Wuthering Heights (band)

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Wuthering Heights is a Danish-Swedish

The group formed in 1989 under the name Angelica. They recorded nothing under this name, changing the name to Minas Tirith for the release of a demo cassette, entitled Tales From the Woods in late 1992. By the release of their second demo in 1995 the band had changed their name to Vergelmir. One track from this demo was included in 1996 on the Danish sampler Extremity Rising Vol.2 (on the Serious Entertainment label).

In 1997, the band recorded their first album for German label Prophecy Productions, but the deal fell through and this version of the album has never been officially released. The band re-recorded the entire album in 1998 for their new American label The Laser’s Edge/Sensory and as the debut album Within it was finally released in 1999. The band began a long-lasting relationship with producer Tommy Hansen and his Jailhouse Studios for their follow-up album To Travel for Evermore in 2002. The band discovered then-unknown singer Nils Patrik Johansson whose huge voice (somewhat reminiscent of Ronnie James Dio) boosted the band’s sound, and they released Far From the Madding Crowd in 2004, which has received some critical acclaim amid the underground power metal and folk metal communities.

In the summer of 2004 the band played outside Europe for the first time. The gig took place at the

In November 2018, Erik Ravn announced he was working on a new project called Beltane Born. He describes the music as celtic hard rock, but advises that the music is still in the demo stage and may not have found its final style yet. Also, it is uncertain who exactly is going to participate in the project.[6]

Band members

Current members

• Erik Ravn – guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals (1989–present)
• Morten Gade Sørensen – drums, percussion (2002–present)
• Nils Patrik Johansson – vocals (2003–present)
• Teddy Möller
  – bass, vocals (2004–present)
• Andreas Lindhal – keyboards (2004–present)
• Martin Arendal – guitar (2004–present)

Former members

• John Sønder – guitar (1989–1990)
• Morten Birch – bass (1989–1994)
• Kenneth Saandvig – drums (1990–1998)
• Martin Røpcke – guitar (1991–1992)
• Jannik B. Larsen – guitar (1992–1994)
• Troels Liebgott – vocals (1993–1996)
• Tim Christensen – keyboards (1993–1996)
• Tim Mogensen – bass (1994–1995)
• Louise – violin (1994–1995)
• Rune S. Brink – keyboards (1996–2004)
• Morten Nødgaard – vocals (1996–1997), drums (1998–2000)
• Kasper Gram – bass (1996–2000)
• Kristian Andrén – vocals (1998–2002)
• Peter Jensen – guitar (1999)
• Henrik Flyman – guitar (2002–2004)

Timeline

Discography

References

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External links

• Official website
• Wuthering Heights site by Intromental Management