Anders Kobro's first collaboration with Carpathian Forest was the debut liveshow for the band at the Quart Festival 1998 in Kristiansand together with Immortal and Satyricon on the bill. Two weeks later Carpathian Forest played at Under the BlackSun festival in Germany. After these two shows Carpathian Forest agreed on continue the work together, so in October 1998 R. Nattefrost, J. Nordavind, Tchort and A. Kobro got together a Friday afternoon in Soundsuite studio with Terje Refnes and much alcohol. The result of that session was the 7-inchHe's Turning Blue/Ghoul featured on Tribute to Mayhem album released by Avantgarde Music. One year later the band again entered Soundsuite studio and recorded the albumStrange Old Brew, and Morbid Fascinations of Death also released on Avantgarde Music.