Impaled Northern Moonforest

Impaled Northern Moonforest was an acoustic black metal band, formed in 1997 by Seth Putnam (vocals, percussion) and Josh Martin (acoustic guitar) of Anal Cunt to mock an extremely lo-fi sound and DIY aesthetics of true Norwegian black metal bands. INM released their demo recording on 7-inch limited to 200 hand-numbered copies on Menace To Sobriety Records and played half a dozen shows around Boston area, Rhode Island, Colorado and in Japan. While the project was meant as a joke, without any proper songwriting, rehearsing or practicing ever taking place, Impaled Northern Moonforest gained a cult status and following and the invented “acoustic black metal” genre turned into a meme, with some bands claiming to pursue it in a serious manner. INM self-titled 7” became a rare collectible for AxCx fans, and in 2010 this material was re-released on limited edition 12-inch.