---
title: "Forefather"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/forefather"
genre: "Melodic Black Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1997
---

# Forefather

**Forefather** is a melodic black metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1997 to present.

Forefather is an English folk metal band from Surrey. They also incorporate elements of Viking metal and black metal. Since inception in 1997 the band has released seven studio albums.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forefather_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Forefather |
| Genre | Melodic Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Leatherhead, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1997 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Folk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/folk-metal) · [Melodic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-black) · [Viking Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/viking-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | [Deep Into Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/95315d3e-317d-366d-9cc8-70193cba59db) | Album |
| 2000 | [The Fighting Man](https://themetalnet.com/album/82e550b6-9604-31b3-8c89-86a400f09ece) | Album |
| 2002 | [Engla Tocyme](https://themetalnet.com/album/0f4d5230-ab7a-3579-92ad-5a38c8dd3851) | Album |
| 2004 | [Ours Is the Kingdom](https://themetalnet.com/album/35dd3595-bfb7-3fd5-9b21-a1c281937626) | Album |
| 2008 | [Steadfast](https://themetalnet.com/album/31dea8db-028c-3943-8039-2fc446feec8a) | Album |
| 2011 | [Last of the Line](https://themetalnet.com/album/699c5e00-0e78-413e-9d84-04425fa0a370) | Album |
| 2015 | [Curse of the Cwelled](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f3b5c94-d711-4fd0-94a9-a105700d88f1) | Album |
| 2017 | [English Steel](https://themetalnet.com/album/3a29923b-529a-47a7-8071-1a1e15625d59) | Album |
| 2017 | [Tales from a Cloud-Born Land](https://themetalnet.com/album/8e6298dc-11eb-455b-8a34-686f0da65a18) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Falkenbach](https://themetalnet.com/band/falkenbach) (listened together)
- [Månegarm](https://themetalnet.com/band/manegarm) (listened together)
- [Moonsorrow](https://themetalnet.com/band/moonsorrow) (listened together)
- [Einherjer](https://themetalnet.com/band/einherjer) (listened together)
- [Myrkgrav](https://themetalnet.com/band/myrkgrav) (listened together)
- [Primordial](https://themetalnet.com/band/primordial) (listened together)
- [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together)
- [Thyrfing](https://themetalnet.com/band/thyrfing) (listened together)
- [Heidevolk](https://themetalnet.com/band/heidevolk) (listened together)
- [Аркона](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-baad262d) (listened together)
- [XIV Dark Centuries](https://themetalnet.com/band/xiv-dark-centuries) (listened together)
- [Folkearth](https://themetalnet.com/band/folkearth) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Forefather/781

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/forefather](https://themetalnet.com/band/forefather). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt