Forefather (band)

Forefather
OriginSurrey, England
GenresBlack metal, folk metal
Years active1997–present
LabelsAngelisc Enterprises
Karmageddon Media
Seven Kingdoms
Eisenwald Tonschmiede
MembersAthelstan
Wulfstan
Websiteforefather.net

Forefather are an English folk metal band from Surrey. They incorporate Viking metal and black metal. The band have released seven studio albums since 1997.

History

Forefather was formed in September 1997 by brothers Wulfstan and Athelstan. Two years later, Forefather released their first album, Deep Into Time, on the band's own label, Angelisc Enterprises, on which two more albums were released by the band, The Fighting Man and Engla Tocyme, in 2000 and 2002, respectively. Forefather's fourth album, Ours Is the Kingdom, was released in 2004 by Karmageddon Media, on which the band's entire back catalogue was re-released, remastered and with bonus tracks. In 2008, Forefather released their fifth album, Steadfast, on the band's new own label, Seven Kingdoms, on which three years later the band's sixth album, Last of the Line, would be released. In April 2015, the band released a new album, Curse of the Cwelled, on St George's Day, on Seven Kingdoms. In 2017, they released their latest album, Tales from a Cloud-Born Land.

Current line-up

Athelstan and Wulfstan are former members of folk metal project Folkearth.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 "FOREFATHER Sign With KARMAGEDDON MEDIA". Blabbermouth.net. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "FOREFATHER Finalize Track Listing For 'Ours Is The Kingdom'". Blabbermouth.net. 13 March 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Forefather - Steadfast (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "FOREFATHER Completes Work On 'Steadfast'". Blabbermouth.net. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "FOREFATHER: New Album Released". Blabbermouth.net. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2020.