current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title background genre origin name
athelstan wulfstan folkearth 1997 -- present angelisc enterprises karmageddon media seven kingdoms eisenwald tonschmiede forefather
 group_or_band black metal pagan metal surrey , england forefather
forefather

forefather is a pagan metal band from surrey , england .
there is debate as to which subgenre or subgenres of metal the band belongs while the band itself describes its music as `` anglo-saxon metal '' due to its anglo-saxon themed lyrical content .
since their inception in 1997 the band has released six studio albums .
