Lyzanxia is a French metal group that combine

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with elements of

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Biography

Lyzanxia were formed in 1996 by the Potvin brothers. They quickly recorded their first demo, RIP My Skin, it displayed the band's potential. In 1997 the band produced an 11-song demo entitled Lullaby that introduced them to the press and underground scene. They then started to play with groups such as

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and No Return. For their first album: Eden, they recruited one of the better known producers in European metal:

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. The album was released in 2000 to critical acclaim and good reviews (6/6 ''Hard Rock'': France, 84/100 ''

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'': Japan). Two videos were released to promote the album: "Bewitched" and "Dream Feeder". In 2002 Lyzanxia recorded their second album, ''Mindcrimes''. The group worked again with Nordström and the Potvin brothers travelled to

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, Sweden to mix the songs with Nordström and master the album with Goran Finnberg. To support the album, Lyzanxia released two videos, "Silence Code" and "Medulla Need". They toured with

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and

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to promote the album. In 2006 Lyzanxia signed with

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. They recorded and released their album ''Unsu''. The band once again worked with Nordström (who once again mixed the album) and recently toured with

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to promote it.

Members

Current members *Franck Potvin - guitars and vocals *David Potvin - guitars and vocals *Perdicaro Wines - bass *Clément Rouxel - drums Session musicians/former members *Gaël Feret - Drums *Close Eguil - Bass *Gweltaz Kerjan - Drums *Dirk Verbeuren - Drums *Clément Decrock - drums

Discography

*1996: RIP My Skin (demo) *1997: Lullaby (demo) *2000: Eden *2003: Mindcrimes *2006: Unsu *2010: Locust

References

External links

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Official MySpace
{{Authority control French thrash metal musical groups Musical quartets Musical groups established in 1996 1996 establishments in France Musical groups from Angers