---
title: "Winds"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/winds"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "Norway"
formed: 1998
---

# Winds

**Winds** is a progressive metal band, from Norway, active 1998 to present.

Winds is a Norwegian progressive/neoclassical metal band formed in 1998. The music is largely influenced by classical music, with Andy Winter's piano work and Carl August Tidemann's guitar solos, often the central focuses. The lyrics are written by Winter, and deal mostly with astral and existentialist philosophy.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winds_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Winds |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
| Formed | 1998 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

[Neoclassical Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/neoclassical-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Andy Winter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andy-winter) | Keyboard |  | Current |
| [Carl August Tidemann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carl-august-tidemann) | Electric guitar | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Jan Axel Blomberg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jan-axel-blomberg) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Lars Eric Si](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lars-eric-si) | Electric bass guitar, Lead vocals |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | [Of Entity and Mind](https://themetalnet.com/album/08678dfd-3429-3daf-8bc9-086bbb2ce656) | EP |
| 2002 | [Reflections of the I](https://themetalnet.com/album/464e18f5-462e-3403-96f6-87e3296ad2e2) | Album |
| 2004 | [The Imaginary Direction of Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/e1a899cf-e176-3dfc-9b9c-f6462b8eb0d3) | Album |
| 2007 | [Prominence and Demise](https://themetalnet.com/album/ab7b3742-ea2a-3b4f-9877-4297e70d2abe) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Solefald](https://themetalnet.com/band/solefald) (listened together)
- [Arcturus](https://themetalnet.com/band/arcturus) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Ulver](https://themetalnet.com/band/ulver) (listened together)
- [Anathema](https://themetalnet.com/band/anathema-20aa23e3) (listened together)
- [Porcupine Tree](https://themetalnet.com/band/porcupine-tree) (listened together)
- [Ayreon](https://themetalnet.com/band/ayreon) (listened together)
- [Therion](https://themetalnet.com/band/therion) (listened together)
- [Dream Theater](https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-theater) (listened together)
- [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together)
- [Green Carnation](https://themetalnet.com/band/green-carnation) (listened together)
- [Orphaned Land](https://themetalnet.com/band/orphaned-land) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Winds/1248

---

Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/winds](https://themetalnet.com/band/winds). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt