Devianz
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Biography
- September 2004: creation of Devianz by Guyom Pavesi, Maxime Decitre and Benoît Blin.
- April 2005: the band enters the LB Lab studio with Stéphane Buriez (LoudblastLoudblastLoudblast is a Death/Thrash band that pioneered the genres in France, and one of the most important French metal bands of the 1990s.The band began in 1986 in the northern city of Lille. Its first recording was a split CD with the Nice based band Agressor. They have released eight albums on the...
). - December 2005: release of the first album Una Duna In Mezzo All’Oceano .
- 2006: Pierre Labarbe, second guitar player joins the band.
- End of 2006: the Eleganz video clip is broadcast on some cable channels (NolifeNolife (TV channel)Nolife is a French TV network. It describes itself as the TV "for geeks, nerds and otakus". It mainly deals with videogames, Japanese culture, technology and various other topics...
...). - 2007: back to the studio for the recording of an EP Les Lèvres Assassines , recorded by Davy Portela (PleymoPleymoPleymo is a French nu metal and rapcore band. Pleymo have sold over 100,000 albums to date. The band's name apparently originates from the lead singer once having a haircut as a child that was similar to that of Playmobil figures....
). - October 2007: Vincent Rémon (ex - Aching Beauty) becomes the new bass player.
- September 2008: Nicolas Pytel becomes the new drummer.
- April 2009: first French tour with Aesthesia.
- July 2009/February 2010: recording the of the second album.
- January 2010: announcement of the participation of Vincent CavanaghVincent CavanaghVincent Cavanagh is an English singer and guitarist best known as a co-founder of British art rock band Anathema. Vincent took over as Anathema's vocalist following the departure of Darren "Daz" White from the group after the Pentecost III EP...
from AnathemaAnathemaAnathema originally meant something lifted up as an offering to the gods; it later evolved to mean:...
on vocals and arrangements on a track of the new album. - April 2010: exclusive broadcasting on Oui FMOui FMOuï FM is a French rock radio station. Ouï FM can be heard on 102.3 FM in Paris, 102.1 FM in Melun and 90.7 FM in Chantilly, as well as via the Astra 1H satellite....
of a track from the forthcoming album. - October 2011: Charles-Vincent Lefèvre becomes the new drummer.
Current members
- Guyom Pavesi: vocals since 2004
- Benoît Blin: guitars since 2004
- Pierre Labarbe: guitars since 2006
- Vincent Rémon: bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
since 2007 - Charles-Vincent Lefèvre: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
since 2011
Past members
- Emmanuel Mechling: bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
from 2004 to 2006 - Nicolas Robache: bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
from 2006 to 2007 - Maxime Decitre: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
from 2004 to 2008 - Nicolas Pytel: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
from 2008 to 2011
Una Duna In Mezzo All'Oceano
- Release date: November 21, 2005
- Tracklist:
- Quatre Longs Matins
- El Silencio Es Muerto
- Innocente Petite Chose
- Odalisque 1
- Eleganz
- Décembres Naïfs
- Des Parallèles
- Solstice Du Premier Âge
- Odalisque 2
- Тринадцать
- Épistophane
- Bitter Landscape/Simple De Jade
- Additional information: recorded and mixed by Stéphane Buriez (LoudblastLoudblastLoudblast is a Death/Thrash band that pioneered the genres in France, and one of the most important French metal bands of the 1990s.The band began in 1986 in the northern city of Lille. Its first recording was a split CD with the Nice based band Agressor. They have released eight albums on the...
) at the LB Lab studio, mastered byr Jean-Pierre Bouquet at the Autre Studio
- Additional information: recorded and mixed by Stéphane Buriez (Loudblast
Les Lèvres Assassines
- Release Date: May 31, 2008
- Tracklist:
- 040506
- Vos Enfants Sont Aussi Des Animaux
- Innocente Petite Chose
- Cœur D'Odalisque
- Vivre Ou Survivre (Daniel BalavoineDaniel BalavoineDaniel Balavoine was a French singer and songwriter. He was hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and inspired many singers in the 1980s, such as Jean-Jacques Goldman, and Michel Berger, his closest friend...
cover)/Backdoor Killer (hidden track)
+ videoclip Eleganz
- Additional information: recorded, mixed and mastered by Davy Portela (PleymoPleymoPleymo is a French nu metal and rapcore band. Pleymo have sold over 100,000 albums to date. The band's name apparently originates from the lead singer once having a haircut as a child that was similar to that of Playmobil figures....
) at the Midilive, Nowhere, Daniel and Sriracha studios. Videoclip directed by Jean-Philippe Astoux
Media
- The Eleganz videoclip has been broadcast on some cable channels (NolifeNolife (TV channel)Nolife is a French TV network. It describes itself as the TV "for geeks, nerds and otakus". It mainly deals with videogames, Japanese culture, technology and various other topics...
...). - Devianz recorded the soundtrack of the short movie Le Gendre directed by Eric Sicot with the track Backdoor Killer.
- On April 29, 2009, Devianz has been mentioned as a musical reference by the deputy Patrick RoyPatrick Roy (politician)Patrick Roy was a French politician, a member of the National Assembly. He represented the 19th constituency of the Nord département, and was a member of the French Socialist Party...
for the music downloading debate at the Assemblée Nationale. - Devianz recorded the soundtrack of the short movie - NYC- directed by Seb Houis with a cover of Shout by Tears For FearsTears for FearsTears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
. - On April 11, 2010, the track Soleil D'Encre from the forthcoming second album is exclusively broadcast on Oui FMOui FMOuï FM is a French rock radio station. Ouï FM can be heard on 102.3 FM in Paris, 102.1 FM in Melun and 90.7 FM in Chantilly, as well as via the Astra 1H satellite....