British folk-horror metallers Forlorn have announced that their debut album will land on March 25 via Church Road. It finds the London-based quintet paying respects to the elements of nature, mixing metallic sounds with a vibe straight from Midsommar. Fittingly, they’ve revealed that the new track they’ve released to mark the announcement, Funeral Pyre, deals with fire, and was inspired in part by classic Christopher Lee movie The Wicker Man. “Funeral Pyre explores the element of fire and in this sense as a powerful divination tool. We took inspiration from the 1973 film The Wickerman and the concept of human sacrifice, in order for things to grow. We invite people to join us as we shed our naysayers and become stronger together.” As well as suppor...
British folk-horror metallers Forlorn have announced that their debut album will land on March 25 via Church Road. It finds the London-based quintet paying respects to the elements of nature, mixing metallic sounds with a vibe straight from Midsommar. Fittingly, they’ve revealed that the new track they’ve released to mark the announcement, Funeral Pyre, deals with fire, and was inspired in part by classic Christopher Lee movie The Wicker Man. “Funeral Pyre explores the element of fire and in this sense as a powerful divination tool. We took inspiration from the 1973 film The Wickerman and the concept of human sacrifice, in order for things to grow. We invite people to join us as we shed our naysayers and become stronger together.” As well as suppor...