Origin: Switzerland
Formed: mid‑1990s (as Gorgon), renamed to Forsth in 1995
Genre: Symphonic Black Metal
Status: Changed name → active since 2001 as Morgart
Label: Last Episode (final era as Forsth)
Themes: Pagan themes, War
Forsth was one of the early Swiss symphonic black metal bands, emerging from Littau (Lucerne) in the mid‑1990s. Their sound combined raw second‑wave black metal aggression with keyboards, martial rhythms, and pagan/war‑themed lyrics—placing them firmly within the Helvetic black metal movement of the era.
The band originally began under the name Gorgon, active around 1995, before adopting the name Forsth and releasing two albums that became cult classics in the Swiss underground. Their music was featured on several influential black‑metal VHS compilations of the time, including Black Metal Heroes Vol. II and Black Mass – Black Metal Collection, which helped spread their name beyond Switzerland.
After disbanding in 1999, the core members reformed in 2001 under a new banner: Morgart, continuing the Helvetic pagan/war metal tradition with a more mature and battle‑driven sound.
Aragorn – Drums (?-1999)
See also: ex‑Chapter Seven
Ragnath – Vocals, guitars
See also: Morgart
Gonahr – Vocals, bass (1995–?)
See also: Morgart
Thongor – Keyboards (?-1997)
Winterfrost – Full‑length, 1996
Helvetic War – Full‑length, 1997
Helvetic Hymns from Winterfrost – Video, 1997
If you want, I can also generate a Morgart entry to complete the lineage, or craft a Helvetic Black Metal overview connecting Forsth, Totenheer, Borgne, and the rest of the Swiss war‑pagan tradition.