Born in 1998, ALKEMYST perform for almost ten years now their prog/speed metal, trying to improve their songwritting and to give their audience both powerfull and sophisticated acts.
After two demos noticed by professionnals in 1998 and 1999, the band eventually attracted labels and metaheads attention with their first album, « Meeting in the Mist ». Alkemyst inked a deal with the german giant label Nuclear Blast, and, thank to this unexpected exposure and worldwide distribution, the band rose from darkness being known to a larger audience, appearing to be one of the strongest melodic metal acts coming from France for a very long time.
The band has been composed of a steady and unchanged line-up since 2000.
Séverin Bonneville & Arnaud Ménard play the guitar since the beginning, together with Arnaud Gorbaty on the drums (also playing for few months with Eternal flight) and Denis Mellion (bass and Chapman stick). Last man to be a part of the adventure, Ramon Messina, the singer, is also known for his awesome vocal work with the talented Italian band Secret Sphere.
Alkemyst's music can be defined as melodic power metal, written and performed with the will to sound sophisticated as well as powerful and catchy. With « Meeting in the Mist », the band began to create their own musical universe.
With their new album, « Through Painful Lanes », Alkemyst emphatize their musical effort, trying to carry the experience further. As an outcome of a three years labour period dedicated to a deep love of music-making mixed with a flawless will to achieve a real work of art, « Through Painful Lanes » offers a sincere, refined and personal work as well as respectful of major heavy metal influences, as shown by the cover of a Helloween hit, « Eagle Fly Free ».
At last this way of working attracted the attention and trust from several labels worlwide. As a consequence, the album as been released in Japan and Asia by Spiritual Beast records, in North America by Nightmare Records, in Russia and Eastern Europe by Irond records.
Produced by the band on their own, « Through Painful Lanes » didn't undergo any flaw in terms of production. The album enjoyed a luxurious mixing at the Taurus Studio in Geneva, Switzerland (Sybreed, Etna, Rated X ...) and was mastered at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland, by Mika Jussila.
Right now, Alkemyst are ready to promote their new opus, and are planning several live performance in France and outside. They are also working on their next album.
Well, now, let the music do the talking ! Enjoy !
ALKEMYST PROUDLY PLAY :
ALKEMYST Hold On To Your Dreams live in Grenoble (2008)
ALKEMYST Nameless Son live at Raismes Fest 2003
Arnaud Gorbaty practicing The Beast Within (2007)
Arnaud Gorbaty's drum soundcheck at Le Brise Glace (2004)
En attendant avec hâte de partager la scène avec vous au Seyssuel Fest, un petit peu de pub auprès de vous et vos éventuels visiteurs fans de prog et/ou de voix lyrique pour un concert à Lyon ;)
C'estvrai que c'est dingue mais maintenant c'est fait^^. Sinon ben je sais pas si c'est arnaud qui lira le message mais je vais bientôt le contacter pour plus d'infos pour les concerts à venir.
your album is so amazing! please keep on making these kind of music and hopefully you..ll come some day near Austria...hope to see you then...we..ll support you!
Pour la sortie du 3ieme album : Condition Zero Le groupe a fait imprimer de nouveau Tshirt et autres Merchs, Notamment le premier cd "Release the Shadow" est de nouveau disponible en quelques exemplaires!!!
Le groupe Awakening Of The Forgotten ( Ex Whisper-X et Ex In Arkadia ) sera sur scène le Mardi 17 Novembre au Lyon's Hall en compagnie de Dark Age et de In Arkadia + guest . N'hésitez à commander des pré ventes au près des groupes Lyonnais!!!!
Out the 30th of October on Metallian Magazine Editions and distribued by Season Of Mist "The Grace Decapitated" will spread his new disease !! The new metal generation is born !!! Listen new extracts and the new single "The Grace Decapitated"
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