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'''Darkwoods My Betrothed''' are a [[black metal]] band from [[Kitee]], [[Finland]].
{{Short description|Finnish black metal band}}
{{Refimprove|date=January 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Darkwoods My Betrothed
| alias = Virgin's Cunt (1993–1994)
| image =
| caption =
| years_active = 1993–1998, 2000–2001, 2020–present
| origin = [[Kitee]], Finland
| genre = [[Black metal]], [[symphonic black metal]], [[viking metal]]
| label = [[Napalm Records|Napalm]],<ref>{{cite web |title=NIGHTWISH Keyboardist TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN's Black Metal Project DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED Signs With NAPALM RECORDS |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nightwish-keyboardist-tuomas-holopainens-black-metal-project-darkwoods-my-betrothed-signs-with-napalm-records/ |website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=10 June 2021 |date=8 June 2021}}</ref> [[Spinefarm Records|Spinefarm]]
| website =
| current_members = Teemu Kautonen
* Jouni Mikkonen
* Pasi Kankkunen
* [[Tuomas Holopainen]]
* [[Kai Hahto]]
| past_members = Tuomas Rytkönen
* Juhana Salo
* Larha Rytkönen
* Juha Kokkonen
* Tero Leinonen
}}


'''Darkwoods My Betrothed''' are a Finnish [[black metal]] band from [[Kitee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Darkwoods_My_Betrothed/3407|title=Darkwoods My Betrothed – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|website=Metal-archives.com|accessdate=7 October 2020}}</ref>
Formed in 1992 as Virgin Cunt, they set out to be the "most blasphemous black metal band in Europe", in a rather tongue-in-cheek sense. After recording a couple demos under this name, the band started to take themselves a lot more seriously and changed their name to Darkwoods My Betrothed. They recorded the demo ''Dark Aureolis Gathering'' in 1994, not too different from the band's roots in extreme black metal, but it started to show serious maturity in the song-writing and delivery, mostly noticed in the strange and rather unnerving vocals; not only a traditional black metal shriek, the singers also did a wail-type of scream.


== History ==
In 1995, [[Hammerheart Productions]] released ''Heirs of the Northstar'', their first full-length album, which was a turning for the group. Still holding true to their black metal roots, the band also started to experiment with a slower-paced and more melodic [[viking metal]] sound, and usage of "drunken Viking" style clean vocals mixed with the traditional black metal screams. The lyrics were also quite different from those in the demo days; rather than dark and Satanic rantings, bassist/lyricist Teemu started a powerful fascination with Odinism and the Gods of Valhalla, and anger towards the old Christian kings that forced their religion down the throats of the heathen Scandinavians. Most of the lyrics seem to dwell on the old days and the destruction of the cross in the name of Odin.
Formed in 1993 as Virgin's Cunt, they set out to be the "most blasphemous black metal band in Europe". After recording a couple demos under this name, the band changed their name to Darkwoods My Betrothed. They recorded the demo ''Dark Aureolis Gathering'' in 1994, not too different from the band's roots in extreme black metal, but with maturity in the song-writing and delivery and combining a traditional black metal shriek with a wail-type of scream.


In 1995, Hammerheart Productions released ''Heirs of the Northstar'', their first full-length album, which was a turning point for the group, as they started to experiment with a slower-paced and more melodic [[viking metal]] sound, and use of "drunken Viking" style clean vocals mixed with traditional black metal screams. The lyrics were also quite different from those in earlier songs. Moving away from dark and Satanic, bassist/lyricist Teemu began a fascination with Odinism and the Gods of Valhalla, and marked anger towards Christianity.
1996 saw the release of ''Autumn Roars Thunder'', this time under the [[Solistitium]] label. Despite the melodic meanderings of the 11 minute opening title track, the rest of the album screams by with the intensity and rage of the days of ''Dark Aureolis Gathering''. Songs such as ''Nightowl'' and ''The Conspiracy of the Pagan Cult'' explode with the same energy and raw power of the other black metal contemporaries.


