Evoken
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Evoken is an American funeral doom/death metal band that is highly inspired by the Australian band Disembowelment and the Finnish band Thergothon[1][2]. The band name Evoken is taken from the Thergothon song found on the Fhtagn nagh Yog-Sothoth demo. The band was founded by guitarist Nick Orlando under the name Funereus in April of 1992. After another brief name change to Asmodeus the following year, the band eventually kept the name Evoken in 1994. They headlined the Dutch doomsday festival in 2003 [1].
Incorporating deeply reverbed clean guitars, keyboards, cello and a strong dark ambient influence to their sound, the band has since grown slightly more hypnotic and experimental in their approach from earlier days yet still maintain their death/doom/funeral influences. Evoken is one of the earliest U.S. doom/death metal bands that are still active today.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- John Paradiso - Guitars/Vocals (1994-)
- Nick Orlando - Guitars (1992-)
- Denny Hahn - Keyboards (2004-)
- Vince Verkay - Drums (1992-)
- Craig Pillard - Bass (2006-)
[edit] Former members
- Rob Robichaud - Bass/Vocals (1992-1993)
- Bill Manley - Bass (1994-1996)
- Dario Derna - Keyboards (1995-2002)
- Steve Moran - Bass (1996-2004)
[edit] Discography
- Rehearsal/Demo 1992 (as Funereus)
- Shades of Night Descending (Demo, 1994)
- Shades of Night Descending (MCD, 1996)
- Promo Demo 1996
- Promo Demo 1997
- Embrace the Emptiness (CD, 1998)
- Quietus (CD, 2001)
- Promo Demo 2002
- Antithesis of Light (CD, 2005)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles/chats/1-399_evoken.aspx
- ^ http://site.voila.fr/NIHILISTIC/Interviews/evoken.htm
[edit] External links
- Evoken official website (not updated since march 2006, not reachable)
- Myspace page
