Depressive blackgaze from the US

From Suicide Forest official bio, 'Aokigahara, also known as the Sea of Trees, is a
35 square kilometer forest just to the northwest of Japan's Mt. Fuji. It's the second
most popular place in the world to commit suicide after the Golden Gate Bridge. In
2003, the last year Japanese authorities released official numbers, 105 bodies were
found in the forest. The actual number of suicides, however, is nearly impossible to
determine, since the dense vegetation and abundant wildlife within the forest can
make it difficult to locate and recover bodies'. This fascinating green area is where
the band draws its name from, and it's easy to imagine no joy is to be expected here.
Suicide Forest is the artistic outcome of multi-instrumentalist Austin Kruger, 24-
year-old musician from Tucson, Arizona. The one-man band was brought to life in
2016 and so far released several demos and even a live record, but Suicide Forest is
the first studio-album. Along with the full-length debut came a consistent live lineup, making Suicide Forest something more than a single man's project.
Defining its music as depressive black metal influenced by acts like Shining, Thy
Light and Xasthur, Suicide Forest is prone to long, atmospheric pieces, where
synths and guitars melt together and screaming vocals haunt relentlessly the
incautious listener. Similarly, many elements lead undoubtedly to the Northwestern
black metal scene, some riffs being the clear legacy of eraly Wolves In The Throne
Room, Skagos, Addaura and the alike. We reached out to the young composer, who
stated that the 'primary theme of the album is self imposed isolation in both the
physical and mental sense. It reflects a longing for solitude as well as the desire to
exist without interference from a world I can barely relate to'.
Suicide Forest was mixed and produced in Tucson by A. Kruger with Chris Wisco
, and mastered at The Boiler Room in Chicago by Collin Jordan.

Track Listing

• Kingdom Of Solitude
• Auto-Immolation
• Longing For Nothingness
• Baptized In Pools Of Despondency
• Sea Of Trees
• Cold. Dark. Comfort

Additional Details

Label: Avantgarde Music

Genre: Metal

Language: English

Run Time: 51:58 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/13/19

UPC: 703694706479