1996 saw the release of ''Autumn Roars Thunder'', this time under the Solistitium label. Though retaining the same anti-Christian and Odinistic rhetoric, the music itself moved away from the melodic viking approach and returned to faster and more black metal-oriented songwriting.
In 1998, the band returned with ''Witch-Hunts'', a conceptual album which eschewed much of the melodic stylings of the previous two albums; the majestic viking metal sound that took center stage was replaced with pure, unholy black metal. Due to numerous delays by the record label, it was released roughly one year after it was originally planned.


In 1998, the band returned with ''Witch-Hunts'', a conceptual album which eschewed much of the melodic stylings of the previous two albums; the Viking metal sound was now entirely replaced with black metal. Due to numerous delays by the record label, it was released roughly one year after it was originally planned.
Afterwards, the band seemed to disappear off the face of the earth. They recently resurfaced for a few shows and talks of releasing a new album.


After the release of ''Witch-Hunts'', the band split up until they came back in 2000 with a new line-up, a compilation album and potential live work. In 2001, the band split up again.
== Trivia ==


In December 2020, Teemu "Hexenmeister" Kautonen said in a Finnish Inferno-magazine interview that Darkwoods My Betrothed are active and will release their next studio album in late 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Isoaho |first1=Timo |title=Metallipioneeri Darkwoods My Betrothed palaa pitkältä levytystauolta – Tuomas Holopainen on nyt mukana vakiojäsenenä |url=https://www.soundi.fi/uutiset/metallipioneeri-darkwoods-my-betrodhed-palaa-pitkalta-levytystauolta-tuomas-holopainen-on-nyt-mukana-vakiojasenena/ |website=Soundi |access-date=28 December 2020 |date=25 December 2020 |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Darkwoods My Betrothedin paluu on todellisuutta – kokoonpanossa mukana myös Nightwish-maestro Tuomas Holopainen |url=https://www.inferno.fi/uutiset/darkwoods-my-betrothedin-paluu-on-todellisuutta-kokoonpanossa-mukana-myos-nightwish-maestro-tuomas-holopainen/ |website=Inferno.fi |access-date=31 December 2020 |language=fi}}</ref> The album title was later announced on 6 February 2021 as ''Angel of Carnage Unleashed''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Darkwoods My Betrothedin paluu etenee – yhtye julkaisi tilannepäivityksen studiosta ja paljasti tulevan levyn nimen |url=https://www.inferno.fi/uutiset/darkwoods-my-betrothedin-paluu-etenee-yhtye-julkaisi-tilannepaivityksen-studiosta-ja-paljasti-tulevan-levyn-nimen/ |website=Inferno.fi |access-date=6 February 2021 |language=fi |date=6 February 2021}}</ref> The album was released on 12 November 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nightwish members join Darkwoods My Betrothed |url=https://metalinvader.net/nightwish-members-join-darkwoods-my-betrothed/ |website=Metal Invader |access-date=27 August 2021}}</ref> The first single "In Evil, Sickness and in Grief" was released on 30 August 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=NIGHTWISH Keyboardist TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN's Black Metal Project DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED Announces New Album |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/nightwish-keyboardist-tuomas-holopainens-black-metal-project-darkwoods-my-betrothed-announces-new-album/ |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=30 August 2021 |date=30 August 2021}}</ref>
*[[Tuomas Holopainen]] of [[Nightwish]] was a frequent session keyboard player for the band, playing synth on all their full-length albums and, according to the band, he would continue to play with them if they need him. He also composed the music for a few songs, such as the last piece of ''Yggdrasil's Children Fall'' and ''Autumn Roars Thunder''


