Il était une forêt...

by Gris

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zoran this album has probably one of my favourite metal vocal performances ever. the depressed BM screamo is harrowing, it just sounds so genuinely heartbroken and sad. Favorite track: Cicatrice.

louisebelcher Indeed, this is one of the great monoliths of BM. (Or DSBM, but I always consider the 'S' to be very random and unfitting.) Glad I can finally call a copy of it my own now.
The atmosphere is rather unbelievable, right time, right place for both the moments of writing and recording it as well as for me listening to it for the first time years ago. But then again, when everything is quiet, life always seems to feel like this album sounds. No meaning, no purpose, just humans looking for that.

spoopymvlder Absolutely soul crushing DSBM. Everything about this is perfect. Incredible atmosphere, memorable riffs, creative drums, and probably my favorite vocals of the genre. Favorite track: Cicatrice.

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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Another much requested re-press of this masterpiece, with the most gorgeous vinyls to date, including golden screen print on side D instead of the etching of earlier editions. Otherwise the packaging is similar to the previous editions:

- 350g gatefold cover
- 220g printed innersleeves
- 8-page 12" booklet
- 180g coloured vinyl
- vinyl side D with screen print in gold
- two different logo stickers
- A2 poster
- download

This edition is limited to 280 copies on transparent green/blue/yellow galaxy vinyl.

LAST COPIES - NOTE THAT THESE HAVE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED INNERSLEEVES!

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Purchasable with gift card

€999 EUR or more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Another much requested re-press of this masterpiece, with the most gorgeous vinyls to date, including golden screen print on side D instead of the etching of earlier editions. Otherwise the packaging is similar to the previous editions:

- 350g gatefold cover
- 220g printed innersleeves
- 8-page 12" booklet
- 180g coloured vinyl
- vinyl side D with screen print in gold
- two different logo stickers
- A2 poster
- download

This edition is limited to 199 copies on transparent blue/black marble vinyl with orange splatter, exclusive to Northern Silence, Sepulchral Productions, Gris & selected partners.

LAST COPIES!!

Includes unlimited streaming of Il était une forêt... via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

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edition of 199 1 remaining

Purchasable with gift card

€55 EUR or more
GF-DLP (moss green)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
The long awaited vinyl release of "Il était une forêt", considered by many fans one of the best Depressive Black Metal releases ever, comes with beautiful packaging that does credit to the band's brilliant art, both musically and visually.

The gatefold cover is made of thick 350g cardboard, the printed inner sleeves of 280g board including lyrics & credits.
Also included is an 8-page art booklet featuring a painting for each song, same as in the CD booklet but on a much larger scale and with no writings besides the title of each painting.
The two different band logos, which have been created for this album, are included as weatherproof, transparent stickers of roughly 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) size.
The heavy, coloured 180g vinyls come with a large etched sigil on side D.

After the 2018 repressing sold out quickly, the second repressing, out in April 2019 (this version!) also includes an A2 poster of the band logo. This edition comes on "moss green" vinyl, and is limited to 222 copies.

Includes unlimited streaming of Il était une forêt... via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

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GF-DLP (sunset orange)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
The long awaited vinyl release of "Il était une forêt", considered by many fans one of the best Depressive Black Metal releases ever, comes with beautiful packaging that does credit to the band's brilliant art, both musically and visually.

The gatefold cover is made of thick 350g cardboard, the printed inner sleeves of 280g board including lyrics & credits.
Also included is an 8-page art booklet featuring a painting for each song, same as in the CD booklet but on a much larger scale and with no writings besides the title of each painting.
The two different band logos, which have been created for this album, are included as weatherproof, transparent stickers of roughly 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) size.
The heavy, coloured 180g vinyls come with a large etched sigil on side D.

After the 2018 repressing sold out quickly, the second repressing, out in April 2019 (this version!) also includes an A2 poster of the band logo. This edition comes on "sunset orange" vinyl, limited to 111 copies, and is only available from Northern Silence and Sepulchral Productions. LAST COPIES!!

