Into the Woods (band)

Into The Woods is a hard rock/heavy metal band from South London, England.

History
Formed in 2006 by Mike Watchorn (bass) and Alex 'Gooders' Goodwin (drums) after both attending Reigate College in Surrey, UK. Over the course of the first year they gathered members for the remaining positions which saw Neil Mulcahy as the first to step in as main contributor towards shaping the guitar parts. Auditions for a singer soon followed and Latvia born singer/actress Natalia Ryumina completed the writing team.

By the summer of 2007, with the addition of second guitarist Andy Short, the band were ready for the stage.

Throughout their first year of shows and promotion, various members were in and out of the recording studio on a regular basis to piece together all the material for the self titled debut mini-album. The album went through many complications ,holding it back from its originally planned synchronisation with the first string of shows, and became a physical form in the fall of 2008 just in time for the group’s first full UK tour with Manchester based band Liquid Sky (band).

2009 saw the band embarking on further promotion and many larger shows including a double performance at the UK's Bloodstock Open Air festival in Derby, one live and one acoustic on the Jägermeister truck stage. Despite the momentum, by the end of the year Into The Woods had slipped into an indefinite hiatus.

In March of 2012 the band made it clear on their Facebook page that recording is underway for a new release.

Band Members
Current
 * Natalia Ryumina - Lead Vocals (2006-2009, 2012-present)
 * Mike Watchorn - Bass Guitar (live), Guitars, Keys, Programming (2006-2009, 2012-present)

Previous
 * Alex 'Gooders' Goodwin - Drums (2006-2009)
 * Paul Theobald - Guitars (2009)
 * Andy Short - Guitar (2008-2009)
 * Neil Mulcahy - Guitar (2006-2008)

Live Guest
 * Joe Pearson - Guitar (2009)
 * Joe Rhodes - Guitar (2009)

Discography
Albums
 * Into The Woods (self titled) (2008)
 * (new release for 2012)