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Last update/review:
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November 27, 2018
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In The Woods ...
The history of In The Woods ... dates back to 1990 and the
creation of another band,
Green Carnation.
With that band splintering in 1992, three of the members (these
being Anders Kobro and the brothers Botteri) decided to shift
direction away from the death metal of that band's early period,
and after recruiting new members, In The Woods ... was born.
Originally described as black metal, that term does the band no
favors, as the orchestration and experimentations shows a much
more varied sound than simple black metal.
HEart Of The Ages is the more immediate album, featuring some
incredible shrieking vocals (though clean vocals are found
throughout) and generally more mid-paced, guitar-oriented songs,
while the latter two albums
feature male and female clean vocals, more
experimentation, and a slightly slower pace overall.
Comparisons to bands such as
Therion,
The 3rd And The Mortal,
Celtic Frost, and
My Dying Bride have been made, and while
In The Woods ... sounds like none of these, there is a touch
of each in the mix, along with others as well.
They prefered a low profile (indicated by the cryptic band
member names, and never indicated who played what), heightening
the sense of mystery that surrounded them.
After releasing
Three Times Seven On A Pilgrimage (a collection
of three singles recorded at various times over their career),
it was announced that a concert in December of 2000
(later released as
Liveatthecaledonienhall)
would indeed
be their last, closing the books on a quite unique band.
Yet in 2014 a modified lineup was again active.
Former Members/Guests
Jan Kenneth Transeth
vocals
Synne Larsen
vocals
Mr. Fog (James Fogarty)
vocals/keyboards (Ewigkeit, Jaldaboath, ex-The Meads Of Asphodel)
Christian "X" Botteri
guitars (ex-Green Carnation)
Oddvar Moi
guitars RIP: May 13, 2013, cardiac arrest, age 39
Bjørn Harstad
guitars (Green Carnation)
Christer Cederberg
guitars (ex-Drawn)
Bernt Sørensen
guitars
Kåre André Sletteberg
guitars
Christopher "C:M" Botteri
bass (ex-Green Carnation)
Discography
HEart Of The Ages
1995
Misanthropy
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- Yearning The Seeds Of A New Dimension
- HEart Of The Ages
- ... In The Woods (Prologue, Moments Of ..., Epilogue)
- Mourning The Death Of Aase
- Wotan's Return
- Pigeon
- The Divinity Of Wisdom
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Jan Kenneth Transeth
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Synne Larsen
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Christian "X" Botteri
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Oddvar Moi
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Christopher "C:M" Botteri
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Anders Kobro
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1995 Readers' Album
#72
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A Return To The Isle Of Men
1996
Hammerheart
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- The wings of my dreamland
- Tell de døde
- In the woods...
- Creations of an ancient shape
- Wotan's return
- Heart of the ages
- ...And all this... (Child of universal tongue)
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Jan Kenneth Transeth
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Synne Larsen
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Christian "X" Botteri
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Oddvar Moi
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Bjørn Harstad
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Christopher "C:M" Botteri
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Anders Kobro
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Omnio
1997
Misanthropy
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- 299 796 km/s
- I Am Your Flesh
- Kairos!
- Weeping Willow
- Omnio? (pre, bardo, post)
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Jan Kenneth Transeth
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Synne Larsen
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Christian "X" Botteri
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Oddvar Moi
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Bjørn Harstad
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Christopher "C:M" Botteri
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Anders Kobro
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1997 Readers' Album
#85
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Strange In Stereo
1999
Misanthropy
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- Closing In
- Cell
- Vanish In The Absence Of Virtue
- Basement Corridors
- Ion
- Generally More Worried Than Married
- Path Of The Righteous
- Dead Man's Creek
- Titan Transcendence
- Shelter
- By The Banks Of Pandemonium
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Jan Kenneth Transeth
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Synne Larsen
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Christian "X" Botteri
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Christer Cederberg
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Christopher "C:M" Botteri
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Anders Kobro
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1999 Readers' Album
#90
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Three Times Seven On A Pilgrimage
2000
Prophecy
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- Seed Of Sound
- Kamakosmik
- Epitach
- Empty Room
- Let There Be More Light
- Child Of Universal Tongue
- Soundtrax Of Cycoz
- White Rabbit
- Mourning The Deat Of Aase
- If It's In You
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Jan Kenneth Transeth
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Synne Larsen
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Christian "X" Botteri
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Oddvar Moi
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Bjørn Harstad
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Christopher "C:M" Botteri
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Anders Kobro
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Liveatthecaledonienhall
LIVE
2003
Prophecy
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- Medley On Heartworks
- Heart Of The Ages
- Beer
- White Rabbit
- Mourning The Death of Aase
- 796 Km/s
- I Am Your Flesh
- Kairos
- Weeping Willow
- Omnio (pre)
- Omnio (bardo+post)
- Empty Room
- Don't Care
- Dead Man.s Creek
- Karmakosmik
- Path Of The Righteous
- Titan Transcendence
- Epitaph
- Closing In
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Jan Kenneth Transeth
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Synne Larsen
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Christian "X" Botteri
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Oddvar Moi
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Bjørn Harstad
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Christer Cederberg
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Christopher "C:M" Botteri
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Anders Kobro
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Pure
2016
Debemur Morti
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- Pure
- Blue Oceans Rise (Like a War)
- Devil's at the Door
- The Recalcitrant Protagonist
- The Cave of Dreams
- Cult of Shining Stars
- Towards the Black Surreal
- Transmission KRS
- This Dark Dream
- Mysteryof the Constellations
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Mr. Fog
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Christian "X" Botteri
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Christopher "C:M" Botteri
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Anders Kobro
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Cease The Day
2018
Debemur Morti
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- Empty Streets
- Substance Vortex
- Respect My Solitude
- Cloud Seeder
- Still Yearning
- Strike Up with the Dawn
- Transcending Yesterdays
- Cease the Day
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Mr. Fog
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Bernt Sørensen
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Kåre André Sletteberg
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Anders Kobro
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