In 1998 the band entered the studio to record their first CD which was entitiled "Welcome to the Realm..." The band was joined by 13 Candles guitarist Marc Hoyland who guested on guitar and extra percussion for the album.
Following the release of the debut CD the Realm embarked on a series of gigs with the climax to be in Whitby which saw the band performing at the Symphony of Shadows festival with Inkubus Sukkubus and Chaos Engine. The band was intoduced on stage by none other but the legendary Ingrid Pitt.
In 1999 the bands ranks swelled to a quartet with Marc Hoyland joining the band full time. After hefty writing sessions and rehersals the band entered the studio again to record the follow up to "Welcome to the Realm...". This was to be entitled "Before the Daylight" and featured some of the bands best work yet.
The Realm made an appearance at the Metropole hotel, Whitby in 1999 to perform at the Halloween Spectacular with Squid and Sanctuary. This proved to be a successful and memorable performance.
Yule 1999, "Before the Daylight" is released and is quickly promoted by the band playing at the Myth festival in London with Theatre das Vampires and Midnight Configuration.
In the following years the band played show after show and released 2 CDs, a best of called "Bites" and "The past, the present, the future..." which include some old unreleased material, remixes and some new tracks.
In 2000 Marc quit the band due to personal interests and to follow his own path.
The band were quick to recruit bass player Clara into the ranks. Several gigs were perfomed with Icon and Malaise, and a successful tour with Witchfynde/luther beltz ensued. Shortly after Katy had to leave the band due to university commitments.
In 2004 the band entered the studio to record the third album which was to be simply called "The Realm". Contributions were made by former members Katy Howson and Marc Hoyland and long standing friend of the band Andy Onion. The album was release later that year and led to Marc Hoyland rejoining the band.
In the following couple of years several more gigs have taken place and another line up change with the exit of Clara. But ever strong the band carry on and perform successful gigs with Killing Miranda, Avoidance of Doubt, Scary Bitches, Uninvited Guest and Lupine.
The band are currently putting the finishing touches to the writing of the new album to be released in 2007... Watch the shadows....
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