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Forests of Witchery
Forests of Witchery
Studio album by Thy Serpent
Released	30 September 1996
Genre	Symphonic black metal
Length	48:19
Label	Spinefarm Records
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Metal Crypt	^[1]

Forests of Witchery is the debut album by symphonic black metal band Thy Serpent, released on 30 September 1996. This was the band's first collaborative work; the previously released demos were created solely by Sami Tenetz, who currently is rhythm guitarist of the band. It has a more doom/gothic feel than later albums.

The track Only Dust Moves... was featured on Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish's debut single The Carpenter.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flowers of Witchery Abloom"	6:12
2.	"Of Darkness and Light"	4:52
3.	"A Traveller of Unknown Plains"	9:41
4.	"Only Dust Moves..."	7:10
5.	"Like a Funeral Veil of Melancholy"	11:27
6.	"Wine from Tears"	8:48
Total length:		48:10

Credits

All music by Thy Serpent.
All lyrics by Antti Litmanen except A Traveller of Unknown Plains by Myst
Engineered by Ahti Kortelainen
Sami – guitars
Luopio – bass, backing vocals
Azhemin – synth, vocals
Agathon – drums

References

^ "The Metal Crypt - Review of Thy Serpent - Forests Of Witchery". Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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[1] "The Metal Crypt - Review of Thy Serpent - Forests Of Witchery". Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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-'''''Forests of Witchery''''' is the debut album by [[symphonic black metal]] band [[Thy Serpent]]. This was the band's first collaborative work; the previously released demos were created solely by [[Sami Tenetz]], who currently is [[rhythm guitarist]] of the band.
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+'''''Forests of Witchery''''' is the debut album by [[symphonic black metal]] band [[Thy Serpent]], released on 30 September 1996. This was the band's first collaborative work; the previously released demos were created solely by Sami Tenetz, who currently is [[rhythm guitarist]] of the band. It has a more [[doom metal|doom/gothic]] feel than later albums.
+The track ''Only Dust Moves...'' was featured on Finnish [[symphonic metal]] band [[Nightwish]]'s debut single [[The Carpenter (Nightwish song)|The Carpenter]].
 ==Track listing==
+{{tracklist
-# Flowers of Witchery Abloom
+| title1          = Flowers of Witchery Abloom
-# Of Darkness And Light
+| length1         = 6:12
-# A Traveller Of Unknown Plains
+| title2          = Of Darkness and Light
-# Only Dust Moves...
+| length2         = 4:52
-# Like A Funeral Veil Of Melancholy
+| title3          = A Traveller of Unknown Plains
-# Wine From Tears
+| length3         = 9:41
+| title4          = Only Dust Moves...
+| length4         = 7:10
+| title5          = Like a Funeral Veil of Melancholy
+| length5         = 11:27
+| title6          = Wine from Tears
+| length6         = 8:48
+| total_length    = 48:10
+}}
 ==Credits==
 *All music by Thy Serpent.
-*All lyrics by Anti Litmanen except A Traveller Of Unknown Plains by Myst
+*All lyrics by [[Antti Litmanen]] except A Traveller of Unknown Plains by Myst
 *Engineered by Ahti Kortelainen
-*Sami - guitars
+*Sami – guitars
-*Luopio - bass, backing vocals
+*Luopio – bass, backing vocals
-*Azhemin - synth, vocals
+*Azhemin – synth, vocals
-*Agathon - drums
+*Agathon – drums
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{Authority control}}
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