Dark Forest

Dark Forest is an epic metal one-man project currently based in Calgary, Canada.
Created in late 2003 by David Parks, the vision of Dark Forest remains to create an epic style of atmospheric metal fuelled by connection with history and nature. The music and lyrics focus around the rich European tradition and its presence in the history of Canada. With this said, the music and lyrics of Dark Forest are in no way affiliated with any extreme political view.
Parks began the initial writing process in late 2003 with songs such as Among Silent Pine, Warwinds, and Under The Northern Fullmoon. The writing process continued from here until early 2005. A four track Demo was arranged and released that summer; this was titled Demo 2005. It received many positive reviews, and was also hailed one of the most promising demos of that year
Demo 2005 broke out into the Canadian and international metal community in summer 2005 and gained much respect and support, with sales from Germany to Japan. Parks continued the writing process to lay the groundwork for the first Dark Forest full-length album. With much success, interest also grew in Europe during this time. Media sources labeled early Dark Forest releases as 'Vinlandic Pagan Black Metal', however there is no formal genre which Parks wishes to be bound to. The month of March 2006 marked the completion of the writing process for the first full-length album Aurora Borealis. It was self-recorded by Parks in summer 2006, and released that September
Surpassing the amount of support from Demo 2005, Aurora Borealis broke the band through into the wider metal underground. Aurora Borealis received an overwhelming attention for being a self-recorded, self-released full-length. Amongst many other promotional shows for Aurora Borealis, Dark Forest was invited to play the Heathen Crusade II festival in the United States shortly after the release. This early 2007 date marked the first international appearance by the line-up
In March 2007, Parks signed with Bleak Art Records to re-issue Aurora Borealis with a new mix and real drums, and also to release the next full-length album. Year 2007 brought more shows outside of the local area, including November appearances with acts such as Ensiferum and Enslaved in Toronto, Canada.
A slow time for the lineup ensued in 2008 and 2009, with minimal live appearances and a general regrouping and refocusing of the project by Parks. During this time, new songs were written for a second full-length album. These songs were completed in May-June 2010 and are scheduled to be released on a new album in Fall 2010. With such a gap between releases, the new album proves to be a step-up from Aurora Borealis both musically and lyrically with a change in style and approach in creating epic metal of the highest quality!
To be continued.