Forgotten Tomb is a black metal band formed in Piacenza, Italy in 1999 by Ferdinando "Herr Morbid" Marchisio. The band is well-known for being among the pioneers of the so-called depressive black metal subgenre. The lyrical themes of the early albums revolve mostly around depression and suicide, while the recent albums lyrics deal with negativity and nihilism.
Forgotten Tomb's debut recording, "Obscura Arcana Mortis", was recorded by Herr Morbid as a solo undertaking in 1999.
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Forgotten Tomb
Forgotten Tomb is a black metal band formed in Piacenza, Italy in 1999 by Ferdinando "Herr Morbid" Marchisio. The band is well-known for being among the pioneers of the so-called depressive black metal subgenre. The lyrical themes of the early albums revolve mostly around depression and suicide, while the recent albums lyrics deal with negativity and nihilism.
Forgotten Tomb's debut recording, "Obscura Arcana Mortis", was recorded by Herr Morbid as a solo undertaking in 1999.
Haunting, evocative and entrancing. The subtle layering of different parts is just exactly, perfectly right, the use of space to create that glorious reverberation swells my heart, and it is just swoonably to die for. Oddly enough, the use of space and emptiness as an instrument in itself brings to mind a John Fahey bootleg of "Dance of the Inhabitants" where he plays the room's sound as much as he does an amplified Weissenborn lap steel, creating an immersive experience - but "The Whisper of Leaves" is the contemplative, still small Yin to Fahey's Dionysian Yang. This is simply beautiful, and thank you!