Editing Carpathian Forest

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{{short description|Norwegian black metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Carpathian Forest
| image           = Capathian Forest Party.San Metal Open Air 2018 30.jpg
| caption         = Carpathian Forest in 2018
| landscape       = yes
| genre           = [[Black metal]], [[black 'n' roll]]
| origin          = [[Sandnes]], Norway
| years_active    = 1992–2014, 2017–present
| label           = [[Avantgarde Music]], [[Peaceville Records|Peaceville]], [[Season of Mist]]
| current_members = [[Nattefrost]]<br />[[Vrangsinn]]<br />[[Anders Kobro]]
| past_members    = Nordavind<br />Lord Blackmangler<br />Damnatus<br />[[Lars Nedland|Lazare]]<br />[[Tchort]]<br />Blood Pervertor
}}

'''Carpathian Forest''' is a Norwegian [[black metal]] band formed by [[Nattefrost]] and Nordavind in 1992. They are known for their unique style of black metal, often categorised as [[black 'n' roll]] and includes a prominent, clanky bass tone and lyrics that revolve around [[BDSM]], perversion, [[misanthropy]], death and suicide.

== History ==
In late 1990, the band originally started under the name '''Enthrone''' by Nattefrost (then bearing the pseudonym Lord Nosferatu) and Nordavind (who used the pseudonym Lord Karnstein). Together they produced a self-released demo tape, ''Black Winds'', in 1991.

In 1992, Enthrone changed its name to "Carpathian Forest", and Lord Blackmangler and Damnatus joined their line-up. As a quartet they self-released three demo tapes: ''Rehearsal Outtake'', ''Bloodlust and Perversion'' (both in 1992) and ''Journey Through the Cold Moors of Svarttjern'' (in 1993). However, Damnatus and Lord Blackmangler left afterwards, and Carpathian Forest became once more a duo.

Carpathian Forest would release their first studio work in 1995: the extended play ''[[Through Chasm, Caves and Titan Woods]]'', via [[Avantgarde Music]]. It would be their first of many releases via Avantgarde.

In 1998 the band released their first full-length album, ''[[Black Shining Leather]]'', once more via Avantgarde Music. It was their only release to feature [[Lars Nedland|Lazare]] (who would later join [[Borknagar]]) on the band's line-up as a drummer. In the same year they also played their first concert at the Under the Black Sun Festival in [[Schönermark]], Germany.

Lazare left Carpathian Forest in 1999, the same year [[Anders Kobro]], [[Tchort]] and [[Vrangsinn|Daniel Vrangsinn]] joined them as permanent members. In the following year, their second full-length, ''[[Strange Old Brew]]'', was released. It was their most experimental album so far. By the end of the year they also released a single, "He's Turning Blue".

In 2001, founding member Nordavind left Carpathian Forest, during the recording sessions of their third studio album, ''[[Morbid Fascination of Death]]'', that still retained the experimentation (although to a lesser extent) of their previous release, ''Strange Old Brew''. In the following year the compilation album ''We're Going to Hell for This: Over a Decade of Perversions'' was released, in order to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary as Carpathian Forest. It was their last album to be released by Avantgarde Music before they switched on to [[Season of Mist]].

Their fourth full-length, ''[[Defending the Throne of Evil]]'', was released in 2003 by Season of Mist. Contrasting with Carpathian Forest's previous releases, it was their most melodic album so far, almost reminiscent of [[symphonic black metal]]. In late 2003 the band was joined by Gøran "Blood Pervertor" Bomann.

2004 saw the release of a live DVD, ''We're Going to Hollywood for This'', and a compilation album featuring rarities and reworked versions of old Carpathian Forest songs, {{lang|no|Skjend hans lik}} (Norwegian for "Desecrate His Body").

Carpathian Forest's latest studio album was the 2006 release ''[[Fuck You All!!!! Caput tuum in ano est]]'', that was a throwback to their early, [[blackened thrash metal]]-like sonority of their debut.
[[File:W0820-Hellfest2013 CarpathianForest RNattefrost Vrangsinn Tchort 68280.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|Carpathian Forest in 2013]]
In an early 2008 issue of ''[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]'', Tchort spoke about the possibility of a new album, and the rumors circulating regarding a "half-finished album". He is quoted as saying: "I met with Nattefrost a few weeks ago and we decided to focus on a new album, but we haven't even started writing it yet. The news that we had an album half-finished was based on the fact that we had material left over from the last album. Since we record in different studios, this meant that I had the basics for music that Nattefrost never heard". He also divulged that "[we] kind of decided on a slightly new direction for the band, compared to ''Fuck You All'', at least".

