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Gris - Il Était Une Forêt...



8.7 | 138 votes |
Release date: 20 December 2007
Style: Depressive black metal

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106 have it
23 want it


01. Il Était Une Forêt... (Once Upon A Forest...)
02. Le Gala Des Gens Heureux (The Reception Of Happy People)
03. Cicatrice (Scar)
04. Veux-Tu Danser? (Do You Want To Dance?)
05. Profonde Misanthropie (Deep Misanthropy)
06. La Dryade (The Dryad)

Top 20 albums of 2007: 9

Staff review by
Troy Killjoy
Rating:
9.5
Depressive black metal
Canada
Sepulchral Productions

Line-up on the CD:
Icare - vocals, drums, violin, piano
Neptune - guitars, bass, cello

It's all about pain.

Having risen from the ashes of Niflheim, Canadian depressive black metal veterans Icare and Neptune continued treading their woeful path with Gris, further exemplifying their manic depression to the backdrop of recursive self-mutilation. The haunting melodies they achieve with this album make for a truly epic feel, capable of immersing the listener in a vat of pity while maintaining the ultimate goal of exposing humanity's immortal weakness: loneliness. Il Était Une Forêt... will burn through your security blanket and overturn all thoughts of optimism, leaving you disheveled and destitute...and begging for more.

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published 22.05.2010 | Comments (29)

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15.04.2012 - 00:46
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
A very nice album.
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28.09.2012 - 04:06
Rating: 10
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
It's funny, the guy on MA who gave this an 18% also gave Illud Divinum Insanus 100%.... just thought i'd mention that
Oh and this is probably my favorite BM release of all time... this among like 3 others
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11.10.2013 - 14:17
Dinruth

Written by Alex F on 28.09.2012 at 04:06

It's funny, the guy on MA who gave this an 18% also gave Illud Divinum Insanus 100%.... just thought i'd mention that
Oh and this is probably my favorite BM release of all time... this among like 3 others


some people just can't recognize quality even when it his em in the face .. btw just purchased it, and I love it!!
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30.07.2014 - 06:15
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Oh my god. La Dryade.
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30.07.2014 - 20:08
Rating: 10
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Maco on 30.07.2014 at 06:15
Oh my god. La Dryade.

Right? I've probably listened to it over 100 times since I first discovered it. Such a beautiful way to close out an album.
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10.09.2014 - 09:33
Rating: 6
mz

Is it due to my overall disinterest in DSBM or this album isn't really that especial?
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10.09.2014 - 13:39
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Written by mz on 10.09.2014 at 09:33

Is it due to my overall disinterest in DSBM or this album isn't really that especial?

*cough* uninterest *cough*

I enjoy some DSBM, but I always found Gris boring to the max.
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10.09.2014 - 13:49
Rating: 8
angel.
Evil Butterfly
But Gris is really cool to my ears :
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10.09.2014 - 17:35
Rating: 6
mz

Written by Guest on 10.09.2014 at 13:39


*cough* uninterest *cough*

I enjoy some DSBM, but I always found Gris boring to the max.

Hey is "disinterest" really wrong in that sentence?

Mid shining is the only thing DSBM that I actually like.
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10.09.2014 - 17:37
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by mz on 10.09.2014 at 17:35

Hey is "disinterest" really wrong in that sentence?

Mid shining is the only thing DSBM that I actually like.

Disinterest means impartial; that you don't have an opinion on it. Football referees are "disinterested" whereas I'm totally "uninterested" in football
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10.09.2014 - 23:07
Rating: 6
mz

Written by Guest on 10.09.2014 at 17:37


Disinterest means impartial; that you don't have an opinion on it. Football referees are "disinterested" whereas I'm totally "uninterested" in football


I knew that meaning and its application. It is just that I've also seen the other meaning that I used before. Maybe it's a common mistake in English?
From http://dictionary.reference.com/ and other sources like google:
Disinterested:
1. unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives:

2.
not interested; indifferent.

I was opting for the second one.
Anyway, I'm not going to win a battle with a native English man. Let's just say that Gris sucks :p
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10.09.2014 - 23:08
Rating: 6
mz

Written by angel. on 10.09.2014 at 13:49

But Gris is really cool to my ears :

I guess you have problem with your ears then
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10.09.2014 - 23:10
Lit.
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Written by mz on 10.09.2014 at 23:08

I guess you have problem with your ears then

Considering your track record, you're not exactly one to talk.
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10.09.2014 - 23:11
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by mz on 10.09.2014 at 23:07


I was opting for the second one.
Anyway, I'm not going to win a battle with a native English man. Let's just say that Gris sucks :p

It's a very common mistake, even by native English speakers. As soon as you have an opinion on something, even if you are on the fence about it I don't believe you can be disinterested. There's a whole load of debates on it on Google.
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10.09.2014 - 23:50
Rating: 9
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
Hands down the best release this lame subgenre has to offer.
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16.09.2014 - 23:20
Rating: 10
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Written by Paz on 10.09.2014 at 23:50

Hands down the best release this lame subgenre has to offer.

