Exivious
Encyclopedia
Exivious is a heavy metal
band, featuring former members of American progressive metal
band Cynic
and current members of Dutch band Textures
. They released one self-titled album independently. Exivious incorporate heavy metal riffs with a jazz fusion
approach to phrasing and time signatures, complex rhythms and free improvisation. In May 2010, after selling out of their limited edition box, Kruidenier announced that Exivious had disbanded. This came due to differing schedules and commitments that the members were facing individually.
In December 2010, Krudenier and Zielhorst departed from Cynic due to logistical problem with the band that is based half in the US, and half in the Netherlands, reforming Exivious in the process. A new album is set to be recorded in early 2012.
page in January 2009. In March 2009, a second song Asurim was released on the bands MySpace. It was announced on March 12, 2009 that their self-titled debut album would appear in a limited 1,000 numbered copies, each single copy bundled with its own unique artwork.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band, featuring former members of American progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band Cynic
Cynic (band)
Cynic is an American progressive rock band, incorporating experimental music, alternative, metal and jazz fusion elements, founded in Miami, Florida and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Their first album, Focus, released on September 14, 1993, is widely regarded as a landmark release of...
and current members of Dutch band Textures
Textures (band)
Textures is a metal band from the Netherlands, formed in 2001. Textures' lineup revolves around founding members Jochem Jacobs, Stef Broks, Bart Hennephof, and bassist Remko Tielemans who joined in 2007...
. They released one self-titled album independently. Exivious incorporate heavy metal riffs with a jazz fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
approach to phrasing and time signatures, complex rhythms and free improvisation. In May 2010, after selling out of their limited edition box, Kruidenier announced that Exivious had disbanded. This came due to differing schedules and commitments that the members were facing individually.
In December 2010, Krudenier and Zielhorst departed from Cynic due to logistical problem with the band that is based half in the US, and half in the Netherlands, reforming Exivious in the process. A new album is set to be recorded in early 2012.
Band members
- Tymon KruidenierTymon KruidenierTymon Kruidenier is a Dutch guitarist. He became well known in the world of metal, being a member of the technical death metal band Cynic from 2008-2010.-Biography:...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(CynicCynic (band)Cynic is an American progressive rock band, incorporating experimental music, alternative, metal and jazz fusion elements, founded in Miami, Florida and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Their first album, Focus, released on September 14, 1993, is widely regarded as a landmark release of...
) - Michel Nienhuis - guitar (Sengaia)
- Robin ZielhorstRobin ZielhorstRobin Zielhorst is a Dutch bass player, and a current bassist of the Dutch fusion-metal band Exivious. He is also well known for his work in Cynic.-Biography:...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(CynicCynic (band)Cynic is an American progressive rock band, incorporating experimental music, alternative, metal and jazz fusion elements, founded in Miami, Florida and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Their first album, Focus, released on September 14, 1993, is widely regarded as a landmark release of...
) - Stef BroksStef BroksStef Broks is a Dutch drummer best known for his work with Textures and Exivious. He uses Meinl cymbals, Tama drums, Evans drum heads and Pro-Mark sticks...
- 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 ....
(TexturesTextures (band)Textures is a metal band from the Netherlands, formed in 2001. Textures' lineup revolves around founding members Jochem Jacobs, Stef Broks, Bart Hennephof, and bassist Remko Tielemans who joined in 2007...
)
Album
Exivious is the title of the debut album by the band; the first song released from the album, Waves Of Thought, was posted on their MySpaceMySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page in January 2009. In March 2009, a second song Asurim was released on the bands MySpace. It was announced on March 12, 2009 that their self-titled debut album would appear in a limited 1,000 numbered copies, each single copy bundled with its own unique artwork.
Track listing
- "Ripple Of A Tear" 7:30
- "Time And Its Changes" 4:39
- "Asurim" 5:31
- "All That Surrounds pt1" 3:38
- "Waves Of Thought" 6:24
- "The Path" 5:45
- "All That Surrounds pt2" 3:39
- "Embrace The Unknown" 4:44
- "An Elusive Need" 4:39
Credits
- Produced, mixed and mastered by Tymon
- Percussion by Manfred Dikkers
- Guest solo on Embrace The Unknown by Paul MasvidalPaul MasvidalPaul Albert Masvidal is the guitarist, singer and a founding member of the progressive band Cynic and previously led the alternative rock band Æon Spoke. Born in Puerto Rico, Masvidal grew up in Miami, Florida and currently resides in Los Angeles...
- Artwork by Henrik van Leeuwen
- Photography by Bart Dykstra
External links
- Exivious official website
- Exivious at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Exivious at Encyclopaedia Metallum
- Exivious at Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
- Exivious - Exivious 2009 album review on Lebmetal.com
- Exivious - Exivious album review on Prog Sphere