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In The Woods... was a dark, ambient avant-garde metal band from Kristiansand, Norway. They started out as a death metal band called Green Carnation, but with the main composer and guitarist Tchort leaving the band in favour of Emperor, the remaining members formed In the Woods.... The band released a demo in 1993 called "The Isle of Men", as well as a full-length album named HEart of the Ages in 1995. This album was unique at the time since the band expanded the limits of their black metal style into the soothing sound of keyboards and female vocals combined with eerie distorted vocals and clean singing as well. The following Omnio is often regarded as their best album, featuring even more experimental music, 11 minute songs with more female vocals and reflexive lyrics, together with magical instrumental overtures. The third album Strange in Stereo brought an enigmatic change in style, since the music got far more depressive and changing.
By the year 1999 Tchort returned to Green Carnation, inviting members from In the Woods... to play with them. In 2000, In the Woods... released the album Three times seven on a Pilgrimage, a compilation of three of their previous 7" featuring covers from Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane and King Crimson, together with some newly released and rebuilt songs, like the new version of Child of Universal tongue.
After releasing Three Times Seven on a Pilgrimage, the band held a farewell performance in their home town of Kristiansand which featured all musicians, including the former members. The performance was recorded and released as Live at the Caledonien Hall in 2003. It was confirmed that this was the band's last official release. Some of the members went on to play in the similarly-styled band Green Carnation, others took up personal projects and founded the independent label Karmakosmetix Records, created to support new experimental bands such as In the Woods... was in its time.