Agreed 100%. DSBM doesn't have too many impressive releases to offer (at least from what I've heard), and this one really encapsulates everything a release of this style should be. The raw production mixed with hideous yet enchanting vocals creates a truly depressing atmosphere for me that I actually find incredibly comforting/relatable when I'm feeling down. My go-to album for a shitty day
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31.01.2018 - 00:09
Rating: 10
Isalith

This is hands down one of the best Depressive Black Metal-Albums of all time and that comes from someone who praises quite a few bands of that style. The vocals on this are so incredibly miserable. And the synths combined with the great guitar work are just so damn majestic.
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10.05.2018 - 00:50
Maco
Pvt Funderground
There's better stuff than this
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29.01.2019 - 15:24
Rating: 9
Dum-Grishnahk

Burzum in depressive elements.
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26.01.2021 - 07:28
Rating: 9
no one

Written by angel. on 25.01.2021 at 13:05

Anyone has any clue where can I get their t-shirts? I have looked up their merch bandcamp and some other platforms there wasn't any.

Could try northern silence as that's who re- released this albums vinyl, but I I'd say it'd be pretty hard to find one as they havent been active for a really long time.
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26.01.2021 - 10:04
Rating: 9
no one

Written by angel. on 26.01.2021 at 09:54

Written by no one on 26.01.2021 at 07:28

Could try northern silence as that's who re- released this albums vinyl, but I I'd say it'd be pretty hard to find one as they havent been active for a really long time.

Thanks for the hint, I actually sent a message to them directly and they said they try to find one if anything is left!!!
That was so kind of them!

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24.06.2021 - 13:54
Mehrad

I'm not just "uninterested" in DSBM, I hate it, and I was hoping it would change with this album, it didn't.
I mean you have these beautiful melodies and you ruin them with awful production and even more awful vocals on purpose, why?
at least Burzum is bearable.
I have nothing against people who actually do like this kind of metal, but this album is the single most overrated album that I have ever came across in MS. at least the cover art is very beautiful. I will come back to this later.
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25.06.2021 - 04:05
Rating: 10
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Mehrad on 24.06.2021 at 13:54

I'm not just "uninterested" in DSBM, I hate it, and I was hoping it would change with this album, it didn't.

I mean if you hate an entire genre, no single album is likely to have any chance of changing that opinion.

Similar to my recent attempts at invigorating some interest in power metal by listening to the latest Helloween -- it just isn't going to happen.
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25.06.2021 - 12:18
Mehrad

Written by Troy Killjoy on 25.06.2021 at 04:05

I mean if you hate an entire genre, no single album is likely to have any chance of changing that opinion.

Similar to my recent attempts at invigorating some interest in power metal by listening to the latest Helloween -- it just isn't going to happen.

probably true
but I'm going to try it some other time, because there are some elements that I actually enjoy. but right now it isn't for me.
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25.06.2021 - 22:08
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by Troy Killjoy on 25.06.2021 at 04:05

Similar to my recent attempts at invigorating some interest in power metal by listening to the latest Helloween -- it just isn't going to happen.

Rhapsody Of Fire is the solution.
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27.06.2021 - 23:20
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Written by Troy Killjoy on 25.06.2021 at 04:05

the latest Helloween --


That was the problem.
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27.06.2021 - 23:37
Mehrad

Written by Maco on 27.06.2021 at 23:20

Written by Troy Killjoy on 25.06.2021 at 04:05

the latest Helloween --


That was the problem.

it's so high rated too, so many 9s and 10s. really misleading.
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09.01.2023 - 11:51
Rating: 9
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
From beautiful acoustic passages to epic solo's and haunting riffs, and from grim, dark, and miserable soundscapes to emotionally charged wailing and screams of agonising despair, this is dsbm at it's finest!

The only downside is the fact it's not an album I can listen to anytime anywhere, it needs to hit me at the exact right moment, such as on a dark and miserable cloudy, rainy day, it doesn’t seem to have the same effect on a scorching hot summers day with blue sky really.
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