Scarve
Encyclopedia
Scarve is a French
technical death metal
band from Nancy. They have released four full-length albums, the latest being The Undercurrent
, released on April 2, 2007 on Listenable Records.
drummer Dirk Verbeuren. Their 2004 album, Irradiant
features a contribution from Meshuggah
guitarist Fredrik Thordendal
on the track, "Asphyxiate."
in order to take over as lead singer in the Danish industrial metal
band Mnemic
. His session replacement was announced to be ex-Darkane
singer, Lawrence Mackrory (who sung on the album, Rusted Angel
).
Following the release of The Undercurrent, on June 4, Pierrick Valence announced that he was leaving Scarve to focus on his other band, Phazm. On April 22, 2007, The band posted a message on their myspace account saying that they were still looking for a vocalist.
In May 2009, the band revealed their new vocalist, Lawrence Mackrory, who sung on The Undercurrent
and their next album. Dirk said on their myspace blog "We're all very proud and happy to have Lawrence in our ranks, and extremely excited to bring you, our fans, a whole new collection of blasting futuristic death metal!"
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
technical death metal
Technical death metal
Technical death metal is a musical subgenre of death metal that focuses on complex rhythms, riffs and song structures. Technical experimentation in death metal began in the late '80s and early '90s by bands such as Death, Atheist and Cynic...
band from Nancy. They have released four full-length albums, the latest being The Undercurrent
The Undercurrent
The Undercurrent is the fourth studio album by French band Scarve. This is their first studio album to not feature Guillaume Bideau, and the last to feature Pierrick Valence...
, released on April 2, 2007 on Listenable Records.
Biography
Scarve was formed in 1994 by rhythm guitarist Patrick Martin and SoilworkSoilwork
Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name Inferior Breed, the band changed their name in late 1996 to Soilwork .Their sound is a fusion of the classic...
drummer Dirk Verbeuren. Their 2004 album, Irradiant
Irradiant
Irradiant is the third album by the French technical death metal band Scarve. This is the last album to feature Guillaume Bideau's vocals as he joined the Danish industrial metal band Mnemic in October 2006...
features a contribution from Meshuggah
Meshuggah
Meshuggah is an extreme metal band from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1987. Meshuggah's line-up has primarily consisted of founding members vocalist Jens Kidman and lead guitarist Fredrik Thordendal, drummer Tomas Haake, who joined in 1990, and rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, who joined in 1992...
guitarist Fredrik Thordendal
Fredrik Thordendal
Fredrik Thordendal is the lead guitarist and a founding member of the Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah.He, along with Meshuggah's rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström were rated #35 by Guitar World in the top 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists of all-time.-Musical career:Under the name...
on the track, "Asphyxiate."
Vocalist departures and The Undercurrent
In October 2006, it was announced that Guillaume Bideau had left Scarve during the recording of The UndercurrentThe Undercurrent
The Undercurrent is the fourth studio album by French band Scarve. This is their first studio album to not feature Guillaume Bideau, and the last to feature Pierrick Valence...
in order to take over as lead singer in the Danish industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
band Mnemic
Mnemic
Mnemic is a Danish metal band, formed in Aalborg, Denmark in 1998. Their music has been described as a fusion between metalcore, melodic death metal, industrial metal and progressive metal, with additional elements of thrash metal and groove metal, to form a style the band themselves have...
. His session replacement was announced to be ex-Darkane
Darkane
Darkane is a melodic death / progressive thrash metal band that originated in Helsingborg, Sweden in 1998. Their music contains ample thrash elements interspersed with acoustic interludes and symphonic features, such as the in studio use of synthesizers and occasionally full orchestras and choir...
singer, Lawrence Mackrory (who sung on the album, Rusted Angel
Rusted Angel
-Darkane:*Christofer Malmström – lead guitar*Peter Wildoer – drum kit*Jörgen Löfberg – bass guitar*Klas Ideberg – rhythm guitar*Lawrence Mackrory – vocals-Production:*Wez Wenedikter – executive producer*Daniel Bergstrand – production, engineering, mixing...
).
Following the release of The Undercurrent, on June 4, Pierrick Valence announced that he was leaving Scarve to focus on his other band, Phazm. On April 22, 2007, The band posted a message on their myspace account saying that they were still looking for a vocalist.
In May 2009, the band revealed their new vocalist, Lawrence Mackrory, who sung on The Undercurrent
The Undercurrent
The Undercurrent is the fourth studio album by French band Scarve. This is their first studio album to not feature Guillaume Bideau, and the last to feature Pierrick Valence...
and their next album. Dirk said on their myspace blog "We're all very proud and happy to have Lawrence in our ranks, and extremely excited to bring you, our fans, a whole new collection of blasting futuristic death metal!"
Current
- Lawrence Mackrory (ex-DarkaneDarkaneDarkane is a melodic death / progressive thrash metal band that originated in Helsingborg, Sweden in 1998. Their music contains ample thrash elements interspersed with acoustic interludes and symphonic features, such as the in studio use of synthesizers and occasionally full orchestras and choir...
) – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Patrick Martin – rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Sylvain Coudret (SoilworkSoilworkSoilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name Inferior Breed, the band changed their name in late 1996 to Soilwork .Their sound is a fusion of the classic...
) – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure... - Loïc Colin – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Dirk VerbeurenDirk VerbeurenDirk Verbeuren is a heavy metal drummer for Swedish melodic death metal band, Soilwork, French melodic death metal band, Scarve , French melodic death metal band, Phaze I, Dutch death-thrash metal band, Anatomy of I, and American thrash metal band, Powermad...
(Soilwork) – 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 ....
Former
- Alain Germonville – vocals
- Guillaume Bideau (Mnemic) – vocals
- Pierrick Valence – vocals
- Fred Bartolomucci – vocals
- Philipe Elter – bass guitar
- David Fioraso – bass guitar
Discography
- 1996: Six Tears of SorrowSix Tears of SorrowSix Tears of Sorrow is the debut EP released by French metal band Scarve.-Track listing:# "Liquefied Silhouettes" – 4:00# "Shelly's Dead" – 4:22...
(self-released) - 2000: Translucence (War Music)
- 2002: Luminiferous (Listenable Records)
- 2004: IrradiantIrradiantIrradiant is the third album by the French technical death metal band Scarve. This is the last album to feature Guillaume Bideau's vocals as he joined the Danish industrial metal band Mnemic in October 2006...
(Listenable) - 2007: The UndercurrentThe UndercurrentThe Undercurrent is the fourth studio album by French band Scarve. This is their first studio album to not feature Guillaume Bideau, and the last to feature Pierrick Valence...
(Listenable)
External links
- Official website
- Scarve at Listenable Records
- Scarve 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....