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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Ancient Spirit of the Underworld
Carpathian Forest Lyrics
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And when it ceased the deathlike silence
Chilled my marrow and bones
The need to feel dead was killing him
Evil is found in the earliest
Oldest and the most dreadful
Memories of humanity
Eternally feared by gods primitive men
Pale visions, death-pale they were all
Still cursed, haunted and alone
Killing woman, children and men
Sparing neither age nor sex
A place where reality is worthless
And all you want is to be left alone
They grind the land like corn
Showing no mercy
Spilling the blood like rain
Devouring their flesh and sucking
Dry their veins...
The undead leaves their graves
In misty transformations
You see half-visible bodies
Floating through the night
The ancient spirits of the underworld
[REPEAT VERSE 1]
All the trees were lifeless and dead
And there were no birds singing
The reign of man is over
Drained for all its powers
He saw their starving lips shake
With a horrid grin gaped wide
And the corpse lies on the cold hill side
His spirit is carried away
By the northwinds into eternity
The lyrics to Carpathian Forest's song "Ancient Spirit of the Underworld" depict a dark and eerie atmosphere, filled with death and malevolence. The first verse describes the ominous silence following a thunderstorm, suggesting a sense of impending doom. The singer feels a desperate desire for death, as if it were slowly killing him. The lyrics further explore the concept of evil, rooted in the ancient and terrifying memories of humanity. It is a primal fear that even the gods and primitive men have always dreaded. The pale visions mentioned represent the haunting and cursed existence of these ancient spirits, who have killed indiscriminately, showing no mercy to women, children, or men of any age.
The song goes on to paint a vivid image of a desolate and merciless landscape, where the undead rise from their graves and wander through misty transformations. The trees are lifeless, there are no birds singing, and the reign of man is over, drained of all power. The singer witnesses the grotesque sight of starving lips and horrifying grins on the faces of these restless corpses. The spirit of the singer, overwhelmed by the magnitude of the darkness surrounding him, is carried away by the northwinds into eternity.
Overall, the lyrics of "Ancient Spirit of the Underworld" evoke a sense of despair, dread, and the struggle to find solace in a world consumed by darkness and death.
Line by Line Meaning
Overhead the thunder cracked and roared
The noise of thunder overhead was loud and intimidating
And when it ceased the deathlike silence
After the thunder stopped, there was an eerie and silent atmosphere
Chilled my marrow and bones
It caused a deep and unsettling coldness within me
The need to feel dead was killing him
The desire to be numb and devoid of emotions was painfully consuming him
Like death itself
Similar to the state of being deceased
Evil is found in the earliest
Wickedness exists since the beginning
Oldest and the most dreadful
In the ancient times, the most terrifying things occurred
Memories of humanity
Recollections of the human history
Eternally feared by gods primitive men
Primitive humans and even deities have always been terrified of it
Pale visions, death-pale they were all
Ghastly apparitions, all of them pale and associated with death
Still cursed, haunted and alone
Continuously condemned, tormented, and isolated
Killing woman, children and men
Taking the lives of women, children, and men
Sparing neither age nor sex
Showing no mercy regardless of age or gender
A place where reality is worthless
A location where the concept of reality holds no value
And all you want is to be left alone
The only desire is to be completely solitary
They grind the land like corn
They ruthlessly destroy the land
Showing no mercy
Displaying no compassion or pity
Spilling the blood like rain
Causing bloodshed on a large scale
Devouring their flesh and sucking
Feasting upon their flesh and draining their energy
Dry their veins...
Depleting their life force from their veins
The undead leaves their graves
Zombies rise from their burial sites
In misty transformations
Undergoing supernatural changes within the mist
You see half-visible bodies
Witnessing partially visible forms
Floating through the night
Drifting aimlessly during the dark hours
The ancient spirits of the underworld
The age-old souls of the netherworld
[REPEAT VERSE 1]
Repeat the first verse
All the trees were lifeless and dead
Every single tree lacked vitality and was deceased
And there were no birds singing
No birds were creating melodious sounds
The reign of man is over
The rule of humanity has come to an end
Drained for all its powers
Completely depleted of its strengths and abilities
He saw their starving lips shake
He observed their famished mouths trembling
With a horrid grin gaped wide
Displaying a terrifyingly wide and distorted smile
And the corpse lies on the cold hill side
The dead body rests on the chilly slope of a hill
His spirit is carried away
His essence is transported
By the northwinds into eternity
By the winds blowing from the north, his being transcends into the infinite
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Erwin Janssen
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marco97219
Excellent awesome very Black Metal. CF RULESSSSSSSSSSSS
hvitekristesdod
Norwegians know their stuff
hvitekristesdod
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