, Synth, Backing Vocals (1990-2000) (Grimm (Nor),
Tchort - guitars
Lazare (Lars Nedland) - Drums (1998-1999) (Age of Silence, ex-Ásmegin, Borknagar, Solefald)
Damnatus - Bass (Grimm (Nor))
Lord Blackmangler - Drums
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A Forest
Carpathian Forest Lyrics
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Come closer and see
See into the trees
Find the girl
If you can
Come closer and see
See into the dark
Just follow your eyes
Just follow your eyes
I hear her voice
Calling my name
The sound is deep
In the dark
I hear her voice
And start to run
Into the trees
Into the trees
Into the trees
Suddenly I stop
But I know it's too late
I'm lost in a forest
All alone
The girl was never there
It's always the same
I'm running towards nothing
Again and again and again and again
The lyrics to Carpathian Forest's song "A Forest" are actually a cover of the song by The Cure. The song speaks to the haunting feeling of being lost in a forest, unable to find your way out. The lyrics invite the listener to come closer and see into the trees, as if suggesting that the answer to their predicament is somewhere hidden within them. However, despite the invitation, the singer remains lost within the forest. He hears the voice of a girl calling his name, but as he runs into the trees and tries to find her, he realizes that she was never there. The emotional climax of the song comes when the singer realizes that he is running towards nothing and will be trapped in the forest forever.
The repeated phrases of "come closer and see," "follow your eyes," and "into the trees" create a hypnotic and sinister effect, drawing the listener into the twisted and mystifying world of the forest. The lyrics are both abstract and visceral, creating a feeling of dread that is both hard to define and impossible to escape. Ultimately, the song speaks to the human tendency to search for something that may not be there, the futility of our efforts to escape the unknown, and the awe-inspiring yet unforgiving force of nature.
Line by Line Meaning
Come closer and see
Get closer and pay attention
See into the trees
Take a closer look at the trees surrounding you
Find the girl
Search for the girl within the forest
If you can
If you are able
See into the dark
Look into the darkness
Just follow your eyes
Use your eyes to guide you
I hear her voice
I hear the girl's voice
Calling my name
She's calling out to me
The sound is deep
The sound is resonant and intense
In the dark
Within the darkness of the forest
And start to run
I begin to run
Into the trees
Toward the trees I go
Suddenly I stop
All at once, I halt my movement
But I know it's too late
I understand that it's too late
I'm lost in a forest
I am unable to find my way out of the forest
All alone
Without anyone else with me
The girl was never there
The girl I was searching for was never present
It's always the same
This happens every time
I'm running towards nothing
I am running with no destination in sight
Again and again and again and again
This cycle repeats itself
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Robert James Smith, Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, Matthieu Aiden Hartley, Simon Johnathon Gallup
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