Creepiest Video This Year - A Forest Of Stars

As a huge fan of creepy and disquieting metal, I was intrigued to discover this new video of Gatherer Of The Pure from The Gentlemen's Club Of A Forest Of Stars (or just A Forest Of Stars for short). A 7 piece band producing a deathly ambience, chilling riffs and a beautiful if deeply disturbing video. Using the shadow puppet theatre style recently seen in the Drag Ropes video from Storm Corrosion, this takes it to a new level of intrigue.

It's all very steampunk-esque, if the band name didn't give it away. A peculiar, eccentric variant of black metal produced by people with names like Mister Curse, Katheryne, Queen of Ghosts, and The Gentleman. Faux Victoriana abound, smog and streetlamps and murderous intentions. I recommend watching this video full screen, high resolution with headphones on. It's really quite lovely, if something this deranged could ever be called lovely.

Brief Update: I gather from the band's somewhat chaotic website that the new album that Gatherer Of The Pure is from is due out in three weeks. I shall be sure to check it out.