Incarnated by Samuel Wormius and Jonathan Sprenger at late 2005 to play traditional doom metal with progressive elements, The Wandering Midget recorded their first demo, titled "First Encounter", during the summer of 2006.

The band's first official release is a MCD entitled "I Am The Gate", and it includes the "First Encounter"-demo plus two songs that were originally meant to be released as "I Am The Gate"-demo. The Wandering Midget's debut album "The Serpent Coven" was released 10th October 2008 via Eyes Like Snow. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.