The Gentleman's Club of A Forest of Stars was created in 1886 by Mister Curse (Vocals), Katheryne, Queen of the Ghosts, The Gentleman (Synths, Pianoforte, Drums) and Mr T.S. Kettleburner (Guitar, Bass, Vocals) with the express intent of forging a spiritual, ritualistic power in the vein of much admired contemporaries, such as Madame Blavatsky and her Theosophical Society, Anna Kingsford and Annie Besant or the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn to name but a few. Amidst the debauchery, madness and decay of the Victorian Era came A Forest of Stars with their debut album 'The Corpse of Rebirth', released in 2008, an atemporal, unique and spellbinding opus, with influences ranging from progressive and psychadelic music to traditional black metal and sharing a similar artistic framework with bands such as Ved Buens Ende, Solefald and In The Woods.
In 1889, the band recorded their second full-length album, 'Opportunistic Thieves of Spring', their second trip to astral realms. The now quintuplet (having added talented drummer John Bishop to the fourfold) took the elements brought fourth on their sophomore effort, The Corpse of Rebirth, and brought them to a whole new level, adding new sound textures to the mix with oriental percussion and peculiar string arrangements. Opportunistic Thieves of Spring will carry the listener through a vast musical landscape: an unearthly journey from the rise of mankind to the Golden Age to its decline in the Kali Yuga.
Come and listen... you're in for one hell of a (bad)trip!
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TC005 - The Corpse of Rebirth
'A soundtrack of madness and uneasiness' - Adrian Bromley (RIP)
'Compliments are missing for this album' - Heathen Harvest
9/10 - Hellbound
89/100 - Metalreviews.com
9.1/10 - metalstorm.ee
8.2/10 - MusikUniverse.net
4.5/5 - Way Too Loud
5/5 - Metal Rules
4.5/5 - Sputnik Music
8/10 - Chronicles of Chaos
10/10 - Metal.de
9/10 - Unholy Gate
8.6/10 - Vorfeed.net
5/5 - The Rock Blogger
#8 in 2008 albums of the year at Metalstorm : http://metalstorm.ee/awards/categories.php?cat_id=2
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TC012 - Opportunistic Thieves of Spring
'This is one of the few bands in metal today that is capable of delivering a one-of-a-kind musical experience to those willing to hear one' - Metal Review
'A Forest of Stars has once again released a fresh, unique album that'll stand out for years to come.' - MetalStorm.ee
Metal Underground - 4/5
Punk Vinyl - 4/5
Sputnik Music - 4/5
Metal Callout - 6.2/10
Metal Storm - 8.9/10
Metal Review - 9/10
Metal Archives - 92 %
Audiodrome - 4/5
Stereo Killer - 3/5
X-plosive Entertainment - 10/10
Check out the cool feature Stereogum did for the album, and in particular 'Sorrow's Impetus' on Stereogum's page: http://stereogum.com/481802/a-forest-of-stars-sorrows-impetus/franchises/haunting-the-chapel/
2011-05-13 - Minden, GERMANY (Bunker)
2011-05-14 - Aarschot, BELGIUM (JC De Klinker)
1. Sorrow's Impetus
2. Raven's Eye View
3. Summertide's Approach
4. Thunder's Cannonade
5. Starfire's Memory
6. Delay's Progression
1. God
2. Female
3. Male
4. Earth and Matter
5. Microcosm