Few shows were performed in support of the release however, due to Spice touring heavily with Spiritual Beggars in support of their Ad Astra release вЂ“ including opening gigs for the like of Iron Maiden and Entombed. In 2000, the quartet signed on with the Meteor City label, who issued their full-length debut, Music for the World Beyond, the same year. 1998 saw the release of their first official release, the four-song EP, Rocketcrash, while another EP was issued a year later, the five-track The No Quarter Recordings, which led to some of the group's first shows outside their local region. Then-16 year old drummer Chris RockstrГ¶m signed on in 1997, as Spice decided to join the group вЂ“ keeping Spiritual Beggars afloat at the same time as well. The demo received positive feedback from friends, which resulted in Linusson and Sekulovski searching for replacement members. Elk River Blues Pine Tree String Band Cumberland River Dailey and Vincent Muddy Water Home Leftover Salmon Bend in the River Leftover Salmon.

Soonafter, Grafenauer told the band he would be leaving вЂ“ but the group managed to record a demo before his exit, with local singer Spice (of Spiritual Beggars) filling in on vocals.

Consisting of members Anders Linusson (guitars), Andreas Grafenauer (drums), and Alexander 'Saso' Sekulovski (bass), the group spent the first few months of their existence writing songs before beginning a frontman search. Black Sabbath/Kyuss disciples the Mushroom River Band hail from VГ¤rnamo, Sweden вЂ“ originally formed in June of 1996.

Mud river band