Lycus (band)
| Lycus | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Oakland , United States |
| Genre (s) | Funeral doom |
| founding | 2008, 2011 |
| resolution | 2009 |
| Website | www.facebook.com/lycusdoom/ |
| Current occupation | |
Drums, vocals |
Trevor Deschryver |
guitar |
Ryan Jencks |
Vocals, guitar |
Jackson Heath |
| former members | |
Electric bass, vocals |
Bret Tardiff |
Electric bass |
Stephen |
Electric bass |
Erika Osterhout |
Electric bass, vocals |
Daniel Borman |
guitar |
Nick Liuzzi |
guitar |
Gary |
guitar |
Clayton Bartholomew |
guitar |
Dylan Burton |
guitar |
Jonathan Nicosia |
Lycus is a funeral doom band founded in 2008 .
history
Lycus was founded in the Sacramento area in the fall of 2008 . The band performed in close proximity a few times and released a demo recording within a year . Persistent difficulties in the occupation led to an early dissolution. After moving to the Bay Area , founding members Trevor DeSchryver and Jackson Heath reformed the band. The group recorded Demo MMXI together in 2011 at Earhammer Studios in Oakland . The demo was released on cassette by Graceless Recordings and LP by The Flenser. With the release, the band again played concerts, this time in the greater Bay Area. The webzine Doom-Metal.com dealt with the demo demo MMXI . Mike Liassides rated the demo as a promising start and recommended to follow the development of the band in the future.
The official debut Tempest was released in July 2013. The over 20 Buck Spin album was praised by webzines such as Doom-Metal.com, Metal.de and Pitchfork Media . In particular, the recognition from Pitchfork Media and Decibel Magazine gave the band sufficient acceptance to attract the attention of Relapse Records . In January 2015 Relapse Records signed Lycus. The band then went on a series of tours and performances with groups such as Mournful Congregation , Agalloch , Loss , Evoken and Worship . In the meantime, the group recorded another album with producer Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden Studios in spring 2015 , which was released in January 2016 via Relapse Records. With the release of this album under the title Chasms , the group's reception increased noticeably. Webzine and music magazines such as Metal.de, Angry Metal Guy, Pitchfork Media, Consequence of Sound, Powermetal.de , The Sludgelord, No Clean Singing, Your Last Rites, Metal Inside, Bleeding4Metal, and the Ox-Fanzine dealt with the album. Cody Davis devoted an extensive article to his weekly column on Funeral Doom, "Funeral Doom Friday", written for Metal Injection. Meanwhile, the reception was consistently positive.
Style and rating
The music played by Lycus is attributed to Funeral Doom. Classifying comparisons are made with genre artists such as Winter , Saturnus , Asunder , Pantheist , Mornful Congregation , Ahab and Esoteric . According to Sven Lattemann, who reviewed Chasms for Metal.de, Lycus “work too much on the supposed genre conventions” of such models and orientate themselves to the standards of the genre without developing independence. In his review of Chasms written for the Ox-Fanzine, however , Peter Wingertsches praises the band and describes the album as "brilliant":
"Experienced, versatile and corrosive arrangements open and at the same time spill the eponymous abysses in infinite darkness, from the off you can hear a creaking here and there, some explosions suddenly blow up the doomed melodies and sometimes a cello comes along, which leads to the snow-covered monastery cemetery. "
Also in the review written for Metal Inside, the music is praised as cleverly arranged. The musicians understand "how to loosen up their songs with beautiful guitar melodies and discreet cello playing in a way that not many funeral representatives succeed in."
Discography
- 2009: Demo 2009 (demo, self-published)
- 2011: Demo MMXI (Demo, Graceless Recordings, The Flenser)
- 2013: Tempest (album, 20 Buck Spin)
- 2016: Chasms (Album, Relapse Records)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Lycus. Metalstorm, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Mike Liassides: Lycus: Demo MMXI. Doom-Metal.com, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Dante DuVall: Lycus: Tempest. Doom-Metal.com, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e Peter Mildner: Lycus: Tempest. Metal.de, accessed on June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Kim Kelly: Lycus: Tempest. pitchfork.com, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e Sven Lattemann: Lycus: Chasms. Metal.de, accessed on June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ El Cuervo: Lycus: Chasms. Angry Metal Guy, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Brandon Stosuy: Lycus: Chasms. pitchfork.com, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Sean Barry: Lycus: Chasms. Consequence of Sound, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Björn Backes: Lycus: Chasms. Powermetal, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- Jump up ↑ Josh Lee: Lycus: Chasms. The Sludgelord, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Islander: Lycus: Chasms. No Clean Singing, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Old Guard: Lycus: Chasms. Your Last Rites, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d Lisa Fingerhut: Lycus: Chasms. Metal Inside, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ grid: Lycus: Chasms. Bleeding 4 Metal, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Peter Wingertsches: Lycus: Chasms. OX fanzine, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Cody Davis: Funeral Doom Friday: Take the Plunge into LYCUS's Chasms. Metal INjection, accessed June 4, 2020 .