Demians

Demians
Origin	Normandie, France
Genres	Art rock Alternative rock Alternative metal
Years active	2007–present
Labels	InsideOut Music
Website	www.myspace.com/demiansmusic
Members
Nicolas Chapel Gaël Hallier Antoine Pohu Fred Mariolle

Demians is a French alternative rock band started by Nicolas Chapel in 2007.

Background

Chapel's inspiration for the name Demians came from the novel Demian by author Hermann Hesse, and his musical inspiration came from a variety of artists and sources, ranging from Radiohead to Tori Amos to ambient music.^[1]

Chapel plays all instruments and performs all vocals on the first two Demians studio albums, though he performs live with a full band. All Demians releases have been self-produced and recorded in Chapel's home studios, the locations of which have changed from album to album.

Building an Empire

Demians' first studio album Building an Empire was released on May 19, 2008, on the InsideOut label, to positive reviews.^[2] The success of Building an Empire led Chapel to assemble a live band with Gaël Hallier (drums) and Antoine Pohu (bass), and they subsequently were granted opening slots for several well-known rock and metal bands, including Porcupine Tree, Anathema, Marillion, Steven Wilson & Aviv Geffen, and Jonathan Davis of Korn. They toured throughout Europe, playing more than 40 shows in more than 12 countries.^[3]

Mute

The follow-up entitled "Mute" came out on June 28, 2010 in Europe and August 10, 2010 in the US on the InsideOut label recently associated with Century Media and EMI Music. Chapel once again performed all instruments and vocals on the album, with two guests, Gaël Hallier playing drums on "Swing Of The Airwaves" and "Hesitation Waltz", and Lepolair playing electronics on the song "Porcelain".^[4]
Very different from its predecessor, the album once again gathered excellent reviews worldwide, and brought the band's music to a wider audience.
Fred Mariolle officially joined Demians as a guitar player after the release of "Mute".^[5] In June 2011, the band announced that they have started working on their third album.

Discography

• Building an Empire (2008)
• Mute (2010)
• Untitled new album, TBA (2012)

Band members

• Nicolas Chapel - vocals, guitar, piano, and all instruments on studio recordings
• Antoine Pohu - bass guitar
• Gaël Hallier - drums
• Fred Mariolle - guitars

References

1. ^ Demians official bio.
2. ^ Building an Empire reviews.
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5. ^ [3]

External links

• Demians on MySpace