The band co-headlined the [[Inferno Festival]] in 2009, and confirmed rumors that a new album was in the works.<ref name="Blabbermouth.net Carpathian Forest">{{cite web|title=CARPATHIAN FOREST Working On New Album, DVD – Jan. 2, 2009 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=111746 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201081300/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=111746 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2013 |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |accessdate=10 July 2011 }}</ref>

The band entered on a relative hiatus after 2009, but from 2012 onwards they began to play on some festivals around Europe. The band was scheduled to play on the [[Maryland Deathfest]] on 26 May 2013, but their show had to be cancelled due to last-minute visa problems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patriciathomasmanagement.com/2013/05/23/carpathian-forest-forced-to-pull-out-of-mdf-due-to-last-minute-visa-setback/|title=CARPATHIAN FOREST FORCED TO PULL OUT OF MDF DUE TO LAST MINUTE VISA SETBACK|first1=Jorge|last1=Alej|first2=Ro|last2=Says|date=23 May 2013}}</ref> The band's last-known concert was at Incineration Fest, in London England in May 2019.

In the band's concerts in 2013–2014, Jonathan Perez from Green Carnation (and former Sirenia and Trail Of Tears) stepped in as their live drummer.

The band went on hiatus in July 2014, after [[Tchort]] and Blood Pervertor announced they had parted ways with Carpathian Forest, and would form a new band called [[The 3rd Attempt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patriciathomasmanagement.com/2014/07/04/carpathian-forest-guitarists-launch-new-band/|title=CARPATHIAN FOREST GUITARISTS LAUNCH NEW BAND|date=4 July 2014}}</ref>

In 2017, the band returned, and announced that they were working on a new album which would be called ''Likskue'', to be released in 2018.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=135212
| title=Carpathian Forest Returning With New Album "Likskue"
| date=26 May 2017
| publisher=metalunderground.com
| accessdate=6 August 2017}}</ref>

== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
* ''[[Black Shining Leather]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Strange Old Brew]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Morbid Fascination of Death]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Defending the Throne of Evil]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Fuck You All!!!! Caput tuum in ano est]]'' (2006)

=== Extended plays ===
* ''Through Chasm, Caves and Titan Woods'' (1995)

=== Compilations ===
* ''Bloodlust and Perversion'' (1997)
* ''We're Going to Hell for This: Over a Decade of Perversions'' (2002)
* ''Skjend hans lik'' (2004)

=== Video releases ===
* ''We're Going to Hollywood for This: Live Perversions'' (2004)

=== Demo tapes ===
* ''Black Winds'' (1991&nbsp;— as '''Enthrone''')
* ''Rehearsal Outtake'' (1992)
* ''Bloodlust and Perversion'' (1992)
* ''Journey Through the Cold Moors of Svarttjern'' (1993)

=== Singles ===
* "He's Turning Blue" (2000)
* "Likeim" (2018)

== Band members ==
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'''Current members'''
* [[Nattefrost]] (Roger Rasmussen)&nbsp;— vocals, all other instruments <small>(1992–present)</small>
*  [[Vrangsinn]] (Daniel Salte)&nbsp;— bass <small>(1999–2014, 2019–present)</small>
* Malphas&nbsp;— guitars <small>(2017–present)</small>
* Erik Gamle&nbsp;— guitars <small>(2017–present)</small>
* Audun&nbsp;— drums <small>(2017–present)</small>

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'''Former members'''
* Nordavind (Johnny Krøvel)&nbsp;— bass, guitars, keyboards, backing vocals <small>(1992–2001)</small>
* Damnatus&nbsp;— bass <small>(1992–1993)</small>
* Lord Blackmangler&nbsp;— drums <small>(1992–1993)</small>
* [[Lars Nedland|Lazare]] (Lars Are Nedland)&nbsp;— drums, percussion <small>(1998–1999)</small>
* [[Anders Kobro]]&nbsp;— drums, percussion <small>(1999–2014)</small>
* [[Tchort]] (Terje Vik Schei)&nbsp;— bass, guitars <small>(1999–2009, 2012–2014)</small>
* Blood Pervertor (Gøran Bomann)&nbsp;— guitars, backing vocals <small>(2003–2014)</small>
* Slakt (Kjetil Dyvik Løksli)&nbsp;— bass <small>(2017–2019)</small>

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'''Session musicians'''
* Grimm&nbsp;— bass <small>(1993)</small>
* Svein H. Kleppe&nbsp;— drums, percussion <small>(1995)</small>
* John M. Harr&nbsp;— bass guitar, fretless bass <small>(1995)</small>
* Arvid Thorsen (Mötorsen)&nbsp;— tenor saxophone <small>(2000–2003)</small>
* Nina Hex&nbsp;— female backing vocals <small>(2000–2001)</small>

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'''Live musicians'''
* [[Jonathan Pérez (musician)|Jonathan Pérez]]&nbsp;— drums <small>(2013–present)</small>
* [[Hoest]] (Ørjan Stedjeberg)&nbsp;— vocals <small>(2003)</small>

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=== Timeline ===
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{allmusic}}

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[[Category:Norwegian black metal musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1990]]
[[Category:1990 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Norwegian musical quintets]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Rogaland]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Kristiansand]]
[[Category:Season of Mist artists]]