2008 - Throughout the period of 2008 the band diligently worked on their first musical output focusing on creating classic British black metal fused with the passion and atmospheres created by British folk tales. Crafting each song carefully the band prepared several songs of which five were recorded. Of these three were put forward for the demo. During this year the band also launched a very successful MySpace website along with its own dedicated website.
2009 - On Friday 13th March 2009 Old Corpse Road unleashed their first demo "The Echoes of Tales Once Told" in a limited 1st Edition of 1000 hand numbered copies. Reviews of the demo were outstanding (click here to view them) and we gained much support including a slot on the Zero Tolerance covermount CD.
On the strength of the demo the band were offered the chance to record a split EP with The Meads of Asphodel to be released on Godreah records. The Old Corpse once again entered the studio to record three more songs for the split EP which are Hob Headless Rises, The Witch of Wookey Hole and The Devil’s Footprints.
In addition the band featured on the UK Black Metal Vol. 2 compilation with the unreleased demo track “Hell’s Kettles” and also contributed guest vocals on The Meads of Asphodel xmas special track for Terrorizer magazine “The Song of a Thousand Roars”. During the later half of 2009 the band played several successful live dates, including the well renowned Gathering of the Clans festival.
2010 – In March Old Corpse Road unleashed the split EP with The Meads of Asphodel entitled “The Bones of this Land are not Speechless”. The year will also see the band touring more extensively with dates already lined up across the UK including day gigs and festivals. Later in the year the band will prepare material for the debut album.