WOBBLER
The band was formed in the idyllic Norwegian countryside, in the vicinity of the great waterfalls of Hønefoss in the spring of 1999.
The band had a burning desire to create, or perhaps recreate some of the musical expressions of the early 70’s – specially in the use of the instruments of that time and the somewhat “strange” compositions of the progressive rock scene from 1969 – 1974. In a few months the basic ideas for a demo was created.
Some of the songs was recorded at Lars’ studio in 2003, put out on the internet and started living its own life. Wobbler ended up signing a record deal with the US-label The Laser’s Edge.
By now, Lars’ vintage keyboard collection was getting out of hand, and the insane recording of the debut album Hinterland was about to begin in June 2004. There wasn’t allowed to use any midi what-so-ever, and only pre-1975 instruments were applied.
After eight intense months the album was ready. The hype from the demo songs had now reached it’s peak, and the expectations were sky-high. In July 2005 “Hinterland” was revealed at one of Wobblers rare live performances at Near-fest.
In April 2009, the band finally released the second album; “Afterglow” on Termo Records. It contained a re-recording of the two old demos plus three other old songs from 1999. Both albums made Wobbler a name amongst a lot of listeners around the world.
In 2009 the band entered the studio again, this time with new vocalist and frontman Andreas Wettergreen Strømman Prestmo. The third album, “Rites at Dawn”, was released in 2011, premiering at the Terra Incognita in Quebec, Canada. This album did really well worldwide and paved the way to a greater audience within the progressive rock community. After a while original member Morten Andreas Eriksen left the band, and old time friend Marius Halleland joined forces as the new guitarist.
Between 2011 and 2017 Wobbler have played in Sweden, Germany, England, Italy, Switzerland and France. In 2015 they supported Änglagård in front of a full house in Norway for a truly magical evening of progressive music.
The last couple of years Wobbler have been busy working on new material whilst doing concerts. As of january 2017 Wobbler has recently finished recording their fourth album, due for release in the first half of 2017.