EXISTANCE

"Existance was created at the tail end of 2008 by Julian Izard (lead vocals & guitars) and Tom Drouin (bass), who shared a common goal of keeping the musical spirit of the 1980s Heavy Metal alive. In 2010 Existance released the obligatory demo. Four tracks were recorded, which in turn enabled them to successfully start gigging around France. After a minor line-up change (a new drummer) in 2011, the band returned to the studio and produced their 2nd demo; this time eight tracks were recorded. The following year, thanks to the demos being well received by both local and international media, Existance managed to play a substantial amount of concerts across France ( at times touring with bands like Rhino Bucket, Furious Zoo, Vulcain, Blasphème, ADX, Killers, Eternal Flight), with occasional forays into Belgium and the Netherlands with cult heavy–metal bands Bitch (USA) and Ear Danger (Nld). They were also invited to perform at numerous festivals such as: the Paris Metal France Festival IV (PMFF IV), the Isaria Festival, Vouziers Festival (#21), twice at the Zicophonies Festival (#15 and #16), Long Live Metal Festival (edition #5), Rock ’N’ Metal Convention (#14). With an eye on touring in Germany next, the band sent out their 2nd demo to a number of record labels. They quickly received an offer from the German label High Roller Records, an imprint based in Zwickau, Germany. A deal was struck, and High Roller re-released the 2nd Existance demo in April 2012, both on compact disc and vinyl, distributed worldwide via Soulfood. 2012 also announced yet another line-up change with the arrival of Alex (drums) and Antoine (guitar), joining the original, founding members Julian (lead vocals / guitar) and Tom (bass). The next year was spent writing, rehearsing and fine-tuning and in September 2013 Existance re-entered the studio to record their debut full-length album entitled “Steel Alive.” Recorded and mixed at Boss Hog Studios in Ham en Artois, France, “Steel Alive” was mastered by none other than Maor Appelbaum in Los Angeles, who in the past has mastered masterpieces by (among others) Anvil, Dokken, Halford, Malmsteen, Sepultura – to name but a handful out of a list of hundreds. The result…one hell of an ass-kicking album that proves true metal is “Steel Alive” - Mausoleum Records.

Oise, FR