The True Werwolf / Druadan Forest "Split CD"

The True Werwolf track was recorded at the Carelian Battlegrounds in spring 2017 by Graf Werwolf.
Druadan Forest track was created and produced in spring 2017 at Chaos Vortex Audio by v-KhaoZ.

WEREWOLF RECORDS is proud to present a special split CD between THE TRUE WERWOLF and DRUADAN FOREST. Comprising two 20-plus-minute tracks, this split CD features exclusive material by both projects. As such, it's a melancholic plunge into an ancient past far, far removed from modernity. Completely synth-driven, these two epic-length compositions evoke cobwebbed castles and misty moors, wandering spirits floating between both under a moonlit sky. Many will brand this split with the revisionist term "dungeon synth," but that is not the intention of THE TRUE WERWOLF nor DRUADAN FOREST: not disrespecting the origins of that sound, but both creators - whose roots jointly stretch back decades - seek to invoke the plaintive, nostalgia-steeped black metal intros/instrumentals of the too-long-forgotten 1990s. Back then, "dungeon synth" did not exist; it simply was, neglected by nearly all. Now, with this split CD, THE TRUE WERWOLF and DRUADAN FOREST reclaim the past and bring it into the present, which somehow sounds even more ancient here. And the spirits stir..

The True Werwolf and Druadan Forest, both acts who combine their (raw) Black Metal with Ambient soundscapes throughout their lengthy discography. With either a song with a duration above 20 minutes I hoped it wouldn’t be an 100% Ambient release. Unfortunately for me, this is a synth-driven album, or as stated “epic-length compositions evoke cobwebbed castles and misty moors, wandering spirits floating between both under a moonlit sky”. Nowadays the genre “Dungeon Synth” would be used to describe this split but both acts aren’t identifying themselves with it, as it was not their intention because they were creating such tunes before the term exist. Once again a release that is not for everyone, but if you enjoy a good Ambient track, you can give “Frozen Throne of the Final Winter of Endless Sorrow (The Funeral of All Life)” or “Ravenwinds on My Path Towards the Entrance into the Cold and Lonely Mountain” a try.

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