Janvs is a

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band from Genova, Italy. The band take their name from the Roman god

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. They're known for using a Latin style of spelling in their band name and song/album names by replacing the letter "U" with the letter "V" (hence how Janus is spelled Janvs instead).

History

Janvs began in 2004 with Matteo Barelli on vocals/guitar, Claudio Fogliato on bass, and Francesco La Rosa on drums. They released their debut album '' Nigredo'' on September 1, 2004, limited to a hand-numbered 88 total copies. Their next album didn't come until 2007, entitled ''

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'', the album is a concept album about "the shattering of human limits and condition, upon the longing and the temporary conquest of real moments of awareness and contact with the peaks of transcendence." The band released a song called "Pietas I" on a sampler called ''B.M.I.A. Compilation''. In 2008 the band's original drummer, Francesco, left the group. He has since been replaced by respected Italian drummer Massimo Altomare (m:A Fog), making Janvs one of the many musical projects he has become a part of. The band has also been covered in well-known metal magazines, such as '' Terrorizer'' (even having a controversy with each other) and ''

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''. They have been described as being musically akin to bands such as

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Members

Current members

*Matteo "Vinctor" Barelli – vocals, guitar,

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, programming *Claudio "Malphas" Fogliato –

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* Massimo "m:A Fog" Altomare –

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Former members

*Francesco La Rosa – drums, keyboards, samples

Discography

*'' Nigredo'' (2004; reissued in 2014) *''

'' (2007) *'' Vega'' (2008)

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial MySpace pageATMF record label website
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