Upon release, ''Angel of Carnage Unleashed'' received widespread coverage in the music press, garnering fair to excellent reviews upon release.<ref>{{cite web |title=Album review: Darkwoods My Betrothed – Angel Of Carnage Unleashed |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-darkwoods-my-betrothed-angel-of-carnage-unleashed |website=Kerrang! |access-date=19 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
== Band members ==
* Spellgoth - Vocals
* Julma, (The Emperor Nattesett, Pasi) - Bass / Vocals
* Larha - [[Drums]]
* Magician - Synths / [[Cello]]
* Icelord - Guitars


=== Session members ===
== Members ==
=== Current members ===
* Tero Leinonen - drums
* Teemu "Hexenmeister" Kautonen – bass (1993–1996, 2020–present)
* [[Tuomas Holopainen]] - keyboards
* Jouni "Hallgrim" Mikkonen – guitars (1993–1998, 2004–2005, 2020–present), bass (1996–1998)
* Pasi "Emperor Nattasett" Kankkunen – vocals (1993–1998, 2020–present), bass (2004–2005), drums (1993)
* [[Tuomas Holopainen]] – keyboards (2020–present; session 1993–1998)
* [[Kai Hahto]] – drums (2020–present)


== Former band members ==
=== Former members ===
* Tuomas "Spellgoth" Rytkönen – vocals (2004–2005)
* Hexenmeister (Teemu) - Bass
* Juhana "Icelord" Salo – guitars (2004–2005)
* [[Erno Vuorinen]] - Guitar
* Lauri "Larha" Rytkönen – drums (2004–2005)
* Ante Mortem - Guitar
* Juha "Magician" Kokkonen – keyboards (2004–2005)
* Hallgrim (Jouni) - Guitar
* Tero "Ante Mortem" Leinonen – guitars, vocals (2004)

=== Former session members ===
* Emppu Vuorinen – guitars
* Tero Leinonen – drums (1994–1996)

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== Discography ==
== Discography ==
'''Albums'''
===Demos===
* ''Dark Aureolis Gathering'' ([[1994]])
* ''Heirs of the Northstar'' (1995)
* ''Autumn Roars Thunder'' (1996)
* ''Witch-Hunts'' (1998)
* ''Angel of Carnage Unleashed'' (2021)

'''Compilations'''
* ''Dark Aureoles Gathering'' (2000)

'''Demos'''
* ''Dark Aureolis Gathering'' (1994)


===Albums===
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* ''Heirs of the Northstar'' ([[1995]])
* ''Autumn Roars Thunder'' ([[1996]])
* ''Witch-Hunts'' ([[1998]])
* ''Dark Aureoles Gathering'' (Compilation) ([[2000]])


== Related genres ==
== External links ==
* [https://myspace.com/deathsdoor666 Darkwoods My Betrothed] on [[Myspace]]
*[[Black metal]]
*[[Viking metal]]


{{Authority control}}
==External link==
* [http://www.heathenwood.cjb.net Official website]
* {{last.fm|Darkwoods+My+Betrothed}}


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Latest revision as of 21:38, 22 October 2024

Darkwoods My Betrothed
Also known asVirgin's Cunt (1993–1994)
OriginKitee, Finland
GenresBlack metal, symphonic black metal, viking metal
Years active1993–1998, 2000–2001, 2020–present
LabelsNapalm,[1] Spinefarm
MembersTeemu Kautonen
Past membersTuomas Rytkönen
  • Juhana Salo
  • Larha Rytkönen
  • Juha Kokkonen
  • Tero Leinonen

Darkwoods My Betrothed are a Finnish black metal band from Kitee.[2]

History

[edit]

Formed in 1993 as Virgin's Cunt, they set out to be the "most blasphemous black metal band in Europe". After recording a couple demos under this name, the band changed their name to Darkwoods My Betrothed. They recorded the demo Dark Aureolis Gathering in 1994, not too different from the band's roots in extreme black metal, but with maturity in the song-writing and delivery and combining a traditional black metal shriek with a wail-type of scream.

