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AZYLYA est un groupe belge né en 2009 à Bruxelles de la rencontre de Gaëtan (batteur), de Vlad (Claviériste / ex-Anwynn) et de Jamie-Lee (Chanteuse / ex-Skeptical Minds, Sad Siberia et Aedden) qui possédait déjà le projet dans ses cartons depuis un certain temps. A
ce noyau s’ajouteront ensuite Anthony (Guitariste) et Ben (Bassiste /
ex-AS-Phixies).

Après quelques tâtonnements, le groupe trouve sa vitesse de croisière en 2010
et tout s’accélère encore lorsque Jamie-Lee quitte Aedden pour ne plus
se consacrer qu’à AZYLYA. Le line-up au complet (même si un second
guitariste pourrait intégrer la formation plus tard), le groupe compose
plusieurs titres et enregistre au Studio Molière son premier EP fin
septembre et début octobre 2010 tout en se préparant pour la scène.

Malheureusement, Gaetan et Vlad, pour des raisons professionelles, quittent le groupe
après le premier concert du 26 décembre, mais sans relâche, Azylya
trouve des succeseurs, en GUILLAUME et FORSTER...Et MAXIME!

AZYLYA offre un métal mélodieux souvent cinématographique rehaussé de touches
de thrash et de death où la voix angélique de Jamie-Lee et les
partitions de Vlad se combinent pour créer une atmosphère sombre de
souffrance et de douceur triste.

Une chose est certaine, sur scène, AZYLYA devrait vous faire frissonner….
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AZYLYA was founded in 2009 and is based in the Belgian Capital of Brussels, playing a mix of melodic metal and a bit of thrash.
The
sound of AZYLYA came to be by creating a harmony between the angelic
voice of Songstress Jamie-Lee (ex Skeptical Minds & AEDDEN) and the
thrash scores of Vlad, bringing the dark, painful and suffering in
contrast with a sound of hope.

After Jamie-Lee quit AEDDEN, her
new project, dubbed AZYLYA, got off on the fast lane: Gaetan, the
drummer, joined almost immediatly afterwards, with Vlad on keyboard
following only a few months later. What follows are a lot of
auditions, as the band started looking for 2 guitarists, a bass
guitarist and a good place to rehearse...Before taking on the next
milestone, which is to make a first EP.

Guitarist Anthony was
recruited after several scrutinizing auditions, right after the spot of
bass guitarist was filled in, as this proved much more challenging, but
in the end, the persistence and the skill of Ben paid off, earning him
the title of AZYLYA bass guitarist in the end.
Anthony's
nigh-unrivaled 7-string play proved to be a winning number almost from
the start, earning him the spot of (lead) guitarist to boot!


However,
both Vlad and Gaetan were forced to leave the group despite a very
productive run on the EP and a well-received first gig in December 2010,
due to professional reasons.
AZYLYA immediately launched a quest
for their respective successors, and won a bonus with it too: for the
drums, Forster got selected, whereas the keys will be played by
Guillaume, and, to cover the male vocals, second guitarist Maxime took
the gauntlet, adding to it that, as said before, a second guitarist is
won...

With the line-up now complete again, AZYLYA is now working
hard on their sound to bring forth the first EP and write the story of
Azylya in music, but one thing is already certain enough...
Long may be the dark night when AZYLYA is on stage!