Through Chasm, Caves and Titan Woods
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Through Chasm, Caves And Titan Woods is an EP
by the Norwegian
black metal
band Carpathian Forest
. This was Carpathian Forest's first studio release. The title is taken from another of Poe's poems, Dream-land.
The song "The Eclipse/The Raven" consists entirely of lines from Edgar Allan Poe
's famous poem, "The Raven
"
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Carpathian Forest
Carpathian Forest
Carpathian Forest is a Norwegian black metal band formed by Nattefrost and Nordavind in 1990.-Biography:Carpathian Forest emerged with the demo tape "Bloodlust and Perversion" in 1992. In 1993 the band released a second demo: Journey Through the Cold Moors of Svarttjern...
. This was Carpathian Forest's first studio release. The title is taken from another of Poe's poems, Dream-land.
Track listing
- "Carpathian Forest" – 2:27
- "The Pale Mist Hovers Towards the Nightly Shores" – 2:56
- "The Eclipse / The Raven" – 3:42
- "When Thousand Moons Have Circled" – 4:00
- "Journey Through the Cold Moors of Svarttjern" – 5:31
The song "The Eclipse/The Raven" consists entirely of lines from Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
's famous poem, "The Raven
The Raven
"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845. It is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow descent into madness...
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Credits
- R. Nattefrost - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
- J. Nordavind - Backing vocals, Guitars, Keyboards