DYLATH-LEEN is this alchemy of styles, vocals, sounds and atmospheres that give it its so particular mark.
In a Death-Metal vein tinged with atmospheres and a personal rage, the
band draws its originality from the presence of a surprising female
singer-guitarist who mixes death, black and clear vocals in a personal
and innovative style.
The deep male vocals, the typical bass and drums parts and the
guitars both massive and mind-blowing will offer this band a resolutely
unique personality on the French metal scene.
Having walked the mythical stages of Hellfest and Metal Female Voices
Fest, shared the bill with bands like Vader, Obituary, Holy Moses,
Cynic or Aborted, DYLATH-LEEN establishes like a safe bet over the Metal
scene and makes a deep impression on the crowd everywhere it plays.
1997 - 1998In the North of France, Kathy (vocals, guitars) starts a new
project, soon rejoined by Igor (growls, guitars) who left his former
band. The line-up starts songwriting in a doom/death style, with a
simple goal : play live and record an album. Kathy's vocal approach
quickly evolves to growls...
1999The band embryo becomes DYLATH-LEEN with the arrival of Bertrand (drums), Jeremy (bass) & Carine (keyboards).
2000 The band plays its first shows in the North of France.
2001July : Dylath-Leen enters the studio for 13 days @ LB Lab (Roncq,
France) with Stéphane Buriez & François Jamin for the recording of "
Insecure".
September : album mix at Impuls Studios (Herent, Belgium). The decision
had been taken for a few months : Bertrand & Carine leave the band
for personal reasons.
October : Arnaud (drums) & Magali (keyboards) join the band.
2002March : mastering of the album @ Master-Lab (Nantes, France) and artwork making (after a concept by Kathy).
April : release of "
Insecure" !
2004 April : First show in Belgium, with Mystica & Aborted, Axamenta, Vader.
May : Rotonde Festival (Hirson, France) with Impaled Nazarene, Loudblast & In Extremo
The band keeps on rehearsing, writing songs, plays live shows with Zuul FX, DSK, Agonia, Skeptical Minds...
2005The band plays festivals and shows, with (among others) Ataraxie, Furia, Maladaptive, Holy Moses...
The band gets a distribution deal for first album
Insecure, with Thundering Records, covering France ; Metal Magazines and Webzines of the world start reviewing the album.
Recording of
Semeïon @ Le Hangar A Sons
(Cambrai, France) with Bertrand Charlet & Tiéri Farasse ; mix @
Studio Plus 9 (Paris, France) with Stéphane Buriez & Clément Lopez ;
mastering @ L'Autre Studio (Paris, France) with Jean-Pierre Bouquet.
2006The band plays shows with Marduk, Destruction, Necrodeath, Eths, Callenish Circle, Kristendom, Anachronia.
2007June : the band plays @ Hellfest along with Slayer, Machine Head, Type O Negative, Immortal...
October : Metal Female Voices Fest V with Holy Moses, Darzamat, Benedictum...
20082nd album,
Semeïon, is released on March 3rd under Great Dane Records and gets excellent feedback over France and Benelux.
Arnaud (drums) & Magali (keyboards) leave the band ; Bertrand,
drummer from the early days, is back and keyboards are replaced with
samples.With this "new / old" line-up, the band tours Netherlands for the
first time, with Draconian, Thurisaz and November's Doom ; a few shows
and fests (Metal Female Voices Fest VI, Zwarte Cross...) were also
played with Obituary, Cynic, Exodus, Chiraw, Izegrim.
2009First video ever with "
Adorning Wounds". Few shows in France and Belgium, with a special one at the
RaismesFest to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary! Meanwhile, the writing process for the 3rd album has begun.
2010The band enters the studio in January 2010 for the recording of their
3rd album, and will tour with Arch Enemy in March, April and October
2010. The band will also play its first shows in Czech Republic and
Germany.
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