Animal Alpha is a five-piece Norwegian rock group formed in 2002. The band spent much of 2004 playing shows around Norway; they soon earned a growing fan base and interest from the music industry. This, alongside performances at Oslo?s prestigious Øya Festival (earning them 8 of 10 points in British Metal Hammer magazine), combined with an appearance on the national TV program ?Lydverket?, created a buzz around the band that led to two sold-out nights at Oslo?s 500-crowd-capacity John Dee club. From being one of Norway?s best hidden musical secrets, the band rose from relative obscurity into the musical mainstream by the end of 2004, still without having actually released any material. A bidding war between numerous labels ensued, and the band chose the small indie label Racing Junior, penciling the release of their first EP and album for spring 2005. Animal Alpha spent 2005 playing all over Norway supporting their s

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