Edited by Panzer Hammer - Great fan of the state of São Paulo

GREAT VAST FOREST 

Ao vivo em Curitiba - Paraná

Sábado - 05 de Setembro de 2015 - às 19:30 Hs.

Complete Lineup

Surgath - Vocals 

Sallos - Guitas

Blodmåne - Guitas  

Amaymon - Bass 

Draug - Drums

GREAT VAST FOREST BIOGRAPHY

Great Vast Forest was formed back in 1994 by Surgath (ex-Murder Rape) in Lages, one of the coldest cities of Santa Catarina, South of Brazil. The band is one of the pioneers of the new wave of Black Metal in the country. 

According to Surgath, Great Vast Forest's style can be best described as Barbarian Black Metal, as it's agressive and cold but also epic and melodic, a perfect balance between Black and Viking Metal.

The band has released its first demo, "Where the Warriors Ride...", in 1999. Soon this demo became a cult in the underground and GVF signed a contract for two albums with the Brazilian label Evil Horde Records (Azaghal, Averse Sefira, Murder Rape). 

The debut album, "Battletales and Songs Of Steel", came in 2002 with 10 songs and a beautiful artwork. Sometime after this release the band splited-up because of musical and political divergences between the members, since Great Vast Forest is infamous for being considered by many as a NSBM band.

After sometime on hold, GVF is back with a new line-up gathered by Surgath and is working on new material for the second full-length on Evil Horde. An EP entitled "Blood of Wolves" is recorded and will be released soon on GTV Rex.

GREAT VAST FOREST GENRES

Black metal

GREAT VAST FOREST:  LYRICAL THEMES

Anti-Christianity, Paganism, Winter, Darkness, War

GREAT VAST FOREST ORIGIN

Brazil (Lages, SC), formed in 1994

GREAT VAST FOREST CURRENT RECORD LABEL

Evil Horde Records

Mutilation Records

GREAT VAST FOREST STATUS

Active

GREAT VAST FOREST CURRENT LINE-UP

Surgath - Vocals (ex-Murder Rape, Bewölkt, HadeSS, Astövidatüs, Asgaärd)

Trolläusen - Guitars (Asgaärd)

Gaurhoth - Guitars (Draugurz, Forest Poetry)

Demona - Bass (Alocer, ex-Impetus Maleficum)

Skäriath - Drums (Astövidatüs, HadeSS, Imperial Dawn)

Corvus Maleficarum - Keyboards

GREAT VAST FOREST: PREVIOUS LINE-UP

Guitars:

- Iconoclastor (Dark Celebration, Tiwaz)

- Goat Perversion

- Wolfgar

- Forseti

Bass:

- Devilish (Tiwaz)

- Lord Heinous

- Wolf (Canis Lupus, HadeSS)

Drums:

- E. Lordwizard (Drakonian Age, Infernal War 666)

Keyboards:

- A. Lordgrimm (Tiwaz)

- Moonfog (Drakonian Age)

Logo in the original form in which it was created, developed and signed by the master of logos Christophe Szpajdel in 1998
Discografia 

Great Vast Forest - Rehearsal Session (Demo 1995)
1.Into the Cold Mist
2.The Glory of the Darkness
3.Without God (Katatonia Cover - 1994)

Great Vast Forest - (Demo 1997)
1.Cold Souls of the Forest  
2.Funeral Winter  
3.The Immortal Warrior  
4.Majestic South  
5.The Evil  
6.Imperial Moon  
7.Countess Bathory (Venom cover)  
8.Begravelsesnatt (Gorgoroth cover)

Where The Warriors Ride…  (Demo 1999)
1. Masters of the Old War
2. Majestic South
3. Imperial Moon

Battletales and Songs of Steel Full-length (Slipcase CD 2002)
 Evil Horde Records
1.Intro / The Rings of Power...
2.Pagan Kingdom
3.Wolvesclan
4.The Gate Behind the Mountain
5.Masters of the Old War
6.Cold Souls of the Forest
7.Majestic South
8.Stormtroops
9.Imperial Moon
10.And of Blood Was Covered the Hill.....  

Battletales and Songs of Steel (Full-length 2008)
 Mordor Records (Sweden) and by CD-Maximum
1.Intro / The Rings of Power...
2.Pagan Kingdom
3.Wolvesclan
4.The Gate Behind the Mountain
5.Masters of the Old War
6.Cold Souls of the Forest
7.Majestic South
8.Stormtroops
9.Imperial Moon
10.And of Blood Was Covered the Hill..... 

Blood of Wolves (Ep 2006)
Released by Hammer of Damnation 
1.Intro / When the Wolves Call to the Battle
2.Frostland
3.Night Hordes
4.Pandemonic Creation
5.Honored Throne
6.Outro / Returning from Forest Unknown
Compilation Appearances:

Crush the World" (Tape, Mortuary Khage Productions, (1998)
Great Vast Forest - Imperial Moon

Opus ao Brasil...Hail!!!" (Tape, Drundrun Hordes, June (1999)
Great Vast Forest - Masters of the Old Wa

The Return of the Supreme Ghost" (Tape, Production Dark Moon, (1997)
Great Vast Forest - Majestic South

...with the Strength of Warriors: Act 1" (CD, Lys Aeon, (2007)

Great Vast Forest - Frostland

GREAT VAST FOREST 

 The Years of Cold Winter and Darkness  Tapes Compilation (2015)

 CD DIGIPACK 

 Mutilation Records

1.Masters of the Old War  

2.Majestic South  

3.Imperial Moon  

4.Intro  

5.Frostland  

6.Night Hordes  

7.Pandemonic Creation  

8.Honored Throne  

9.Outro  

10.Cold Souls of the Forest  

11.Funeral Winter  

12.The Immortal Warrior  

13.The Evil (Unreleased Track)  

14.Into the Cold Mist  

15.Brave Blood Hero (Live in Curitiba, PR 2007)  

16.Imperial Moon (Live in Curitiba, PR 2007)  

17.Majestic South (Live in Lages, SC 2006)  

18.Prelude to the Victory on Battlefield (Live in Blumenau, SC 2012)  

19.Ride of the Valkyries (Live in Blumenau, SC 2012)

20.Countess Bathory (Venom cover 1997)  

21.Black Metal War (Graveland cover 2006)

GREAT VAST FOREST
From The Dark Times To The Black Metal Legions
New album coming out soon with limited edition LP (VINYL) and CD

GREAT VAST FOREST
Battletales and Songs of Steel (LP 2015)
with limited edition 300 LP (VINYL)
Great Vast Forest

For further info, material or show scheduling
 Contact: Great Vast Forest 
surgath_gvf@yahoo.com.br 

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