LYZANXIA BAND PAGE
 LYZANXIA
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CURRENT NAME
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Lyzanxia |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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France |
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STATUS
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Active |
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FORMED IN
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1996 |
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LABEL
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Reality Entertainment |
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GENRE
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Thrash metal |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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BAND ADDED
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2006-01-18, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2007-06-04, 09:34 |
DAVID POTVIN formed LYZANXIA in 1996 from the ashes of his former band
OVERLOAD. Moving on with incredible motivation, a first combo rapidly
saw the light of day: bass, drums and two guitars, with FRANCK POTVIN
stepping in to play rhythm guitar and offering additional vocals. To gain
first -hand valuable experience, the band took straight to the road and
started playing at clubs and in festivals. Thereafter, LYZANXIA entered
the studios to record their first demo "RIP MY SKIN", which turned out
to be a great showcase of the band's potential and a tremendous way of
getting the ball rolling. It was acclaimed both by the fans and the
local radio stations, who kept spreading the word of mouth.
Hard 'N' Heavy, May 1998: "Lyzanxia will be enjoyed both by demanding
listeners and technicians who won't fail to notice how diverse the
structures of the compositions are".
In 1997, LYZANXIA recorded their first full-length, 11-track demo album
entitled "LULLABY", which they self-produced in view of a release all
over France. This time, the band could rely on strong support through
the creation of the association SLAM PRODUCTIONS, get their music across
thanks to an independent distributor (AGI), and benefit from efficient
promotion via the metal press, which embraced the album. The
underground world (fanzines, FM radios, etc.) showed great interest for the band.
As a result, LYZANXIA played more gigs at well-known venues such as the
FUZZ'YON (La Roche s/ Yon) and the OLYMPIC (Nantes), and opened for
EDGE OF SANITY, DISFEAR, LOUDBLAST, OVERSOUL, HEADLINE, NO RETURN"
LYZANXIA showed such an impressive and powerful stage presence that they
quickly got themselves their own audience.
Hard Rock magazine, February 2001: "Absolutely every single track is
rich and meticulously built. Honestly if an American band had released
this album, everyone would be in utter awe. So don�t miss this otherwise
you would be missing something huge."
Not only did LYZANXIA get signed by Trepan Records for a 10-song
full-length album but they also managed to get one of the most acclaimed
producer of European metal to work with them: FREDRIK NORDSTRÖM. After
listening to the demos of the upcoming album, he agreed to work with the
band and came all the way to the Backstage Studio in Lyon, France. At
that time, LYZANXIA's line-up became permanent with the arrival of
musicians GWELTAZ KERJAN (Drums) and EGUIL VOISIN (Bass). Then came the time
for mixing and mastering, so off to the FREDMAN STUDIO in Sweden!
Hard 'N' Heavy, February 2001: "Brutality, melody and impeccable
technical approach, all the ingredients of a great album. Listen to this at
all costs."
The band's label, TREPAN RECORDS, entered negotiations to find the best
possible distribution and secured license deals with Japan, Canada, the
USA, Italy and France. The album was entitled "EDEN" and released in
2001. The album has been unanimously acclaimed everywhere, both by the
fans and by the media (6/6 Hard Rock : France, 84/100 Burrn : Japan, 9/10
Metal Mania : Canada). To further promote the release of the album,
LYZANXIA embarked on a French tour in the spring; and later in 2001 they
made two music videos ('Bewitched', and 'Dream Feeder') that got aired
on French TV and in several distributed countries.
The songs for the next album "Mindcrimes" were written in September
2001 and the demos recorded in December 2001. The new LYZANXIA album was
recorded in March 2002, once again with Fredrik Nordström and Don Romano
666. Mixing and mastering took place at the Fredman Studio and the
Mastering Room in Göteborg, Sweden, in May 2002. Since drummer Gweltaz
Kerjan could not play because of a broken foot, Lyzanxia asked their friend
DIRK VERBEUREN to play the drum parts on the new album. As for future
gigs, GAËL FERRET will be on drums.
Japan was the first country to release "Mindcrimes". It came out on
King Records on 2nd October 2002 and was immediately embraced by the
Japanese media and fans. "Mindcrimes" received the impressive score of
86/100 in the highly respected Burnn! Magazine, which put the band in the
top five scores out of seventy releases reviewed in that issue! To
support the album, a video of a new track, "Silence Code", was in the works
around the same time and then was filmed in November with director
Yohann Jouin ; it is now ready to be aired everywhere.
The European release of "Mindcrimes" is set for March 10th 2003 through
distribution label Wagram, and it should be followed shortly by the
North and South American release on a different label...
