Forests of Witchery

Forests of Witchery
Studio album by Thy Serpent
Released	30 September 1996
Genre	Symphonic black metal
Length	48:19
Label	Spinefarm Records
Thy Serpent chronology
Forests of Witchery (1996) Lords of Twilight (1997)

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Forests of Witchery is the debut album by symphonic black metal band Thy Serpent, released on 30 September 1996. This was the band's first collaborative work; the previously released demos were created solely by Sami Tenetz, who currently is rhythm guitarist of the band. It has a more doom/gothic feel than later albums.

The track Only Dust Moves... was featured on Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish's debut single The Carpenter.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flowers of Witchery Abloom"	6:12
2.	"Of Darkness and Light"	4:52
3.	"A Traveller of Unknown Plains"	9:41
4.	"Only Dust Moves..."	7:10
5.	"Like a Funeral Veil of Melancholy"	11:27
6.	"Wine from Tears"	8:48
Total length:		48:10

Credits

• All music by Thy Serpent.
• All lyrics by Antti Litmanen except A Traveller of Unknown Plains by Myst
• Engineered by Ahti Kortelainen
• Sami – guitars
• Luopio – bass, backing vocals
• Azhemin – synth, vocals
• Agathon – drums