In 1995, Hammerheart Productions released Heirs of the Northstar, their first full-length album, which was a turning point for the group, as they started to experiment with a slower-paced and more melodic viking metal sound, and use of "drunken Viking" style clean vocals mixed with traditional black metal screams. The lyrics were also quite different from those in earlier songs. Moving away from dark and Satanic, bassist/lyricist Teemu began a fascination with Odinism and the Gods of Valhalla, and marked anger towards Christianity.

1996 saw the release of Autumn Roars Thunder, this time under the Solistitium label. Though retaining the same anti-Christian and Odinistic rhetoric, the music itself moved away from the melodic viking approach and returned to faster and more black metal-oriented songwriting.

In 1998, the band returned with Witch-Hunts, a conceptual album which eschewed much of the melodic stylings of the previous two albums; the Viking metal sound was now entirely replaced with black metal. Due to numerous delays by the record label, it was released roughly one year after it was originally planned.

After the release of Witch-Hunts, the band split up until they came back in 2000 with a new line-up, a compilation album and potential live work. In 2001, the band split up again.

In December 2020, Teemu "Hexenmeister" Kautonen said in a Finnish Inferno-magazine interview that Darkwoods My Betrothed are active and will release their next studio album in late 2021.[3][4] The album title was later announced on 6 February 2021 as Angel of Carnage Unleashed.[5] The album was released on 12 November 2021.[6] The first single "In Evil, Sickness and in Grief" was released on 30 August 2021.[7]

Upon release, Angel of Carnage Unleashed received widespread coverage in the music press, garnering fair to excellent reviews upon release.[8]

Members

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Current members

[edit]
  • Teemu "Hexenmeister" Kautonen – bass (1993–1996, 2020–present)
  • Jouni "Hallgrim" Mikkonen – guitars (1993–1998, 2004–2005, 2020–present), bass (1996–1998)
  • Pasi "Emperor Nattasett" Kankkunen – vocals (1993–1998, 2020–present), bass (2004–2005), drums (1993)
  • Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards (2020–present; session 1993–1998)
  • Kai Hahto – drums (2020–present)

Former members

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  • Tuomas "Spellgoth" Rytkönen – vocals (2004–2005)
  • Juhana "Icelord" Salo – guitars (2004–2005)
  • Lauri "Larha" Rytkönen – drums (2004–2005)
  • Juha "Magician" Kokkonen – keyboards (2004–2005)
  • Tero "Ante Mortem" Leinonen – guitars, vocals (2004)

Former session members

[edit]
  • Emppu Vuorinen – guitars
  • Tero Leinonen – drums (1994–1996)

Timeline

Discography

[edit]

Albums

  • Heirs of the Northstar (1995)
  • Autumn Roars Thunder (1996)
  • Witch-Hunts (1998)
  • Angel of Carnage Unleashed (2021)

Compilations

  • Dark Aureoles Gathering (2000)

Demos

  • Dark Aureolis Gathering (1994)

References

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  1. ^ "NIGHTWISH Keyboardist TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN's Black Metal Project DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED Signs With NAPALM RECORDS". Blabbermouth.net. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Darkwoods My Betrothed – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ Isoaho, Timo (25 December 2020). "Metallipioneeri Darkwoods My Betrothed palaa pitkältä levytystauolta – Tuomas Holopainen on nyt mukana vakiojäsenenä". Soundi (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Darkwoods My Betrothedin paluu on todellisuutta – kokoonpanossa mukana myös Nightwish-maestro Tuomas Holopainen". Inferno.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Darkwoods My Betrothedin paluu etenee – yhtye julkaisi tilannepäivityksen studiosta ja paljasti tulevan levyn nimen". Inferno.fi (in Finnish). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Nightwish members join Darkwoods My Betrothed". Metal Invader. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ "NIGHTWISH Keyboardist TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN's Black Metal Project DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED Announces New Album". Blabbermouth.net. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Album review: Darkwoods My Betrothed – Angel Of Carnage Unleashed". Kerrang!. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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