IN THE WOODS… – Pure 2016

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Norway has always been the most fertile of lands for experimental and avant-garde Metal. During the last three decades fabulous visionaries have pushed beyond boundaries time and time again, propagating the ever-healthy Metal underground and its myriad sub-genres. The most prestigious and mythical of all are the legendary IN THE WOODS… the originators of truly progressive Dark Metal.

01. Pure
02. Blue Oceans Rise (Like A War)
03. Devil’s At The Door
04. The Recalcitrant Protagonist
05. The Cave Of Dreams
06. Cult Of Shining Stars
07. Towards The Black S

Mike Harrison – Mike Harrison / Smokestack Lightning / Rainbow Rider Double CD

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Spooky Tooth lead singer Mike Harrison’s three albums for Island Records, dating from 1971, 1972 and 1975
On the first album Harrison was backed by the Junkyard Angels, but on the other two a host of session musicians were used including the Memphis Horns, Kenny Buttrey and Wayne Jackson.

Between the second and third album here, Spooky Tooth reformed and produced three albums before splitting again
Harrison has continued to work, with the Hamburg Blues Band and occasional Spo