Wuthering Heights

about

Originally formed in the beginning of the nineties, the symphonic speed metal band Wuthering Heights started to draw attention in the small metal-scene of Copenhagen. Different musicians as well as names like Minas Tirith and Vergelmir have come and gone in the history of the band, and the only founding member in the band today is Erik Ravn. The bands first studio-experience was in 1994/95, when they recorded the Vergelmir demo-tape at the famous Sweet Silence Studio (Metallica, Blind Guardian etc.) in Copenhagen. Although the demo-tape didn't quite get the desired production, it accomplished it's task, as it circulated through the European metal-underground where it was well received in countries like Italy and Germany. The next major event in the history of Wuthering Heights was in 1996/97 when they were one of the bands featured on the compilation-CD "Extremity Rising Vol.2" made by Serious Entertainment. The song used on that CD was "Sorrow In Memoriam", which nicely sums up all that Wuthering Heights is about: Huge compositions, great orchestral parts, folk-influences, intriguing lyrics, up-tempo (speed) and progressive metal. In summer of 1997 the band finally got a deal with a German record label, who (for some reason) were convinced that the band played gothic/epic metal. This co-operation resulted in the demoCD "Within", which saw the band heading in a more progressive power/speed metal direction, leading to the break-up with this label. After only a couple of w

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albums

Far From The Madding Crowd

The Shadow Cabinet

Salt

To Travel for Evermore

Within

A Tribute to Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights

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Wuthering Heights-A Kate Bush Tribute

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Running Up That Hill: A Kate Bush Tribute

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Wuthering Heights (A Kate Bush Tribute)

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Running Up That Hill: A Tribute to Kate Bush

Far from the Maddening Crowd

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The Shadow Cabinet (2CD)

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