Includes unlimited streaming of Il était une forêt... via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

Sold Out
GF-DLP (bone white)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
The long awaited vinyl release of "Il était une forêt", considered by many fans one of the best Depressive Black Metal releases ever, comes with beautiful packaging that does credit to the band's brilliant art, both musically and visually.

The gatefold cover is made of thick 350g cardboard, the printed inner sleeves of 280g board including lyrics & credits.
Also included is an 8-page art booklet featuring a painting for each song, same as in the CD booklet but on a much larger scale and with no writings besides the title of each painting.
The two different band logos, which have been created for this album, are included as weatherproof, transparent stickers of roughly 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) size.
The heavy, coloured 180g vinyls come with a large etched sigil on side D.

The 2018 repress (this version!) furthermore includes an A2 poster of the band logo, and comes on bone white vinyl, limited to 222 copies.

Includes unlimited streaming of Il était une forêt... via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

Sold Out
GF-DLP (crystal clear)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
The long awaited vinyl release of "Il était une forêt", considered by many fans one of the best Depressive Black Metal releases ever, comes with beautiful packaging that does credit to the band's brilliant art, both musically and visually.

The gatefold cover is made of thick 350g cardboard, the printed inner sleeves of 280g board including lyrics & credits.
Also included is an 8-page art booklet featuring a painting for each song, same as in the CD booklet but on a much larger scale and with no writings besides the title of each painting.
The two different band logos, which have been created for this album, are included as weatherproof, transparent stickers of roughly 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) size.
The heavy, coloured 180g vinyls come with a large etched sigil on side D.

The 2018 repress (this version!) furthermore includes an A2 poster of the band logo, and comes on crystal clear vinyl, limited to 111 copies.

Includes unlimited streaming of Il était une forêt... via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

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CD
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Comes in jewel case. Released by Sepulchral Productions.

Includes unlimited streaming of Il était une forêt... via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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GF-DLP (violet)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
LAST COPIES!!

Reissue of this masterpiece under exclusive license from Sepulchral Productions.

Gris' second album "Il était une forêt..." arguably is one of the best Depressive Black Metal albums of all time. The CD is one of the top sellers of the excellent Sepulchral Productions label and demand for it is still high more than 10 years after its initital release on CD - a dead sure sign of a classic. Originally released on vinyl through Northern Silence in 2009, the first pressings of this DLP now fetch prices among collectors of 100 Euro and more.

A few years ago, due to the ongoing high demand for another vinyl pressing, it was decided to reissue the DLP with similar but not identical packaging, on different vinyl colours, and this time also including a poster. The initial re-pressings on crystal clear, bone coloured, moss green and sunset orange vinyl are all sold out now, too.

So this is what you get this time:

- 2x 12" vinyl limited to 333 copies on 180g violet vinyl
- vinyl side D etched
- gatefold cover
- printed innersleeves
- 8-page 12" booklet
- two different logo stickers
- A2 poster

Includes unlimited streaming of Il était une forêt... via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

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ltd. 2LP (blue/green/orange sunburst)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Another much requested re-press of this masterpiece, with the most gorgeous vinyls to date, including golden screen print on side D instead of the etching of earlier editions. Otherwise the packaging is similar to the previous editions:

- 350g gatefold cover
- 220g printed innersleeves
- 8-page 12" booklet
- 180g coloured vinyl
- vinyl side D with screen print in gold
- two different logo stickers
- A2 poster
- download

This edition is limited to 99 copies on blue/green/orange sunburst vinyl, exclusive to Northern Silence, Sepulchral Productions & Gris. One copy per customer while stock lasts! Orders for multiple copies will be cancelled!

Includes unlimited streaming of Il était une forêt... via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

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	1.	Il était une forêt... 09:41
	2.	Le Gala des gens heureux 10:28
	3.	Cicatrice 11:44
	4.	Veux-tu danser 09:28
	5.	Profonde misanthropie 08:05
	6.	La Dryade 10:04

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One of the best Depressive Black Metal albums ever!

Vinyl released in 2009, re-pressed in 2018 and again in 2019 by Northern Silence Productions under exclusive license from Sepulchral Productions.

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released August 21, 2009

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